VSCode Cheat Sheet
The following guide provides a list of most popular and useful keyboard shortcuts for working with Visual Studio Code.
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General Commands
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl Shift
P / F1 |
Show Command Palette |
Ctrl P |
Quick Open, Go to File |
Ctrl Shift
N |
New window |
Ctrl Shift
W |
Close window |
Ctrl , |
User Settings |
Ctrl K
Ctrl S |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Editing
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl X |
Cut line |
Ctrl C |
Copy line |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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File and Editor Navigation
| Keyboard Shortcut |
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 the next error |
Shift F8 |
Go to previous error |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
Navigate editor group history |
Alt ← / → |
Go back / forward |
Ctrl M |
Toggle Tab moves the focus |
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Find and Replace Functions
| Keyboard Shortcut |
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 |
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Selection
| Keyboard Shortcut |
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 I |
Select current line |
Ctrl Shift L |
Select all occurrences of the current selection |
Ctrl F2 |
Select all occurrences of the current word |
Shift Alt → |
Expand selection |
Shift Alt ← |
Shrink selection |
Shift Alt <Drag> |
Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt
<Arrow> |
Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt
PgUp / PgDn |
Column (box) selection page up/down |
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Rich languages editing
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Actioon |
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 |
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Editor Commands
| Keyboard Shortcuts |
Action |
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 |
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File management
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl N |
New File |
Ctrl O |
Open File |
Ctrl S |
Save |
Ctrl Shift S |
Save |
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 an active file |
Ctrl K R |
Reveal active file in Explorer |
Ctrl K O |
Show active file in a new window/instance |
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Display
| Keyboard Shortcut |
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) |
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Debug
| Keyboard Shortcut |
Action |
F9 |
Toggle breakpoint |
F5 |
Start/Continue |
Shift F5 |
Stop |
Shift F11 / F11 |
Step into/out |
F10 |
Step over |
Ctrl K Ctrl
I |
Show hover |
Ctrl ` |
Show integrated terminal |
Ctrl Shift ` |
Create a new terminal |
Ctrl C |
Copy selection |
Ctrl V |
Paste into an active terminal |
Ctrl ↑ / ↓ |
Scroll up/down |
Shift PgUp /
PgDn |
Scroll page up/down |
Ctrl Home / End |
Scroll to the top/bottom |
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