Keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and edit faster in the web editor. The editor supports common shortcuts like copy, paste, undo, and select all, along with the shortcuts listed below.

View shortcuts in the dashboard

You can view a searchable list of shortcuts in the dashboard.

Click Get help at the bottom of the sidebar.
Click Keyboard shortcuts.

Editor-wide

These shortcuts work in both visual and source mode unless noted.

Command	macOS	Windows
Search the dashboard	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Open or close the agent	`Cmd` + `J`	`Ctrl` + `J`
Switch between visual and source mode	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`
Move current page	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`
Show or hide the sidebar	`Ctrl` + `\`	`Ctrl` + `\`
Undo the last sidebar action (while the undo toast is visible)	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Exit diff or version comparison	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `D`
Apply `docs.json` changes (while `docs.json` has unapplied changes)	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`

Visual mode

Use these shortcuts when editing in visual mode.

Text formatting

Command	macOS	Windows
Bold	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Underline	`Cmd` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Strikethrough	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`
Code	`Cmd` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Subscript	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
Superscript	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`

Headings

Command	macOS	Windows
Text	`Cmd` + `Option` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Heading 1	`Cmd` + `Option` + `1`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`
Heading 2	`Cmd` + `Option` + `2`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`
Heading 3	`Cmd` + `Option` + `3`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`
Heading 4	`Cmd` + `Option` + `4`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `4`
Heading 5	`Cmd` + `Option` + `5`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `5`
Heading 6	`Cmd` + `Option` + `6`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `6`

Lists and blocks

Command	macOS	Windows
Unordered list (also turns a task into a plain bullet)	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `8`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `8`
Ordered list (also turns a task into a plain numbered item)	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `7`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `7`
Task list	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `9`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `9`
Indent selected list items	`Tab`	`Tab`
Outdent selected list items	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Blockquote	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B`
Next table cell (adds a row from the last cell)	`Tab`	`Tab`
Previous table cell	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Toggle accordion group (cursor in an accordion)	`Cmd` + `G`	`Ctrl` + `G`

Content actions

Command	macOS	Windows
Add link to selected text	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Add line break	`Cmd` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Enter`
Comment on highlighted text or the current block	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `M`
Toggle suggesting mode	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Component menu	`/`	`/`
Emoji picker	`:` + keyword	`:` + keyword
Print page (page content only, without the editor interface)	`Cmd` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`

Smart substitutions

The editor automatically converts certain character sequences into typographic symbols as you type. The editor skips substitutions inside code blocks and inline code.

Type	Result
`->`	→
`<-`	←
`=>`	⇒
`<=`	≤
`>=`	≥
`!=`	≠

Source mode

Source mode uses CodeMirror. Most common code editor shortcuts work, along with the ones below.

Command	macOS	Windows
Search the dashboard	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Find	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Show details at cursor	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`

Editing

Command	macOS	Windows
Bold (wraps in `**`)	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic (wraps in `_`)	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Toggle comment	`Cmd` + `/`	`Ctrl` + `/`
Format document	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Fold all	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Shift` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `[`
Unfold all	`Cmd` + `Option` + `Shift` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `]`
Indent line	`Tab`	`Tab`
Outdent line	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Move line up	`Option` + `↑`	`Alt` + `↑`
Move line down	`Option` + `↓`	`Alt` + `↓`
Duplicate line	`Shift` + `Option` + `↓`	`Shift` + `Alt` + `↓`

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Keyboard shortcuts

View shortcuts in the dashboard

Editor-wide

Visual mode

Text formatting

Headings

Lists and blocks

Content actions

Smart substitutions

Source mode

Search and navigation

Editing

​View shortcuts in the dashboard

​Editor-wide

​Visual mode

​Text formatting

​Headings

​Lists and blocks

​Content actions

​Smart substitutions

​Source mode

​Search and navigation

​Editing

View shortcuts in the dashboard

Editor-wide

Visual mode

Text formatting

Headings

Lists and blocks

Content actions

Smart substitutions

Source mode

Search and navigation

Editing