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category: features

classes: keyboard-shortcuts

Keyboard support

Below is a list of the most important keystrokes supported by CKEditor 5 and its features:

Action PC Mac
Copy Ctrl + C ⌘ + C
Paste Ctrl + V ⌘ + V
Undo Ctrl + Z ⌘ + Z
Redo Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Shift + Z
⌘ + Y
⌘ + Shift + Z
Bold Ctrl + B ⌘ + I
Italic Ctrl + I ⌘ + I
Link Ctrl + K ⌘ + K
Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns Esc Esc
Nest the current list item (when in a list) Tab Tab
Move focus to the visible contextual balloon Tab Tab
Move focus between fields (inputs and buttons) in contextual balloons Tab Tab
Move selection to the next table cell (selects all table cell contents) Tab Tab
Insert new row (when selection is in the last table cell) Tab Tab
Move selection to the previous table cell (selects all table cell contents) Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Move focus to the toolbar Alt + F10 Alt + F10
(may require Fn)
Navigate through the toolbar ↑ / → / ↓ / ← ↑ / → / ↓ / ←
Execute the currently focused button Enter Enter
Insert a hard break (e.g. a new paragraph) Enter Enter
Insert a soft break (i.e. a <br>) Shift+Enter Shift+Enter