Keyboard shortcuts - GitHub Docs (original) (raw)

Nearly every page on GitHub has a keyboard shortcut to perform actions faster.

About keyboard shortcuts

Typing ? on GitHub brings up a dialog box that lists the keyboard shortcuts available for that page. You can use these keyboard shortcuts to perform actions across the site without using your mouse to navigate.

You can disable character key shortcuts, while still allowing shortcuts that use modifier keys, in your accessibility settings. For more information, see Managing accessibility settings.

The GitHub Command Palette also gives you quick access to a wide range of actions, without the need to remember keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see GitHub Command Palette.

The following sections list some of the available keyboard shortcuts, organized by the pages where you can use them on GitHub.

Site wide shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut Description
S or / Focus the search bar. For more information, see About searching on GitHub.
G N Go to your notifications. For more information, see About notifications.
Option+↑ (Mac) or Alt+↑ (Windows/Linux) Move focus from an element to its hovercard
Esc When focused on a user, issue, or pull request hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in

Repositories

Keyboard shortcut Description
G C Go to the Code tab
G I Go to the Issues tab. For more information, see About issues.
G P Go to the Pull requests tab. For more information, see About pull requests.
G A Go to the Actions tab. For more information, see Writing workflows.
G W Go to the Wiki tab. For more information, see About wikis.
G G Go to the Discussions tab. For more information, see About discussions.
G S Go to the repository's Security and quality tab. For more information, see GitHub security features.

Source code editing

Keyboard shortcut Description
. Opens a repository or pull request in the github.dev editor, in the same browser tab. You must be signed in to use the editor. For more information, see The github.dev web-based editor.
> Opens a repository or pull request in the github.dev editor, in a new browser tab. You must be signed in to use the editor. For more information, see The github.dev web-based editor.
Command+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text
Command+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for a code one-liner. The browser's default behavior is used for other file types
Command+I (Mac) or Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text
Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link
Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list
Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list
Command+Shift+. (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote
E Open source code file in the Edit file tab
Command+F (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) Start searching in file editor
Command+G (Mac) or Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) Find next
Command+Shift+G (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+G (Windows/Linux) Find previous
Command+Option+F (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows/Linux) Replace
Command+Shift+Option+F (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) Replace all
Alt+G Jump to line
Command+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Windows/Linux) Undo
Command+Y (Mac) or Ctrl+Y (Windows/Linux) Redo
Command+Shift+P Toggles between the Edit file and Preview changes tabs
Command+S (Mac) or Ctrl+S (Windows/Linux) Write a commit message

For more keyboard shortcuts, see the CodeMirror documentation.

Source code browsing

Keyboard shortcut Description
t Activates the file finder
l Jump to a line in your code
w Switch to a new branch or tag
y Expand a URL to its canonical form. For more information, see Getting permanent links to files.
i Show or hide comments on diffs. For more information, see Commenting on a pull request.
a Show or hide annotations on diffs
b Open blame view. For more information, see Viewing and understanding files.

If you view a code file in a repository using the Code view and click on any line in the file, you will see a cursor. You can then navigate within the content of the file, also known as a blob (binary large object), using keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcut Description
Shift+J Highlights the line that is currently selected by the cursor within the code file
Shift+Option+C (Mac) or Shift+Alt+C (Windows/Linux) If a line of code is currently selected, this shortcut opens the line menu for that line, appearing under to the left of the line
Command+Enter (Mac) or Control+Enter (Windows/Linux) Highlights the code symbol currently selected by the cursor and all other occurrences of the symbol in the code, and shows the symbol in the symbols pane
Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text
Command+I (Mac) or Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text
Command+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for code or a command within a line
Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link
Command+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) Creates a Markdown link when applied over highlighted text
Command+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) Toggles between the Write and Preview comment tabs
Command+Shift+V (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Linux) Pastes HTML link as plain text
Command+Shift+Option+V (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V (Windows/Linux) Pastes HTML link as plain text
Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list
Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list
Command+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) Submits a comment
Ctrl+. and then Ctrl+[saved reply number] Opens saved replies menu and then autofills comment field with a saved reply. For more information, see About saved replies.
Command+Shift+. (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote
Command+G (Mac) or Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) Insert a suggestion. For more information, see Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request.
R Quote the selected text in your reply. For more information, see Basic writing and formatting syntax.

