# Can I change keyword syntax?

**URL:** <https://racket.discourse.group/t/can-i-change-keyword-syntax/1907>\
**Category:** Questions & Answers\
**Created:** [May 1, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/can-i-change-keyword-syntax/1907 "2023-05-01T18:54:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobertC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@RobertC](https://racket.discourse.group/u/RobertC)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/can-i-change-keyword-syntax/1907/1 "2023-05-01T18:54:10Z")

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I'm new and poking around in the docs. Is there a way to adjust the language so that keywords are `:foo`, instead of `#:foo`? I really like using keyword arguments, but I don't like the look of the latter.

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**Author:** ![sorawee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@sorawee](https://racket.discourse.group/u/sorawee)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/can-i-change-keyword-syntax/1907/2 "2023-05-01T19:39:44Z")

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You can simply use [https://docs.racket-lang.org/colon-kw/](https://docs.racket-lang.org/colon-kw/)