You can use keyboard shortcuts while working in the WordPress editor to keep your writing and editing flow seamless without reaching for a mouse. This guide contains a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.
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While working in the WordPress editor, you can view a list of available shortcuts by pressing the following keys on your keyboard:
- Windows PC: Shift + Alt + H
- Mac: ⌃⌥H (Control + Option + H)
You can also use your mouse to click the three dots in the upper right corner of the editor and select the “Keyboard shortcutes” option:
The following symbols and abbreviations are used when referring to keys on your keyboard:
| Shift | ⇧ |
| Control | ⌃ (Mac), Ctrl (PC) |
| Option | ⌥ |
| Command | ⌘ |
| Delete | Del |
| Escape | Esc |
The table below lists the keyboard commands you can use on an Windows PC computer:
| Display these keyboard shortcuts. | Shift+Alt+H |
| Global shortcuts | |
| Switch between visual editor and code editor. | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M |
| Toggle fullscreen mode. | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F |
| Open the block list view. | Shift+Alt+O |
| Show or hide the settings sidebar. | Ctrl+Shift+, |
| Navigate to the next part of the editor. | Ctrl+`Shift+Alt+N |
| Navigate to the previous part of the editor. | Ctrl+Shift+`Shift+Alt+P |
| Navigate to the nearest toolbar. | Alt+F10 |
| Save your changes. | Ctrl+S |
| Undo your last changes. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo your last undo. | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Selection shortcuts | |
| Select all text when typing. (Press again to select all blocks.> | Ctrl+A |
| Clear selection. | Escape (Esc) |
| Block shortcuts | |
| Duplicate the selected block(s). | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Remove the selected block(s). | Shift+Alt+Z |
| Insert a new block before the selected block(s). | Ctrl+Alt+T |
| Insert a new block after the selected block(s). | Ctrl+Alt+Y |
| Remove multiple selected blocks. | Delete (Del) or backspace |
| Move the selected block(s) up. | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T |
| Move the selected block(s) down. | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Y |
| Change the block type after adding a new paragraph. | / (forward slash) |
| Text formatting | |
| Make the selected text bold. | Ctrl+B |
| Make the selected text italic. | Ctrl+I |
| Convert the selected text into a link. | Ctrl+K |
| Remove a link. | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Underline the selected text. | Ctrl+U |
The table below lists the keyboard commands you can use on an Apple Mac computer:
| Display these keyboard shortcuts. | ⌃⌥H |
| Global shortcuts | |
| Switch between visual editor and code editor. | ⇧⌥⌘M |
| Toggle fullscreen mode. | ⇧⌥⌘F |
| Open the block list view. | ⌃⌥O |
| Show or hide the settings sidebar. | ⇧⌘, |
| Navigate to the next part of the editor. | ⌃` or ⌃⌥N |
| Navigate to the previous part of the editor. | ⌃⇧` or ⌃⌥P |
| Navigate to the nearest toolbar. | ⌥F10 |
| Save your changes. | ⌘S |
| Undo your last changes. | ⌘Z |
| Redo your last undo. | ⇧⌘Z |
| Selection shortcuts | |
| Select all text when typing. (Press again to select all blocks. | ⌘A |
| Clear selection. | Escape (Esc) |
| Block shortcuts | |
| Duplicate the selected block(s). | ⇧⌘D |
| Remove the selected block(s). | ⌃⌥Z |
| Insert a new block before the selected block(s). | ⌥⌘T |
| Insert a new block after the selected block(s). | ⌥⌘Y |
| Remove multiple selected blocks. | Delete (Del) or backspace |
| Move the selected block(s) up. | ⇧⌥⌘T |
| Move the selected block(s) down. | ⇧⌥⌘Y |
| Change the block type after adding a new paragraph. | / (forward slash) |
| Text formatting | |
| Make the selected text bold. | ⌘B |
| Make the selected text italic. | ⌘I |
| Convert the selected text into a link. | ⌘K |
| Remove a link. | ⇧⌘K |
| Underline the selected text. | ⌘U |
Here is a video overview of some useful keyboard shortcuts on WordPress.com:
