Table of keyboard shortcuts
Assignments for computer keyboard keys
In computing , a keyboard shortcut is a sequence or combination of keystrokes on a computer keyboard which invokes commands in software .
Most keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard shortcuts require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously (indicated in the tables below by the +
sign). Keyboard shortcuts may depend on the keyboard layout.
Comparison of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a common aspect of most modern operating systems and associated software applications. Their use is pervasive enough that some users consider them an important element of their routine interactions with a computer. Whether used as a matter of personal preference or for adaptive technology , the pervasiveness of common conventions means that a meaningful comparison of keyboard shortcuts can be made across various widely used operating systems.
General shortcuts
Many shortcuts (such as Ctrl +Z , Alt +E , etc.) are just common conventions and are not handled by the operating system. Whether such commands are implemented (or not) depends on how an actual application program (such as an editor) is written and the frameworks used. Not all applications/frameworks follow (all of) these conventions, so if it doesn't work, it isn't compatible.
Some of the combinations are not true for localized versions of operating systems. For example, in a non-English version of Windows , the Edit menu is not always bound to the E shortcut.
Some software (such as KDE ) allow their shortcuts to be changed, and the below list contains the defaults.
Action
Windows
macOS [ notes 1]
Linux
Emacs
Vim
ChromeOS
File menu
Alt +F , or F10 then F
Ctrl +F2 , then F [ notes 2]
Alt +F
Meta +` , then f
Alt +f (gvim)
or Ctrl +e (vim + NERDTree)
Ctrl +O
Edit menu
Alt +E
Ctrl +F2 , then E [ notes 2]
Alt +E
Meta +` , then e
Alt +e (gvim)
View menu
Alt +V
Ctrl +F2 , then V [ notes 2]
Alt +V
Undo the last operation
Ctrl +Z , or Alt +← Backspace
⌘ Cmd +Z
Ctrl +Z
Ctrl +x , then u or
Ctrl +/ or
Ctrl +_ or
Undo
u
Ctrl +Z
Redo the last operation
Ctrl +Y , or Alt +Shift +Backspace
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +Z
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Z , or Ctrl +Y
Same as undo, when undo is exhausted, it redoes. Move the cursor after one or more undos, and further undos will be redos.
Since version 28, also Ctrl +?
or
Ctrl +
Alt +
_ .
Ctrl +r
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Z
Cut the selection and store it in the clipboard
Ctrl +X , or ⇧ Shift +Del
⌘ Cmd +X
Ctrl +X
Ctrl +w
x
or "ax to cut in register "a"
or "+x to cut in system clipboard
Ctrl +X
Copy the selection into the clipboard
Ctrl +C , or Ctrl +Ins
⌘ Cmd +C
Ctrl +C
Meta +w , or Ctrl +Ins
y
or "ay
or "+y
Ctrl +C
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor
Ctrl +V ,or ⇧ Shift +Ins
⌘ Cmd +V
Ctrl +V
Ctrl +y , or ⇧ Shift +Ins
p
or "ap to paste the content of the "a" register
or "+p to paste the content of the system clipboard
Ctrl +V
Paste special
⊞ Win +V
Shift +Opt +Cmd +V
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +V
Meta +y
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +V
Search +V
Select all in focused control or window
Ctrl +A
⌘ Cmd +A
Ctrl +A
Ctrl +x , then h
ggVG , unlikely ever needed as most commands take an optional range parameter. % means "all in focused windows" here so e.g. to copy all the text, use :%y
Ctrl +A
Cycle through installed keyboard languages / input methods
Alt +⇧ Shift , Ctrl +⇧ Shift , ⊞ Win +Space , ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +Space
Alt +⇧ Shift changes between languages while Ctrl +⇧ Shift changes between keyboard layouts of the same language. The latter two display a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8. ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +Space goes through the list backwards. For the first two shortcuts going backwards is done by using the right ⇧ Shift key instead of the left.
