VisualEditor/Keyboard shortcuts

This page outlines the various mouse and keyboard commands supported by the VisualEditor. If you have ideas for new useful commands, or have noticed problems with the existing ones, please let us know on the Feedback Page.

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Commonly-used shortcuts

General shortcuts

• Ctrl+X or ⌘ Cmd+X — Cut
• Ctrl+C or ⌘ Cmd+C — Copy
• Ctrl+V or ⌘ Cmd+V — Paste
• Ctrl+Z or ⌘ Cmd+Z — Undo
• Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Z or ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Z — Redo

Editor shortcuts

• Ctrl+K or ⌘ Cmd+K — insert link
• Tab ↹ — indent list (later, paragraph)
• ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ — outdent list (later, paragraph)

Full list of mouse and keyboard interactions

Feature	Action
Move cursor with mouse	Click on new insertion position
Move cursor with keyboard	Direction keys
Select content with mouse	Dragging
Select content with mouse	Double and triple Click
Select content with keyboard	⇧ Shift + (Direction keys)
Select word with mouse	Double Click on word
Select block with mouse	Triple Click on block
Adjust selection with mouse	⇧ Shift+Click
Load insertion formatting from content	Move cursor
Insert text with keyboard	Character and number keys
Insert special characters with keyboard	Multiple character or number keys using an input method editor
Delete with with keyboard	⌫ Backspace and ⌦ Delete keys
Delete word with with keyboard	(⌥ Option or Alt)+(⌫ Backspace and ⌦ Delete) keys
Delete line with with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+(⌫ Backspace and ⌦ Delete) keys
Undo with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+Z
Redo with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+⇧ Shift+Z
Copy selection with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+C
Cut selection with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+X
Paste selection with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+V
Copy selection from menu	Select "Copy" item in context or browser menu
Cut selection from menu	Select "Cut" item in context or browser menu
Paste selection from menu	Select "Paste" item in context or browser menu
Highlight object with mouse	Click on object
Toggle bold on selected content and in insertion formatting with mouse	Click on bold tool in toolbar
Toggle italic on selected content and in insertion formatting with mouse	Click on italic tool in toolbar
Toggle bold on selected content and in insertion formatting with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+B
Toggle italic on selected content and in insertion formatting with keyboard	(⌘ Command or Control)+I
Split block with keyboard	↵ Enter
Merge blocks with keyboard	⌫ Backspace at beginning or ⌦ Delete at end of block boundary