Help: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.

You can also see a list of shortcuts while using the VisualEditor by pressing

Ctrl+/ or⌘ Cmd+/.

Commonly used shortcuts

General shortcuts

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

Editor shortcuts

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

Fuller list of mouse and keyboard interactions


Uses material from the Wikipedia article Help:VisualEditor/Keyboard shortcuts, released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.