Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
General
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl Shift P | Show Command Palette |
Ctrl P | Quick Open, Go to File... |
Ctrl Shift N | New window/instance |
Ctrl Shift W | Close window/instance |
Ctrl , | User Settings |
Ctrl K Ctrl S | Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Basic Editing {.row-span-2}
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl X | Cut line (empty selection) |
Ctrl C | Copy line (empty selection) |
Alt Up/Down | Move line up/down |
Shift Alt Up/Down | Copy line up/down |
Ctrl Shift K | Delete line |
Ctrl Enter | Insert line below |
Ctrl Shift Enter | Insert line above |
Ctrl Shift \ | Jump to matching bracket |
Ctrl ]/[ | Indent/outdent line |
Home/End | Go to beginning/end of line |
Ctrl Home | Go to beginning of file |
Ctrl End | Go to end of file |
Ctrl Up/Down | Scroll line up/down |
Alt PgUp/PgDown | Scroll page up/down |
Ctrl Shift [ | Fold (collapse) region |
Ctrl Shift ] | Unfold (uncollapse) region |
Ctrl K Ctrl [ | Fold (collapse) all subregions |
Ctrl K Ctrl ] | Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions |
Ctrl K Ctrl 0 | Fold (collapse) all regions |
Ctrl K Ctrl J | Unfold (uncollapse) all regions |
Ctrl K Ctrl C | Add line comment |
Ctrl K Ctrl U | Remove line comment |
Ctrl / | Toggle line comment |
Shift Alt A | Toggle block comment |
Alt Z | Toggle word wrap |
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Navigation
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl T | Show all Symbols |
Ctrl G | Go to Line... |
Ctrl P | Go to File... |
Ctrl Shift O | Go to Symbol... |
Ctrl Shift M | Show Problems panel |
F8 | Go to next error or warning |
Shift F8 | Go to previous error or warning |
Ctrl Shift Tab | Navigate editor group history |
Alt Left/Right | Go back/forward |
Ctrl M | Toggle Tab moves focus |
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Search and replace
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl F | Find |
Ctrl H | Replace |
F3 | Find next |
Shift F3 | Find previous |
Alt Enter | Select all occurences of Find match |
Ctrl D | Add selection to next Find match |
Ctrl K Ctrl D | Move last selection to next Find match |
Alt C/R/W | Toggle case-sensitive/regex/whole word |
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Multi-cursor and selection
Shortcut | Action |
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Alt Click | Insert cursor |
Ctrl Alt Up/Down | Insert cursor above/below |
Ctrl U | Undo last cursor operation |
Shift Alt I | Insert cursor at end of each line selected |
Ctrl I | Select current line |
Ctrl Shift L | Select all occurrences of current selection |
Ctrl F2 | Select all occurrences of current word |
Shift Alt Right | Expand selection |
Shift Alt Left | Shrink selection |
Shift Alt (drag mouse) | Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt (arrow key) | Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt PgUp/PgDown | Column (box) selection page up/down |
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Rich languages editing
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl Space | Trigger suggestion |
Ctrl Shift Space | Trigger parameter hints |
Shift Alt F | Format document |
Ctrl K Ctrl F | Format selection |
F12 | Go to Definition |
Alt F12 | Peek Definition |
Ctrl K F12 | Open Definition to the side |
Ctrl . | Quick Fix |
Shift F12 | Show References |
F2 | Rename Symbol |
Ctrl K Ctrl X | Trim trailing whitespace |
Ctrl K M | Change file language |
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Editor management
