--- title: Keyboard shortcuts intro: 'Nearly every page on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} has a keyboard shortcut to perform actions faster.' redirect_from: - /articles/using-keyboard-shortcuts - /categories/75/articles - /categories/keyboard-shortcuts - /articles/keyboard-shortcuts - /github/getting-started-with-github/keyboard-shortcuts - /github/getting-started-with-github/using-github/keyboard-shortcuts versions: fpt: '*' ghes: '*' ghae: '*' ghec: '*' --- ## About keyboard shortcuts Typing ? on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} brings up a dialog box that lists the keyboard shortcuts available for that page. You can use these keyboard shortcuts to perform actions across the site without using your mouse to navigate. {% if keyboard-shortcut-accessibility-setting %} You can disable character key shortcuts, while still allowing shortcuts that use modifier keys, in your accessibility settings. For more information, see "[Managing accessibility settings](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings/managing-accessibility-settings)."{% endif %} Below is a list of some of the available keyboard shortcuts. {% if command-palette %} The {% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %} also gives you quick access to a wide range of actions, without the need to remember keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see "[{% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %}](/get-started/using-github/github-command-palette)."{% endif %} ## Site wide shortcuts | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |S or / | Focus the search bar. For more information, see "[About searching on {% data variables.product.company_short %}](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/about-searching-on-github)." |G N | Go to your notifications. For more information, see {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %}"[About notifications](/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/about-notifications){% else %}"[About notifications](/github/receiving-notifications-about-activity-on-github/about-notifications){% endif %}." |Esc | When focused on a user, issue, or pull request hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in {% if command-palette %}|Command+K (Mac) or
Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) | Opens the {% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %}. If you are editing Markdown text, open the command palette with Command+Option+K or Ctrl+Alt+K. For more information, see "[{% data variables.product.prodname_command_palette %}](/get-started/using-github/github-command-palette)."{% endif %} ## Repositories | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |G C | Go to the **Code** tab |G I | Go to the **Issues** tab. For more information, see "[About issues](/articles/about-issues)." |G P | Go to the **Pull requests** tab. For more information, see "[About pull requests](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)."{% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghec %} |G A | Go to the **Actions** tab. For more information, see "[About Actions](/actions/getting-started-with-github-actions/about-github-actions)."{% endif %} |G B | Go to the **Projects** tab. For more information, see "[About project boards](/articles/about-project-boards)." |G W | Go to the **Wiki** tab. For more information, see "[About wikis](/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/about-wikis)."{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} |G G | Go to the **Discussions** tab. For more information, see "[About discussions](/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/about-discussions)."{% endif %} ## Source code editing | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} |. | Opens a repository or pull request in the web-based editor. For more information, see "[Web-based editor](/codespaces/developing-in-codespaces/web-based-editor)."{% endif %} |Command+B (Mac) or
Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text |Command+I (Mac) or
Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text |Command+K (Mac) or
Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link{% ifversion fpt or ghec or ghae or ghes > 3.3 %} |Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list |Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list |Command+Shift+. (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote{% endif %} |E | Open source code file in the **Edit file** tab |Command+F (Mac) or
Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) | Start searching in file editor |Command+G (Mac) or
Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) | Find next |Command+Shift+G (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+G (Windows/Linux) | Find previous |Command+Option+F (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows/Linux) | Replace |Command+Shift+Option+F (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) | Replace all |Alt+G | Jump to line |Command+Z (Mac) or
Ctrl+Z (Windows/Linux) | Undo |Command+Y (Mac) or
Ctrl+Y (Windows/Linux) | Redo |Command+Shift+P | Toggles between the **Edit file** and **Preview changes** tabs |Command+S (Mac) or
Ctrl+S (Windows/Linux) | Write a commit message For more keyboard shortcuts, see the [CodeMirror documentation](https://codemirror.net/doc/manual.html#commands). ## Source code browsing | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |T | Activates the file finder |L | Jump to a line in your code |W | Switch to a new branch or tag |Y | Expand a URL to its canonical form. For more information, see "[Getting permanent links to files](/articles/getting-permanent-links-to-files)." |I | Show or hide comments on diffs. For more information, see "[Commenting on the diff of a pull request](/articles/commenting-on-the-diff-of-a-pull-request)." |A | Show or hide annotations on diffs |B | Open blame view. For more information, see "[Tracing changes in a file](/articles/tracing-changes-in-a-file)." ## Comments | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Command+B (Mac) or
Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text |Command+I (Mac) or
Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text{% ifversion fpt or ghae or ghes > 3.1 or ghec %} |Command+E (Mac) or
Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for code or a command within a line{% endif %} |Command+K (Mac) or
Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link |Command+Shift+P (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) | Toggles between the **Write** and **Preview** comment tabs{% ifversion fpt or ghae or ghes > 3.4 or ghec %} |Command+Shift+V (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Linux) | Pastes HTML link as plain text{% endif %}{% ifversion fpt or ghae or ghes > 3.2 or ghec %} |Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list |Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list{% endif %} |Command+Enter (Mac) or
Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) | Submits a comment |Ctrl+. and then Ctrl+[saved reply number] | Opens saved replies menu and then autofills comment field with a saved reply. For more information, see "[About saved replies](/articles/about-saved-replies)."{% ifversion fpt or ghae or ghes > 3.2 or ghec %} |Command+Shift+. (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) | Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote{% endif %}{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} |Command+G (Mac) or
Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) | Insert a suggestion. For more information, see "[Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/reviewing-changes-in-pull-requests/reviewing-proposed-changes-in-a-pull-request)." |{% endif %} |R | Quote the selected text in your reply. For more information, see "[Basic writing and formatting syntax](/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax#quoting-text)." | ## Issue and pull request lists | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |C | Create an issue |Command+/ (Mac) or
Ctrl+/ (Windows/Linux) | Focus your cursor on the issues or pull requests search bar. For more information, see "[Filtering and searching issues and pull requests](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/filtering-and-searching-issues-and-pull-requests)."|| |U | Filter by author |L | Filter by or edit labels. For more information, see "[Filtering issues and pull requests by labels](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-labels)." |Alt and click | While filtering by labels, exclude labels. For more information, see "[Filtering issues and pull requests by labels](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-labels)." |M | Filter by or edit milestones. For more information, see "[Filtering issues and pull requests by milestone](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-milestone)." |A | Filter by or edit assignee. For more information, see "[Filtering issues and pull requests by assignees](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-assignees)." |O or Enter | Open issue ## Issues and pull requests | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Q | Request a reviewer. For more information, see "[Requesting a pull request review](/articles/requesting-a-pull-request-review/)." |M | Set a milestone. For more information, see "[Associating milestones with issues and pull requests](/articles/associating-milestones-with-issues-and-pull-requests/)." |L | Apply a label. For more information, see "[Applying labels to issues and pull requests](/articles/applying-labels-to-issues-and-pull-requests/)." |A | Set an assignee. For more information, see "[Assigning issues and pull requests to other {% data variables.product.company_short %} users](/articles/assigning-issues-and-pull-requests-to-other-github-users/)." |X | Link an issue or pull request from the same repository. For more information, see "[Linking a pull request to an issue](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue/)." |Command+Shift+P (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) | Toggles between the **Write** and **Preview** tabs{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} |Alt and click | When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the current tab by holding Alt and clicking the {% octicon "issue-opened" aria-label="The issue opened icon" %} in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "[About task lists](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/creating-issues/about-task-lists)." |Shift and click | When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in a new tab by holding Shift and clicking the {% octicon "issue-opened" aria-label="The issue opened icon" %} in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "[About task lists](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/creating-issues/about-task-lists)." |Command and click (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift and click (Windows/Linux) | When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the new window by holding Command or Ctrl+Shift and clicking the {% octicon "issue-opened" aria-label="The issue opened icon" %} in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "[About task lists](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/creating-issues/about-task-lists)."{% endif %} ## Changes in pull requests | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |C | Open the list of commits in the pull request |T | Open the list of changed files in the pull request |J | Move selection down in the list |K | Move selection up in the list |Command+Shift+Enter | Add a single comment on a pull request diff | |Alt and click | Toggle between collapsing and expanding all outdated review comments in a pull request by holding down Alt and clicking **Show outdated** or **Hide outdated**.|{% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %} |Click, then Shift and click | Comment on multiple lines of a pull request by clicking a line number, holding Shift, then clicking another line number. For more information, see "[Commenting on a pull request](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/commenting-on-a-pull-request#adding-line-comments-to-a-pull-request)."|{% endif %} ## Project boards ### Moving a column | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Enter or Space | Start moving the focused column |Esc | Cancel the move in progress |Enter | Complete the move in progress |← or H | Move column to the left |Command+← or Command+H (Mac) or
Ctrl+← or Ctrl+H (Windows/Linux) | Move column to the leftmost position |→ or L | Move column to the right |Command+→ or Command+L (Mac) or
Ctrl+→ or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) | Move column to the rightmost position ### Moving a card | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Enter or Space | Start moving the focused card |Esc | Cancel the move in progress |Enter | Complete the move in progress |↓ or J | Move card down |Command+↓ or Command+J (Mac) or
Ctrl+↓ or Ctrl+J (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the bottom of the column |↑ or K | Move card up |Command+↑ or Command+K (Mac) or
Ctrl+↑ or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the top of the column |← or H | Move card to the bottom of the column on the left |Shift+← or Shift+H | Move card to the top of the column on the left |Command+← or Command+H (Mac) or
Ctrl+← or Ctrl+H (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the bottom of the leftmost column |Command+Shift+← or Command+Shift+H (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+← or Ctrl+Shift+H (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the top of the leftmost column |→ | Move card to the bottom of the column on the right |Shift+→ or Shift+L | Move card to the top of the column on the right |Command+→ or Command+L (Mac) or
Ctrl+→ or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the bottom of the rightmost column |Command+Shift+→ or Command+Shift+L (Mac) or
Ctrl+Shift+→ or Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows/Linux) | Move card to the bottom of the rightmost column ### Previewing a card | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Esc | Close the card preview pane {% ifversion fpt or ghec %} ## {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |Command+Space (Mac) or
Ctrl+Space (Windows/Linux) | In the workflow editor, get suggestions for your workflow file. |G F | Go to the workflow file |Shift+T or T | Toggle timestamps in logs |Shift+F or F | Toggle full-screen logs |Esc | Exit full-screen logs {% endif %} ## Notifications {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %} | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |E | Mark as done |Shift+U| Mark as unread |Shift+I| Mark as read |Shift+M | Unsubscribe {% else %} | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |E or I or Y | Mark as read |Shift+M | Mute thread {% endif %} ## Network graph | Keyboard shortcut | Description |-----------|------------ |← or H | Scroll left |→ or L | Scroll right |↑ or K | Scroll up |↓ or J | Scroll down |Shift+← (Mac) or
Shift+H (Windows/Linux) | Scroll all the way left |Shift+→ (Mac) or
Shift+L (Windows/Linux) | Scroll all the way right |Shift+↑ (Mac) or
Shift+K (Windows/Linux) | Scroll all the way up |Shift+↓ (Mac) or
Shift+J (Windows/Linux) | Scroll all the way down