⌘ Cmd +Space
(not MBR)
Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences , Keyboard Shortcuts , Select the next source in Input menu . [ 1]
Ctrl +Alt +K via KDE Keyboard
Alt +⇧ Shift in GNOME
Ctrl +\
Ctrl +Space
Print
Ctrl +P
⌘ Cmd +P
Ctrl +P
Ctrl +P
Open Help Menu
F1 in GNOME
Ctrl +Alt +/
Windows Mobility Center
Windows 7: ⊞ Win +x
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x then b
PowerUser (WinX) Menu
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x
Restart Video Driver
Windows 10: Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⊞ Win +B [ 2] [ 3]
System navigation
Action
Windows
macOS [ notes 1]
Linux
ChromeOS
Lock desktop
⊞ Win +L [ 4]
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Q [ 5] (macOS High Sierra and greater) or Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Eject or MBR Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Pwr
(If "Require password after sleep or screen saver" is enabled in "System Preferences — Security & Privacy")
Super +L (GNOME)[ 6] or Ctrl +Alt +L
Search +L
Log out user
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +Q
Ctrl +Alt +Delete
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Q (Twice)
Switch active user
⊞ Win +L [ notes 3]
Applications menu
⊞ Win or Ctrl +Esc
Ctrl +F2 , then "n" [ notes 2]
Super or Ctrl +Esc
Search
Run application
⊞ Win , enter executable name or
⊞ Win +R , enter executable name
⌘ Cmd +Space , enter executable name or ⌘ Cmd +↓
Alt +F2 , enter executable name
Search
⊞ Win , enter executable name or ⊞ Win +S or F3
⌘ Cmd +Space
⊞ Win (Gnome)
Search
Show desktop
⊞ Win +D
F11
Ctrl +Alt +D
Access SysTray
⊞ Win +B
⇧ Shift +Alt +S
Switch window (next/previous)
Alt +Tab ↹ /
⇧ Shift +Alt +Tab ↹
⌘ Cmd +Tab ↹ /
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
(While in app switching window, ⌘ Cmd +` can be used to select backward, ⌘ Cmd +1 can be used to view selected app's windows)
Alt +Tab ↹ /
Alt +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
or Alt +Tab ↹ /
Alt +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ to switch windows within the same application (Gnome)
Hold Alt , then quickly press Tab ↹
Switch window without dialog (next/previous)
Alt +Esc /
⇧ Shift +Alt +Esc
Only works within single Applications
⌘ Cmd +` /
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +`
Task manager
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Esc ,Ctrl +Alt +Delete [ notes 4]
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Esc (summons "Force Quit Applications" window)
Search +Esc
File manager
⊞ Win +E
Super +F
⇧ Shift +Alt +M
New folder
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +N
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N
Ctrl +E
Rename object
F2
↵ Enter [ notes 5] or F2
F2
Ctrl +↵ Enter
Show hidden files
Alt +V , then H , then H again, while in File Explorer, will toggle setting
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +. , while in Finder, will toggle setting
Ctrl +H , Alt +. in KDE
Ctrl +.
Power management
Action
Windows
macOS
Linux
ChromeOS
Place computer into sleep/standby mode
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > s
Windows 7: ⊞ Win +→ +→ +↵ Enter
Sleep (available on some keyboards)
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
Sleep (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel ➢ Power Options ➢ Advanced tab dialog box)
Shut down computer
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > u
Ctrl +⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
(no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +PageDown
(KDE; no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)
(GNOME; there is no default shortcut) [ 6]
Power (Hold for 10 seconds)
Restart computer
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +x > u > r Windows 7: ⊞ Win +→ +→ +↑ +↵ Enter
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Eject [ 7] or Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Power
(no confirmation, restart is immediate)
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +PageUp
(KDE; no confirmation, restart is immediate)
Place display in sleep mode
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Eject
where is lined
Bring up power/sleep dialog box
Ctrl +Eject
Force shutdown
Power (Hold for several seconds)
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +Eject
refresh +power
Screenshots
Action
Windows
macOS
Linux
ChromeOS
Save screenshot of entire screen as file
⊞ Win +Print Screen
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +3 [ 8]
Print Screen [ 9]
Ctrl +Show Windows
Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard
⊞ Win +Print Screen or Print Screen
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +3
Ctrl +Print Screen
Ctrl +Show Windows