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl F4 | Close editor |
Ctrl W | Close editor |
Ctrl K F | Close folder |
Ctrl \ | Split editor |
Ctrl 1/2/3 | Focus into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd editor group |
Ctrl K Ctrl Left/Right | Focus into previous/next editor group |
Ctrl Shift PgUp/PgDown | Move editor left/right |
Ctrl K Left/Right | Move active editor group |
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File management
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
Ctrl N | New File |
Ctrl O | Open File... |
Ctrl S | Save |
Ctrl Shift S | Save As... |
Ctrl K S | Save All |
Ctrl F4 | Close |
Ctrl K Ctrl W | Close All |
Ctrl Shift T | Reopen closed editor |
Ctrl K Enter | Keep preview mode editor open |
Ctrl Tab | Open next |
Ctrl Shift Tab | Open previous |
Ctrl K P | Copy path of active file |
Ctrl K R | Reveal active file in Explorer |
Ctrl K O | Show active file in new window/instance |
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Display
Shortcut | Action |
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F11 | Toggle full screen |
Shift Alt 0 | Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) |
Ctrl =/- | Zoom in/out |
Ctrl B | Toggle Sidebar visibility |
Ctrl Shift E | Show Explorer/Toggle focus |
Ctrl Shift F | Show Search |
Ctrl Shift G | Show Source Control |
Ctrl Shift D | Show Debug |
Ctrl Shift X | Show Extensions |
Ctrl Shift H | Replace in files |
Ctrl Shift J | Toggle Search details |
Ctrl Shift U | Show Output panel |
Ctrl Shift V | Open Markdown preview |
Ctrl K V | Open Markdown preview to the side |
Ctrl K Z | Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) |
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Debug
Shortcut | Action |
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F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
F5 | Start/Continue |
Shift F5 | Stop |
F11 | Step into |
Shift F11 | Step out |
F10 | Step over |
Ctrl K Ctrl I | Show hover |
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Integrated terminal
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
Ctrl ` | Show integrated terminal |
Ctrl Shift ` | Create new terminal |
Ctrl C | Copy selection |
Ctrl V | Paste into active terminal |
Ctrl Up/Down | Scroll up/down |
Shift PgUp/PgDown | Scroll page up/down |
Ctrl Home/End | Scroll to top/bottom |
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Keyboard shortcuts for MacOS
General
Shortcut | Action |
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⇧⌘P, F1 | Show Command Palette |
⌘P | Quick Open, Go to File… |
⇧⌘N | New window/instance |
⌘W | Close window/instance |
⌘, | User Settings |
⌘K ⌘S | Keyboard Shortcuts |
Basic editing {.row-span-2}
Shortcut | Action |
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⌘X | Cut line (empty selection) |
⌘C | Copy line (empty selection) |
⌥↓ / ⌥↑ | Move line down/up |
⇧⌥↓ / ⇧⌥↑ | Copy line down/up |
⇧⌘K | Delete line |
⌘Enter / ⇧⌘Enter | Insert line below/above |
⇧⌘\ | Jump to matching bracket |
⌘] / ⌘[ | Indent/outdent line |
Home / End | Go to beginning/end of line |
⌘↑ / ⌘↓ | Go to beginning/end of file |
⌃PgUp / ⌃PgDn | Scroll line up/down |
⌘PgUp /⌘PgDn | Scroll page up/down |
⌥⌘[ / ⌥⌘] | Fold/unfold region |
⌘K ⌘[ / ⌘K ⌘] | Fold/unfold all subregions |
⌘K ⌘0 / ⌘K ⌘J | Fold/unfold all regions |
⌘K ⌘C | Add line comment |
⌘K ⌘U | Remove line comment |
⌘/ | Toggle line comment |
⇧⌥A | Toggle block comment |
⌥Z | Toggle word wrap |
Multi-cursor and selection {.row-span-2}
Shortcut | Action |
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⌥ + | click Insert cursor |
