diff --git a/demo.c b/demo.c
index 94b029c..feac80c 100644
--- a/demo.c
+++ b/demo.c
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if(key.type == TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE && !key.modifiers)
       printf("%s\n", key.utf8);
     else {
-      termkey_snprint_key(tk, buffer, sizeof buffer, &key, 1);
+      termkey_snprint_key(tk, buffer, sizeof buffer, &key, 0);
+      printf("<%s> or ", buffer);
+      termkey_snprint_key(tk, buffer, sizeof buffer, &key, ~0);
       printf("<%s>\n", buffer);
     }
 
diff --git a/termkey.c b/termkey.c
index 1d2ae4d..273318c 100644
--- a/termkey.c
+++ b/termkey.c
@@ -863,6 +863,18 @@ size_t termkey_snprint_key(termkey_t *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, termkey_key
 
   int longmod = format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD;
 
+  if(format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL) {
+    if(key->type == TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE &&
+       key->modifiers == TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL &&
+       key->code.number >= '@' &&
+       key->code.number <= '_') {
+      l = snprintf(buffer + pos, len - pos, "^");
+      if(l <= 0) return pos;
+      pos += l;
+      goto do_codepoint;
+    }
+  }
+
   if(key->modifiers & TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL) {
     l = snprintf(buffer + pos, len - pos, longmod ? "Ctrl-" : "C-");
     if(l <= 0) return pos;
@@ -870,7 +882,10 @@ size_t termkey_snprint_key(termkey_t *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, termkey_key
   }
 
   if(key->modifiers & TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT) {
-    l = snprintf(buffer + pos, len - pos, longmod ? "Alt-" : "A-");
+    int altismeta = format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA;
+
+    l = snprintf(buffer + pos, len - pos, longmod ? ( altismeta ? "Meta-" : "Alt-" )
+                                                  : ( altismeta ? "M-"    : "A-" ));
     if(l <= 0) return pos;
     pos += l;
   }
@@ -881,6 +896,8 @@ size_t termkey_snprint_key(termkey_t *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, termkey_key
     pos += l;
   }
 
+do_codepoint:
+
   switch(key->type) {
   case TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE:
     l = snprintf(buffer + pos, len - pos, "%s", key->utf8);
diff --git a/termkey.h b/termkey.h
index 04b0aa9..51003bd 100644
--- a/termkey.h
+++ b/termkey.h
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ termkey_keysym termkey_register_ss3kpalt_full(termkey_t *tk, termkey_type type,
 termkey_keysym termkey_register_csifunc_full(termkey_t *tk, termkey_type type, termkey_keysym sym, int modifier_set, int modifier_mask, int number, const char *name);
 
 typedef enum {
-  TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD = 1
+  TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD = 1,
+  TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL = 2,
+  TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA = 4,
 } termkey_format;
 
 size_t termkey_snprint_key(termkey_t *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, termkey_key *key, termkey_format format);