Keyboard shortcuts
Here are all of the keyboard shortcuts supported by the editor. Please bear in mind shortcuts may not be available if the corresponding action isn't enabled in the current editor.
You can try all of those shortcuts on our Examples page.
Function | Shortcut | Shortcut (macOS) | Markdown |
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Common actions | |||
Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ + C | |
Cut | Ctrl + X | ⌘ + X | |
Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ + V | |
Paste without formatting | Ctrl + ⇧ + V | ⌘ + ⇧ + V | |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z | |
Redo | Ctrl + ⇧ + Z | ⌘ + ⇧ + Z | |
Insert or edit link | Ctrl + K | ⌘ + K | |
Open link | Alt + ↵ | ⌥ + ↵ | |
Insert horizontal rule | --- | ||
Text formatting (if enabled) | |||
Bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B | |
Italic | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I | |
Underline | Ctrl + U | ⌘ + U | |
Monospace (code) | Ctrl + J | ⌘ + J | |
Strikethrough | Ctrl + ⇧ + X | ⌘ + ⇧ + X | |
Superscript | Ctrl + . | ⌘ + . | |
Subscript | Ctrl + , | ⌘ + , | |
Paragraph formatting (if enabled) | |||
Increase list indentation | ↹ | ↹ | |
Decrease list indentation | ⇧ + ↹ | ⇧ + ↹ | |
Apply normal text style | Ctrl + Alt + 0 | ⌘ + ⌥ + 0 | ⌫ |
Apply heading style [1-6] | Ctrl + Alt + [1-6] | ⌘ + ⌥ + [1-6] | ## |
Numbered list | Ctrl + ⇧ + 7 | ⌘ + ⇧ + 7 | 1. |
Bulleted list | Ctrl + ⇧ + 8 | ⌘ + ⇧ + 8 | - |
Blockquote | > | ||
Code block | ``` | ||
Go to new line | ↵ | ↵ | |
Insert soft new line | ⇧ + ↵ | ⇧ + ↵ | |
Insert soft new line | Ctrl + ↵ | ⌘ + ↵ | |
Text selection with keyboard | |||
Select all | Ctrl + A | ⌘ + A | |
Extend selection one character | ⇧ + ← or → | ⇧ + ← or → | |
Extend selection one line | ⇧ + ↑ or ↓ | ⇧ + ↑ or ↓ | |
Extend selection one word | Alt + ⇧ + ← or → | ⌥ + ⇧ + ← or → | |
Extend selection to the beginning of the line | Ctrl + ⇧ + ← | ⌘ + ⇧ + ← | |
Extend selection to the end of the line | Ctrl + ⇧ + → | ⌘ + ⇧ + → | |
Extend selection to the beginning of the document | ⇧ + ⇱ | ⇧ + ⇱ | |
Extend selection to the end of the document | ⇧ + ⇲ | ⇧ + ⇲ | |
Text selection with mouse | |||
Select word | Double-click | Double-click | |
Extend selection one word at a time | Double-click + Drag | Double-click + Drag | |
Select paragraph | Triple-click | Triple-click | |
Extend selection one paragraph at a time | Triple-click + Drag | Triple-click + Drag |