⌥⌘↑ | Insert cursor above |
⌥⌘↓ | Insert cursor below |
⌘U | Undo last cursor operation |
⇧⌥I | Insert cursor at end of each line selected |
⌘L | Select current line |
⇧⌘L | Select all occurrences of current selection |
⌘F2 | Select all occurrences of current word |
⌃⇧⌘→ / ← | Expand / shrink selection |
⇧⌥ + drag mouse | Column (box) selection |
⇧⌥⌘↑ / ↓ | Column (box) selection up/down |
⇧⌥⌘← / → | Column (box) selection left/right |
⇧⌥⌘PgUp | Column (box) selection page up |
⇧⌥⌘PgDn | Column (box) selection page down |
Search and replace
Shortcut | Action |
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⌘F | Find |
⌥⌘F | Replace |
⌘G / ⇧⌘G | Find next/previous |
⌥Enter | Select all occurrences of Find match |
⌘D | Add selection to next Find match |
⌘K ⌘D | Move last selection to next Find match |
Rich languages editing
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌃Space, ⌘I | Trigger suggestion |
⇧⌘Space | Trigger parameter hints |
⇧⌥F | Format document |
⌘K ⌘F | Format selection |
F12 | Go to Definition |
⌥F12 | Peek Definition |
⌘K F12 | Open Definition to the side |
⌘. | Quick Fix |
⇧F12 | Show References |
F2 | Rename Symbol |
⌘K ⌘X | Trim trailing whitespace |
⌘K M | Change file language |
Navigation
Shortcut | Action |
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⌘T | Show all Symbols |
⌃G | Go to Line... |
⌘P | Go to File... |
⇧⌘O | Go to Symbol... |
⇧⌘M | Show Problems panel |
F8 / ⇧F8 | Go to next/previous error or warning |
⌃⇧Tab | Navigate editor group history |
⌃- / ⌃⇧- | Go back/forward |
⌃⇧M | Toggle Tab moves focus |
Editor management
Shortcut | Action |
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⌘W | Close editor |
⌘K F | Close folder |
⌘\ | Split editor |
⌘1 / ⌘2 / ⌘3 | Focus into 1st, 2nd, 3rd editor group |
⌘K ⌘← / ⌘K ⌘→ | Focus into previous/next editor group |
⌘K ⇧⌘← / ⌘K ⇧⌘→ | Move editor left/right |
⌘K ← / ⌘K → | Move active editor group |
File management {.row-span-2}
Shortcut | Action |
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⌘N | New File |
⌘O | Open File... |
⌘S | Save |
⇧⌘S | Save As... |
⌥⌘S | Save All |
⌘W | Close |
⌘K ⌘W | Close All |
⇧⌘T | Reopen closed editor |
⌘K | Enter Keep preview mode editor open |
⌃Tab / ⌃⇧Tab | Open next / previous |
⌘K P | Copy path of active file |
⌘K R | Reveal active file in Finder |
⌘K O | Show active file in new window/instance |
Display {.row-span-2}
Shortcut | Action |
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⌃⌘F | Toggle full screen |
⌥⌘0 | Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) |
⌘= / ⇧⌘- | Zoom in/out |
⌘B | Toggle Sidebar visibility |
⇧⌘E | Show Explorer / Toggle focus |
⇧⌘F | Show Search |
⌃⇧G | Show Source Control |
⇧⌘D | Show Debug |
⇧⌘X | Show Extensions |
⇧⌘H | Replace in files |
⇧⌘J | Toggle Search details |
⇧⌘U | Show Output panel |
⇧⌘V | Open Markdown preview |
⌘K V | Open Markdown preview to the side |
⌘K Z | Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) |
Debug
Shortcut | Action |
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F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
F5 | Start/Continue |
F11 / ⇧F11 | Step into/ out |
F10 | Step over |
⇧F5 | Stop |
⌘K ⌘I | Show hover |
Integrated terminal
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌃` | Show integrated terminal |
⌃⇧` | Create new terminal |
⌘C | Copy selection |
⌘↑ / ↓ | Scroll up/down |
PgUp / PgDn | Scroll page up/down |
⌘Home / End | Scroll to top/bottom |
Also see
- VS Code Keyboard shortcuts for Windows (opens in a new tab) (code.visualstudio.com)
- VS Code Keyboard shortcuts for macOS (opens in a new tab) (code.visualstudio.com)