VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts

Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for VS Code productivity.

General Shortcuts

Shortcut	Purpose
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

Basic Editing

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + X	Cut line (empty selection)
Ctrl + C	Copy line (empty selection)
Alt + ↑ / ↓	Move line up/down
Shift + Alt + ↓ / ↑	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 + ↑ / ↓	Scroll line up/down
Alt + PgUp / PgDn	Scroll page up/down

Code Folding

Shortcut	Purpose
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

Comments

Shortcut	Purpose
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

Rich Languages Editing

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + Space, Ctrl + I	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

Navigation

Shortcut	Purpose
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 + ← / →	Go back / forward
Ctrl + M	Toggle Tab moves focus

Search and Replace

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + H	Replace
F3 / Shift + F3	Find next/previous
Alt + Enter	Select all occurrences 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

Multi-cursor and Selection

Shortcut	Purpose
Alt + Click	Insert cursor
Ctrl + Alt + ↑ / ↓	Insert cursor above / below
Ctrl + U	Undo last cursor operation
Shift + Alt + I	Insert cursor at end of each line selected
Ctrl + L	Select current line
Ctrl + Shift + L	Select all occurrences of current selection
Ctrl + F2	Select all occurrences of current word
Shift + Alt + →	Expand selection
Shift + Alt + ←	Shrink selection
Shift + Alt + (drag mouse)	Column (box) selection
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (arrow key)	Column (box) selection
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + PgUp/PgDn	Column (box) selection page up/down

Editor Management

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + F4, 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 + ← / →	Focus into previous/next editor group
Ctrl + Shift + PgUp / PgDn	Move editor left/right
Ctrl + K ← / →	Move active editor group

File Management

Shortcut	Purpose
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

Display

Shortcut	Purpose
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)

Debug

Shortcut	Purpose
F9	Toggle breakpoint
F5	Start/Continue
Shift + F5	Stop
F11 / Shift + F11	Step into/out
F10	Step over
Ctrl + K Ctrl + I	Show hover

Integrated Terminal

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + `	Show integrated terminal
Ctrl + Shift + `	Create new terminal
Ctrl + C	Copy selection
Ctrl + V	Paste into active terminal
Ctrl + ↑ / ↓	Scroll up/down
Shift + PgUp / PgDn	Scroll page up/down
Ctrl + Home / End	Scroll to top/bottom

Git and Source Control

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + Shift + G	Show Git panel
Ctrl + K Ctrl + O	Show commit timeline
Ctrl + Shift + P, Git	Git commands via Command Palette

Accessibility

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + K Ctrl + R	Show accessibility help
Alt + F1	Show accessibility options
Ctrl + E	Navigate to editor with focus indicator

GitHub Copilot

Shortcut	Purpose
Tab	Accept Copilot suggestion
Esc	Dismiss Copilot suggestion
Alt + ]	Next Copilot suggestion
Alt + [	Previous Copilot suggestion
Ctrl + Enter	Open Copilot suggestions in separate pane
Alt + \	Trigger Copilot inline suggestion
Ctrl + Shift + A	Toggle Copilot
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + \	Toggle Copilot completions

Copilot Chat

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + Alt + I	Open Copilot Chat
Ctrl + L	Clear Copilot Chat
Ctrl + /	Start inline chat in editor
Ctrl + I	Start inline chat session
Ctrl + K	Quick chat

Additional Useful Shortcuts

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl + Shift + `	Create new terminal
Ctrl + Shift + Y	Toggle Debug Console
Ctrl + J	Toggle panel (terminal/problems/output)
Ctrl + Shift + C	Open new command prompt/terminal
Ctrl + K Ctrl + T	Select color theme
Ctrl + K Ctrl + M	Select file icon theme
Ctrl + Shift + A	Toggle block comment
Ctrl + K Ctrl + L	Toggle case of selection
Ctrl + Shift + R	Refactor
Ctrl + K Ctrl + I	Show hover information
Ctrl + Shift + I	Developer Tools
Ctrl + R	Reload window
Ctrl + Shift + R	Reload window (ignore cache)
Ctrl + K R	Reveal active file in file explorer
Ctrl + K F	Close folder
Ctrl + K Ctrl + Shift + S	Save without formatting