Copy screenshot of active window to clipboard
Alt +Print Screen
Ctrl +Alt +Print Screen
Save screenshot of window as file
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then Space then move mouse and click
Alt +Print Screen (GNOME )
Ctrl +Alt +Show Windows then move mouse and click
Copy screenshot of window to clipboard
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then Space then move mouse and click
Alt +Print Screen (GNOME )
Ctrl +Alt +Show Windows then move mouse and click
Save screenshot of arbitrary area as file
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then click+drag mouse over required area
Print Screen click+drag mouse over required area, then ↵ Enter (GNOME )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Show Windows then click+drag mouse over required area
Copy screenshot of arbitrary area to clipboard (Snip)
Windows 10: ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +S
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +4 then click+drag mouse over required area
Print Screen click+drag mouse over required area, then ↵ Enter (GNOME )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Show Windows then click+drag mouse over required area
Screencasting
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +R (GNOME[ 10] [ 11] )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Show Windows then select the Screen Record button on the toolbar
Screenshot Utility
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +5 [ 12]
Print Screen
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Show Windows
Text editing
Many of these commands may be combined with ⇧ Shift to select a region of text.[ 13] [ 14] [ notes 6]
In macOS, holding ⌘ Command while dragging mouse can be used to invert selection, and holding ⌥ Option can be used to select by rectangular area in some apps. (These two functionalities may be combined).
In macOS, the default text editing keyboard shortcuts in Cocoa text views can be overridden and new custom shortcuts can be created, by creating and editing related configuration files.[ 15] [ notes 7]
Action
Windows
macOS [ notes 1]
Linux
Emacs
Vim
ChromeOS
Delete char to the right of cursor
Del or
Fn +← Backspace
Del or
Fn +← Backspace
or
Ctrl+D
Del
Ctrl +d
x
Alt +← Backspace or Search +← Backspace or Del
Delete word to the right of cursor
Ctrl +Del
⌥ Opt +Del or
⌥ Opt +Fn +← Backspace
Ctrl +Del
Meta +d
dw (delete space too)or
de (keep space)
Ctrl +Search +← Backspace
Delete word to the left of cursor
Ctrl +← Backspace
⌥ Opt +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace or
Meta +← Backspace
dge (delete space too)or
db (keep space)
Ctrl +← Backspace
Go to start of line
Home or
Fn +←
⌘ Cmd +← (go to start of line) or
Ctrl +A (go to start of paragraph)
Home
Ctrl +a or
Home
^ (go to first non-space) or 0 (go to column 0)
Search +←
Go to end of line
End or
Fn +→
⌘ Cmd +→ (go to end of line) or
Ctrl +E (go to end of paragraph)
End
Ctrl +e or
End
$
Search +→
Go to start of document
Ctrl +Home
⌘ Cmd +↑
Ctrl +Home
Meta +< or
Ctrl +Home
gg
Ctrl +Search +←
Go to end of document
Ctrl +End
⌘ Cmd +↓
Ctrl +End
Meta +> or
Ctrl +End
G
Ctrl +Search +→
Go to previous word
Ctrl +← or
Ctrl +/
⌥ Opt +← or
Ctrl +⌥ Opt +B
Ctrl +←
Meta +b or
Ctrl +← or
Meta +←
b or ge
Ctrl +←
Go to next word
Ctrl +→
⌥ Opt +→ or
Ctrl +⌥ Opt +F
Ctrl +→
Meta +f or
Ctrl +→ or
Meta +→
w or e
Ctrl +→
Go to previous line
↑
↑ or Ctrl +p
↑
Ctrl +p or ↑
k or ↑
↑
Go to next line
↓
↓ or Ctrl +n
↓
Ctrl +n or ↓
j or ↓
↓
Go to previous line break (paragraph)
Ctrl +↑
⌥ Opt +↑
Ctrl +↑ (kword or GNOME)
Meta +( or Control +↑
(
Ctrl +↑
Go to next line break
Ctrl +↓
⌥ Opt +↓
Ctrl +↓ (kword or GNOME)
Meta +} or Control +↓
)
Ctrl +↓
Move the cursor down the length of the viewport
Page Down
⌥ Opt +PageDn or
⌥ Opt +Fn +↓ or
Ctrl +V
Page Down
Ctrl +v or
Page Down
Ctrl +f or
Page Down
Search +↓
Move the cursor up the length of the viewport
Page Up
⌥ Opt +PageUp or
⌥ Opt +Fn +↑
Page Up
Meta +v or
Page Up
Ctrl +b or
Page Up
Search +↑
Find
Ctrl +F
⌘ Cmd +F or
⌘ Cmd +E (search with current selection)
Ctrl +F
Ctrl +K (GNOME; interactive search)
Ctrl +s
/
Ctrl +F
Go to next search result
F3
⌘ Cmd +G
Ctrl +G (GNOME) or
F3 (KDE)[ 16]
Ctrl +s
n
Ctrl +G or ↵ Enter
Go to previous search result
⇧ Shift +F3
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +G
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +G (GNOME) or
⇧ Shift +F3 (KDE)[ 16]
Ctrl +r
N
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +G or ⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
Search and replace
Ctrl +H
⌘ Cmd +F
Ctrl +H (GNOME) or
Ctrl +R (KDE)
Meta +%
%s/fosh/fish/gc [ notes 8]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +H
Search with a regular expression
Ctrl +Meta +s
All searches use regular expressions.
