diff --git a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/HardBreak/index.spec.js b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/HardBreak/index.spec.js
index c044f6b5..f872fd22 100644
--- a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/HardBreak/index.spec.js
+++ b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/HardBreak/index.spec.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ context('/api/extensions/hard-break', () => {
 
   it('the alternative keyboard shortcut should add a line break', () => {
     cy.get('.ProseMirror br').should('not.exist')
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}{enter}', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 13 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror br').should('exist')
   })
 })
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diff --git a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/History/index.spec.js b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/History/index.spec.js
index f788efe5..d525586f 100644
--- a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/History/index.spec.js
+++ b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/History/index.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ context('/api/extensions/history', () => {
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should make the last change undone', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}z', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 90 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').should('not.contain', 'Mistake')
   })
 
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ context('/api/extensions/history', () => {
   })
 
   it.skip('the keyboard shortcut should apply the last undone change again', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}z', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 90 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').should('not.contain', 'Mistake')
 
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}{shift}z', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, shiftKey: true, keyCode: 90 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').should('contain', 'Mistake')
   })
 })
diff --git a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Italic/index.spec.js b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Italic/index.spec.js
index 95269836..5a8c9472 100644
--- a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Italic/index.spec.js
+++ b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Italic/index.spec.js
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ context('/api/extensions/italic', () => {
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should make the selected text italic', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}i', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 73 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').find('em').should('contain', 'Example Text')
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should toggle the selected text italic', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}i', { force: true }).type('{meta}i', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 73 })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 73 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror em').should('not.exist')
   })
 })
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diff --git a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Strike/index.spec.js b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Strike/index.spec.js
index ef868c26..b6cfeb08 100644
--- a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Strike/index.spec.js
+++ b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Strike/index.spec.js
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ context('/api/extensions/strike', () => {
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should strike the selected text', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}d', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 68 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').find('s').should('contain', 'Example Text')
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should toggle the selected text striked', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}d', { force: true }).type('{meta}d', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 68 })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 68 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror s').should('not.exist')
   })
 
diff --git a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Underline/index.spec.js b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Underline/index.spec.js
index 400c78e3..3302b3eb 100644
--- a/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Underline/index.spec.js
+++ b/docs/src/demos/Extensions/Underline/index.spec.js
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ context('/api/extensions/underline', () => {
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should underline the selected text', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}u', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 85 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror').find('u').should('contain', 'Example Text')
   })
 
   it('the keyboard shortcut should toggle the selected text underline', () => {
-    cy.get('.ProseMirror').type('{meta}u', { force: true }).type('{meta}u', { force: true })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 85 })
+    cy.get('.ProseMirror').trigger('keydown', { metaKey: true, keyCode: 85 })
     cy.get('.ProseMirror u').should('not.exist')
   })
 })
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