diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 9384a3ed8f6..eb70b150d76 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@
   .openerp .oe_image_medium > img {
     max-width: 180px;
     max-height: 180px; }
+  .openerp .oe_view_manager_current .accessactive:first-letter{
+   text-decoration:underline;
+   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+   font-weight:bold; }
   .openerp .oe_button.oe_link {
     border: none;
     padding: 0;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 0beaaf901cc..70a9898022c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
     .oe_image_medium > img
         max-width: 180px
         max-height: 180px
-    .oe_view_manager_current .accessactive
+    .oe_view_manager_current .accessactive:first-letter
         text-decoration: underline
         text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)
         font-weight: bold
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 61cf6c8f02e..4c74b55206c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
     widgetAccesskey:function(){
         $(document).keydown(function(e){
             if(e.keyCode === $.ui.keyCode.ALT) {
-                $("[accesskey] span").addClass('accessactive');
+                $("[accesskey]").addClass('accessactive');
             }
             e.stopPropagation();
         }).keyup(function(e){
-                $("[accesskey] span").removeClass('accessactive');
+                $("[accesskey]").removeClass('accessactive');
         });
     },
     widgetFocused: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 11f04e93d8b..caba50416ad 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -751,15 +751,15 @@
         <span class="oe_form_buttons_view">
             <!-- required for the bounce effect on button -->
             <div t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('edit')" style="display: inline-block;">
-                <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_edit" accesskey="E"><span>E</span>dit</button>
+                <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_edit" accesskey="E">Edit</button>
             </div>
             <button t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('create')"
-                type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_create" accesskey="C"><span>C</span>reate</button>
+                type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_create" accesskey="C">Create</button>
         </span>
         <span class="oe_form_buttons_edit">
-            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_save oe_highlight" accesskey="S"><span>S</span>ave</button>
+            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_save oe_highlight" accesskey="S">Save</button>
             <span class="oe_fade">or</span>
-            <a href="#" class="oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel" accesskey="D"><span>D</span>iscard</a>
+            <a href="#" class="oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel" accesskey="D">Discard</a>
         </span>
     </t>
 </div>