Search and replace with a regular expression
Ctrl +Meta +%
Emoji Picker
⊞ Win +. or ⊞ Win +;
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +Space
Search +⇧ Shift +Space
Text formatting
Action
Windows WordPad
macOS [ notes 1]
Linux [ 17]
Emacs
Vim
Bold
Ctrl +B
⌘ Cmd +B
Ctrl +B
Meta +o , then b
Underline
Ctrl +U
⌘ Cmd +U
Ctrl +U
Meta +o , then u
Italic
Ctrl +I
⌘ Cmd +I
Ctrl +I
Meta +o , then i
Uppercase / Lowercase
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +A
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +C
⇧ Shift +F3
Meta +u for upper,
Meta +l for lower,
Meta +c for capitalized.
gU for upper, gu for lower, ~ to toggle.
Superscript
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +=
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd ++ (some applications only)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +P [ 18]
Subscript
Ctrl +=
Ctrl +⌘ Cmd +- (some applications only)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +B [ 18]
Selected text larger/smaller
Ctrl +> , Ctrl +<
or
Ctrl +[ , Ctrl/core +]
or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +> , Ctrl +⇧ Shift +< [ 19]
⌘ Cmd ++ ⌘ Cmd +-
Selected text Bullets or Numbered Items
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +L
Insert Linebreak/Newline
Ctrl +↵ Enter
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter [ notes 5]
or
Ctrl +↵ Enter
or
⌥ Opt +↵ Enter [ notes 5] (may be able to skip some editor-defined input processing)
Ctrl +↵ Enter
Insert Unicode
Alt +X + character codepoint
⌥ Opt + character codepoint ("Unicode Hex Input" must be added and active as current input source)
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +U + character codepoint
Ctrl +v +u + character codepoint
Ctrl +X +8 + character codepoint
Action
Windows
macOS
Linux
ChromeOS
Go to Address Bar
Ctrl +L / F6 / Alt +D , Alt +C or Alt +E depending on language
⌘ Cmd +L or ⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +G
Ctrl +L or Alt +D or F6
Ctrl +L or Alt +D
Go to the previous location in history[ 20]
Alt +← or ← Backspace
⌘ Cmd +[ or ⌘ Cmd +←
Alt +←
Alt +←
Go to the next location in history
Alt +→ or ⇧ Shift +← Backspace (web browser only)
⌘ Cmd +] or ⌘ Cmd +→
Alt +→
Alt +→
Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy
Alt +↑ (Vista, 7, 8 or 10 only) or ← Backspace (Windows Explorer)
⌘ Cmd +↑
Alt +↑
Go to the starting page defined by the user or application
Alt +Home
⌘ Cmd +Home
Ctrl +Home (KDE) /
Alt +Home (GNOME)
Alt +Search +←
Web browsers
Action
Windows
macOS
Linux
Emacs -w3m
Vimperator
ChromeOS
Bookmarks menu
Ctrl +B
⌘ Cmd +B
(Firefox )
Alt +B
v
:bmarks
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +B
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .com)
Ctrl +↵ Enter
⌘ Cmd +↵ Enter [ notes 5] (Firefox ) or
Ctrl +↵ Enter [ notes 5] (Chrome )
Ctrl +↵ Enter
Ctrl +↵ Enter
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .org)
⇧ Shift +⌘ Cmd +↵ Enter [ notes 5] (Firefox )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .net)
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter [ notes 5] (Firefox )
⇧ Shift +↵ Enter
Add bookmark for current page
Ctrl +D
⌘ Cmd +D
Ctrl +B /
Ctrl +D
a
:bmark
Ctrl +D
Add bookmark for current link
Meta +a
Manage bookmarks
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +O (Microsoft Edge ) orCtrl +B (Internet Explorer )
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +B (Chrome /Safari ) or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +B (Firefox )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R /
Ctrl +B
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +O
Focus and select Web search bar
Ctrl +E
⌘ Cmd +E (Opera ) or
⌘ Cmd +K (Firefox ) or
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +F (Safari /Chrome )
Ctrl +k
t (open in a new tab) or T (open in current tab)