Issue and pull request lists

Keyboard shortcut Description
C Create an issue
Command+/ (Mac) or Ctrl+/ (Windows/Linux) Focus your cursor on the issues or pull requests search bar. For more information, see Filtering and searching issues and pull requests.
U Filter by author
L Filter by or edit labels. For more information, see Filtering and searching issues and pull requests.
Alt and click While filtering by labels, exclude labels. For more information, see Filtering and searching issues and pull requests.
M Filter by or edit milestones. For more information, see Filtering issues and pull requests by milestone.
A Filter by or edit assignee. For more information, see Filtering and searching issues and pull requests.
O or Enter Open issue

Issues and pull requests

Keyboard shortcut Description
Q Request a reviewer. For more information, see Requesting a pull request review.
M Set a milestone. For more information, see Associating milestones with issues and pull requests.
L Apply a label. For more information, see Managing labels.
A Set an assignee. For more information, see Assigning issues and pull requests to other GitHub users.
X Link an issue or pull request from the same repository. For more information, see Linking a pull request to an issue.
Command+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) Toggles between the Write and Preview tabs
Alt and click When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the current tab by holding Alt and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see About tasklists.
Shift and click When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in a new tab by holding Shift and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see About tasklists.
Command and click (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift and click (Windows/Linux) When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the new window by holding Command or Ctrl+Shift and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see About tasklists.
Option+Shift+c (Mac) or Alt+Shift+c (Windows/Linux) Create a new sub-issue. See Adding sub-issues.
Option, Shift+a (Mac) or Alt+Shift+a (Windows/Linux) Add an existing issue as sub-issue. See Adding sub-issues.
Option+Shift+p (Mac) or Alt+Shift+p (Windows/Linux) Edit parent issue.

"Files changed" tab in pull requests

Keyboard shortcut Description
C Open the Commits dropdown menu to filter which commits are shown in the diffs
T Move your cursor to the "Filter changed files" field
Command+Shift+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Enter (Windows/Linux) Submit a review comment
Option and click (Mac) or Alt and click (Windows/Linux) Toggle between collapsing and expanding all outdated or resolved review comments in a pull request (for example, by holding down Alt and clicking Show outdated or Hide outdated)
Click, then Shift and click Comment on multiple lines of a pull request by clicking a line number, holding Shift, then clicking another line number. For more information, see Commenting on a pull request.

Projects

Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+f (Mac) or Ctrl+f (Windows/Linux) Focus filter field
← Move focus to the left
→ Move focus to the right
↑ Move focus up
↓ Move focus down

Manipulating a project

Keyboard shortcut Description
Enter Toggle edit mode for the focused cell
Escape Cancel editing for the focused cell
Command+Shift+\ (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+\ (Windows/Linux) Open row actions menu
Shift+Space Select item
Shift+↓ Add cell or card below to selection
Shift+↑ Add cell or card above to selection
Space Open selected item
e Archive selected items

Moving cards on the board layout

Keyboard shortcut Description
Enter or Shift+Space Start moving the selected card(s)
Esc Cancel the move in progress
Enter Complete the move in progress
↓ Move a single card down
Command+↓ or Ctrl+↓ (Windows/Linux) Move a single card to the bottom of the column
↑ Move a single card up
Command+↑ (Mac) or Ctrl+↑ (Windows/Linux) Move a single card to the top of the column
← Move card(s) left
Command+← (Mac) or Ctrl+← (Windows/Linux) Move card(s) to the leftmost column
→ Move card(s) right
Command+→ (Mac) or Ctrl+→ (Windows/Linux) Move card(s) to the rightmost column

GitHub Actions

Keyboard shortcut Description
Command+Space (Mac) or Ctrl+Space (Windows/Linux) In the workflow editor, get suggestions for your workflow file.
G F Go to the workflow file
Shift+T or T Toggle timestamps in logs
Shift+F or F Toggle full-screen logs
Esc Exit full-screen logs

Notifications

Keyboard shortcut Description
E Mark as done
Shift+U Mark as unread
Shift+I Mark as read
Shift+M Unsubscribe

Network graph

Keyboard shortcut Description
← or H Scroll left
→ or L Scroll right
↑ or K Scroll up
↓ or J Scroll down
Shift+← (Mac) or Shift+H (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way left
Shift+→ (Mac) or Shift+L (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way right
Shift+↑ (Mac) or Shift+K (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way up
Shift+↓ (Mac) or Shift+J (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way down