Keyboard shortcuts

A quick reference guide to all the keyboard shortcuts available in GitBook

Shortcut keys allow easy and quick methods for navigating or editing content.

Mac
Windows
Description

Esc

Esc

Close a dialog or the search panel

+K

Ctrl+K

Open the quick find panel

Editing

Mac
Windows
Description

+C

Ctrl+C

Copy

+V

Ctrl+V

Paste

+Shift+V

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste as text, without formatting

+Z

Ctrl+Z

Undo

+Shift+Z

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo

+Enter

Ctrl+Enter

Exit from content block (code, tabs, table, quote ...)

/

/

Open block-insert palette.

+/

Ctrl+/

Open block-modifier palette.

+B

Ctrl+B

Toggle bold

+I

Ctrl+I

Toggle italic

+Shift+S

Ctrl+Shift+S

Toggle strikethrough

+E

Ctrl+E

Toggle inline code

+K

Ctrl+K

Insert or toggle link

Tab

Tab

In a list, increase item indent level.

In a code block, increase indentation level.

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

In a list, decrease item indent level.

In a code block, decrease indentation level.

Esc

Esc

Selects the entire block

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