Ctrl +E or Ctrl +K
Focus and select address bar
Ctrl +L or
F6 or
Alt +D
⌘ Cmd +L
Ctrl +L or
Alt +D or
F6
g
O to alter URL, use y to copy it.
Ctrl +L or Alt +D
Refresh a webpage
Fn +F5 or
Ctrl +R
⌘ Cmd +R
F5 or
Ctrl +R
R
r
⟲ or Ctrl +R
Refresh a webpage ignoring cache
Ctrl +F5 or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
⌥ Opt +⌘ Cmd +E then ⌘ Cmd +R
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +F5 or Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
R
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +R
Open a new window
Ctrl +N
⌘ Cmd +N (Chrome , hold shift to open new window in Incognito)
Ctrl +N
:winopen
Ctrl +N
Zoom Options (zoom in / zoom out / zoom 100%)
Ctrl ++ /
Ctrl +- /
Ctrl +0
⌘ Cmd ++ /
⌘ Cmd +- /
⌘ Cmd +0
Ctrl ++ /
Ctrl +- /
Ctrl +0
zi / zo / zz (text only)
or zI / zO / zZ (text and images)
Ctrl ++ /
Ctrl +- /
Ctrl +0
Tab management
Action
Windows
macOS
Linux
Emacs -w3m
Vimperator
ChromeOS
New tab
Ctrl +T
⌘ Cmd +T
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T or
Ctrl +T
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +t
t
Ctrl +T
Close tab
Ctrl +W
⌘ Cmd +W
Ctrl +W Firefox [ 21] & Opera [ 22] & Chrome [ 23] & GNOME Web [ 24] & Midori
Ctrl +F4 Firefox [ 21] & Opera [ 22] & Chrome [ 23]
d
Ctrl +W
Close all tabs but the current one
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +T (Safari )
Ctrl +c , then Meta +w
Go to next tab
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +→ (Safari )
Ctrl +PageDown or
Ctrl +Tab ↹ or
Ctrl +.
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +n
gt
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Go to previous tab
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ or
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +← (Safari )
Ctrl +PageUp or
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ or
Ctrl +,
Ctrl +c , then Ctrl +p
gT
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Go to tab-n [ notes 9]
Ctrl +n [ notes 9] (Chrome , Firefox , Internet Explorer )
⌘ Cmd +n [ notes 9] (Chrome )
Alt +n [ notes 9] (Chrome , Firefox ) or
Ctrl +n [ notes 9] (Chrome )
First tab: g0
Last tab: g$
Ctrl +b
Go to last tab
Ctrl +9 (Chrome , Firefox , Internet Explorer )
⌘ Cmd +9 (Chrome )
Alt +9 (Chrome , Firefox ) or
Ctrl +9 (Chrome )
Move a tab to the left[ notes 9]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Page Up (Chrome , Firefox )
Move a tab to the right[ notes 9]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Page Down (Chrome , Firefox )
Open a previously closed tab
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +T (Firefox , Opera , Chrome )
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
(Firefox , Opera , Chrome )[ 23] [ 21] [ 22]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T (Firefox )[ 21]
u
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
Open a previously closed window
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +N (Firefox ) [ 21]
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +T
Close the current internet tab
Ctrl +W
⌘ Cmd +F11
Ctrl +W
Window management
Action
Windows
macOS [ notes 1]
KDE
GNOME
Emacs
ChromeOS
Force window mode (Application requires functionality for set action)
0 +↵ Enter
⌥ Opt +Alt +↵ Enter [ notes 5] or ⌥ Option +Alt +F or ⌘ Cmd +F or ⌘ Cmd +⌥ Option +F
Pop up window menu
Alt +Space
Alt +F3
Alt +Space
Meta +` , then b
Close the focused window
Alt +F4 or Alt +Space then C [ notes 10]
⌘ Cmd +W
Alt +F4
Alt +F4
Ctrl +x , then k
Ctrl +W
Close all windows of current application
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +W
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Restore the focused window to its previous size
Alt +Space then R [ notes 10]
Alt +F3 then X
Alt +F5
Ctrl +x , then r , then j , then letter of the window state register.
