Visual Studio Code Keyboard Bindings in Windows
General
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+P, F1 | Show Command Palette |
| Ctrl+P | Quick Open, Go to File… |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | New window/instance |
| Ctrl+W | Close window/instance |
| Ctrl+, | User Settings |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+S | Keyboard Shortcuts |
Basic editing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+X | Cut line (empty selection) |
| Ctrl+C | Copy line (empty selection) |
| Alt+ ↓ / ↑ | Move line down/up |
| Shift+Alt+ ↓ / ↑ | Copy line up/down |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Delete line |
| Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Insert line below / above |
| Ctrl+Shift+\ | Jump to matching bracket |
| Ctrl+ ] / [ | Indent/Outdent line |
| Home / End | Go to beginning/end of line |
| Ctrl+ Home / End | Go to beginning/end of file |
| Ctrl+ ↑ / ↓ | Scroll line up/down |
| Alt+ PgUp / PgDn | Scroll page up/down |
| Ctrl+Shift+ [ / ] | Fold/unfold region |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+ [ / ] | Fold/unfold all subregions |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+0 / Ctrl+K Ctrl+J |
Fold/Unfold all regions |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+C | Add line comment |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+U | Remove line comment |
| Ctrl+/ | Toggle line comment |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Toggle block comment |
| Alt+Z | Toggle word wrap |
Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 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 & Replace
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 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
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 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 / 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 |
Rich languages editing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+I | Trigger suggestion |
| Ctrl+Shift+Space | Trigger parameter hints |
| Ctrl+Shift+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 |
Editor management
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+W | Close editor |
| Ctrl+K F | Close folder |
| Ctrl+\ | Split editor |
| Ctrl+ 1 / 2 / 3 | Focus on editor group 1 / 2 / 3 |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+ → / ← | Focus into next/prev editor group |
| Ctrl+Shift+ PgDn/PgUp | Move editor right/left |
| Ctrl+K → / ← | Move active editor group right-down/left-up |
File management
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New File |
| Ctrl+O | Open File… |
| Ctrl+S | Save |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As… |
| Ctrl+K S | Save All |
| Ctrl+W | 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
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 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
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
| F5 | Start / Continue |
| F11 / Shift+F11 | Step into/out |
| F10 | Step over |
| Shift+F5 | Stop |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+I | Show hover |
Integrated terminal
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
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 |