Move the focused window
Alt +Space then M [ notes 10] then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter (to save new location)
Alt +Mouse /
Alt +F3 then M then Arrow Keys
Alt +Mouse /
Alt +F7 then Arrow Keys
Resize the focused window
Alt +Space then S [ notes 10] then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter (to save new size)
Alt +F3 then S then Arrow Keys
Alt +F8 then Arrow Keys / Alt +Right Mouse Button[ notes 11]
Ctrl +x , then ^ vertically
Alt +] (snap window to right half of screen), Alt +[ (snap window to left half of screen)
Keep window always on top
Ctrl +Alt +Esc (toggles on/off)
Hide the focused window
⌘ Cmd +H
Meta +x , then bury-buffer, then ↵ Enter
Hide all except the focused window
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Option +H
Put the focused window furthest back (in tab order and Z axis)
Alt +Esc
Minimize the focused window
Alt +Space then N [ notes 10] or ⊞ Win +↓ (Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows 7+)
⌘ Cmd +M
Alt +F3 then N
Alt +F9
Meta +x , then bury-buffer, then ↵ Enter
Alt +-
Maximize the focused window
Alt +Space then X [ notes 10] or ⊞ Win +↑ (Windows 7+)
⌘ Cmd +L
Alt +F3 then X
Alt +F10
Ctrl +x , then 1
Alt
Maximize horizontally
Available, but no default
Available, but no default
Maximize vertically
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +↑ (Windows 7+)
Available ('Zoom'), but no default
Available, but no default
Available, but no default
Minimize all
⊞ Win +M or ⊞ Win +D
⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +M
Available, but no default
Minimize all non focused windows
⊞ Win +Home (Windows 7+)
Available, but no default
Undo minimize all
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +M
Available, but no default
Switch fullscreen/normal size
F11 or ⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +↵ Enter (UWP apps only)
⌘ Cmd +Ctrl +F orFn +F
F11
F11
Fullscreen
Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar
Depends on application, system default: ⌘ Cmd +Ctrl +F andFn +F
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +F
Ctrl +F11
Rollup/down window
Win+D
Available, but no default
Show all open windows
⊞ Win +Tab ↹
F3 or
F9 or
Fn +F9 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 25] [ 26]
⊞ Win works per desktop on Gnome 3+
Ctrl +x , then Ctrl +b
Show Windows
Show all windows of current application
⊞ Win+Tab ↹
Ctrl +F3 or
F10 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 25] [ 26]
Ctrl +`
Ctrl +x , then Ctrl +b
Show all workspaces
⊞ Win +Tab ↹ (Windows 10)
F8 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 25] [ 26]
⊞ Win
Show Windows
Move window to left/right/up/down workspace
⊞ Win +← /→ (Windows 7+)
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +← / →
⇧ Shift +Search +[ /]
Move window between multiple monitors
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +← /→ (Windows 7+)
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +← /→ /⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +↑ /↓
Alt +Search +M
Move window to workspace n
Available, but no default
Switch to next/previous workspace list
Available, but no default
Go to workspace n
Ctrl +n
Ctrl +Fn
⇧ Shift +Search +n
Go to left/right/up/down workspace
[ notes 12]
Ctrl +← /
Ctrl +→ /
Ctrl +↑ /
Ctrl +↓ (OS X 10.5 to 10.6),
Ctrl +← /
Ctrl +→ (OS X 10.7 and later)
Available, but no default
Ctrl +Alt +← / →
Search +[ /]
Quit application of current window
Alt +F4 or Ctrl +F4 varies [ notes 13]
⌘ Cmd +Q [ notes 14]
Ctrl +Alt +Esc
Alt +F4 or Ctrl +Q
q
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Close dialog
Esc (Laptop)⊞ Win +↓ +F4 (Desktop)
Esc or sometimes ⌘ Cmd +.
Esc
Esc or Ctrl +⇧ Shift +W
Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar
⊞ Win +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7+)
⊞ Win +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the GNOME Dash
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Open new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch
⊞ Win +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista, 7+)
⌘ Cmd +A +⇧ Shift
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened)
⊞ Win +⇧ Shift +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7+)
⊞ Win +Ctrl +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the GNOME Dash
Alt +(#) where "#" is the position of the program on the Shelf
Focus the first taskbar entry; pressing again will cycle through them
⊞ Win +T , then ← → back and forth; hold ⇧ Shift to cycle backwards (Windows 7+)
Peek at the desktop
⊞ Win +Space (Windows 7)⊞ Win +Comma (Windows 8+)
⌘ Cmd +F3 or
F11 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [ 25] [ 26]
Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets
⊞ Win +G (Windows Vista,7) or ⊞ Win +Space (Vista only, no cycling)
External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.)
⊞ Win +P (Windows 7+)
Ctrl +Fullscreen
Action
Windows
macOS [ notes 1]
KDE
GNOME
Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ [ notes 2]
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Tab ↹ / ⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ / Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Pop up tooltip for currently focused control
⇧ Shift +F1
Ctrl +F1
Show context-sensitive help for currently focused window or control
⇧ Shift +F1
⌘ Cmd +? (Not context-sensitive, functionally a "Spotlight" for menu bar items and help topics)
⇧ Shift +F1
⇧ Shift +F1
Give focus to next/previous pane
Ctrl +F6 / Alt +F5
⌘ Cmd +` ⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +`
F5 / Alt +F6
Give focus to splitter bar in paned window
F8
Give focus to window's menu bar
F10 or Alt
⌘ Cmd +⇧ Shift +/ , then type command name, orCtrl +F2 (or Fn +Ctrl +F2 on some keyboards)[ notes 2]
Alt
F10
Pop up contextual menu for currently selected objects (aka context menu )
⇧ Shift +F10 or ≣ Menu
Varies with laptop / extended keyboard type; enable Mouse keys in Universal Access , then Fn +Ctrl +5 or
Ctrl +5 (numeric keypad) or
Function +Ctrl +I (laptop)
≣ Menu
≣ Menu or ⇧ Shift +F10
Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button
Space
Space
Space
Space
Activate focused button, menu item etc.
↵ Enter
Space (also ↵ Enter [ notes 5] for menu items)
↵ Enter
↵ Enter
Expand a drop-down list
F4 or Alt +↓
Select/move to first/last item in selected widget
Home / End
Home / End
Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right
PageUp / PageDown
( Fn +↑ / Fn +↓ )
PageUp / Ctrl +PageUp / PageDown / Ctrl +PageDown
Scroll selected view to top/bottom
Home / End
( Fn +← / Fn +→ )
Switch focus to the next/previous tab/view within a window
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Ctrl +Tab ↹ ->
Ctrl +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹ <-
Switch focus to the next/previous panel on the desktop
Ctrl +Alt +Tab ↹ / Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +Tab ↹
Switch focus to the next/previous panel (without dialog)
Ctrl +Alt +Esc /
Ctrl +Alt +⇧ Shift +Esc
Command line shortcuts
Below is a list of common keyboard shortcuts that are used in a command line environment . Bash and Z shell keybindings are derived from Emacs text editing bindings.
Action
Windows (cmd.exe )
Windows (PowerShell )
Unix-like (bash , zsh )
Unix-like (POSIX-compliant shell )
Scroll through history of typed commands
↑ /↓
↑ /↓
↑ /↓ or Ctrl +P /Ctrl +N
ESC K / ESC J
Signal end-of-file
Ctrl +Z
Ctrl +D
Abort current command/typing
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Ctrl +C
Erase word to the left
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +← Backspace
Ctrl +W or Esc +← Backspace
Erase word to the right
Ctrl +Delete
Ctrl +Delete
Alt +D
Erase line to the left
Ctrl +Home
Ctrl +Home
Ctrl +U
Erase line to the right
Ctrl +End
Ctrl +End
Ctrl +K
Yank/paste previously erased string
Ctrl +Y
Move one word to the left (backward)
Ctrl +←
Ctrl +←
Alt +B
Move one word to the right (forward)
Ctrl +→
Ctrl +→
Alt +F
Move to beginning of line
Home
Home
Ctrl +A
or Home
Move to end of line
End
End
Ctrl +E
or End
Reverse search of history
F8
F8
Ctrl +R
Pause execution of the current job
Ctrl +Z
Insert the next character typed verbatim
Ctrl +V
Autocomplete command/file name
Tab ↹ (enabled by default in Windows XP and later)
Tab ↹
Tab ↹ (usually once)
Esc (usually twice)
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor
Alt +Space then E [ notes 10] then P
Ctrl +V
⇧ Shift +Ins
Scroll window up
⇧ Shift +PageUp (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)
PageUp
⇧ Shift +PageUp
Scroll window down
⇧ Shift +PageDown (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)
PageDown
⇧ Shift +PageDown
Clear screen
Ctrl +L
Accessibility
In Windows, it is possible to disable these shortcuts using the Accessibility or Ease of Access control panel.
In GNOME, these shortcuts are possible, if Universal Access is enabled on the system.
See also
Notes
^ a b c d e f Highlighted shortcuts are from the list of "sacred" keybindings .
^ a b c d e f Requires full keyboard access active: (The Apple menu) > System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls
Alternatively use Ctrl +F7 to toggle this setting.
^ Takes you to the "Switch User" screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).
^ Shows task manager in Windows XP if the welcome screen is enabled. Otherwise displays an NT-style menu, with the option of launching the task manager; likewise for Vista.
^ a b c d e f g h i On Mac OS, OS X, and macOS, the key commonly called ↵ Enter is properly called ↩ Return , while ⌅ Enter is a separate key normally located on the numeric keypad or invoked as ⌥ Opt +↩ Return (mainly on keyboards without a numeric keypad).
^ For the concept of "selected text" see also X Window selection
^ A full list of all default Cocoa textview key bindings can be dumped by executing this command in Terminal.app: plutil -p /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Resources/StandardKeyBinding.dict
^ In whole document (% ), substitute (s ) fosh by fish , don't stop at one substitution per line (g ) and ask for confirmation for each substitution (c ).
^ a b c d e f g Holding Ctrl+Shift+Page Up/Page Down will move the selected tab past multiple tabs to the left/right.
^ a b c d e f g In Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with Alt +Space followed by another key are language dependent. The Alt +Space combination opens the window menu, and the following key selects from the menu. As the menu labels (and their underlined hotkeys) vary with the Windows system language, the hotkeys are different for international versions of Microsoft Windows, and may change if users change their Windows system language preference. The given examples are valid for English user preferences/version of Windows.
^ Needs to be activated first on some distributions.
^ The WinSplit window manager application for Windows knows to emulate this behaviour.
^ There is no single consistent shortcut for closing a document or quitting an application in Windows XP. In many multiple document interface applications, Ctrl +W or Ctrl +F4 closes a document and Alt +F4 quits. In other applications where each document is in its own window, such as later versions of Microsoft Word , Ctrl +W , Ctrl +F4 , and Alt +F4 close a document, and there is no consistent shortcut for quitting an application.
^ macOS uses ⌘ Cmd +W Close (window), ⌘ Cmd +Q Quit (application), and ⌘ Cmd +⌥ Opt +Esc Force Quit (application); ⌥ Option +F4 can be used to quit certain services or applications. Quit is closest to Kill.
^ This can be set as Greyscale , Invert Colours , Magnifier and more in Ease of Access settings
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