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Keyboard shortcuts when using the Code editor

The Code node editing environment supports a range of keyboard shortcuts to speed up and enhance your experience. Select the appropriate tab to see the relevant shortcuts for your operating system.

Cursor Movement

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Move cursor left	`← Left`
Move cursor right	`→ Right`
Move cursor up	`↑ Up`
Move cursor down	`↓ Down`
Move cursor by word left	`^Ctrl`+`← Left`
Move cursor by word right	`^Ctrl`+`→ Right`
Move to line start	`↖ Home` or `^Ctrl`+`← Left`
Move to line end	`↘ End` or `^Ctrl`+`→ Right`
Move to document start	`^Ctrl`+`↖ Home`
Move to document end	`^Ctrl`+`↘ End`
Move page up	`⇞ Page Up`
Move page down	`⇟ Page Down`

Action	Shortcut
Move cursor left	`← Left` or `^Ctrl`+`B`
Move cursor right	`→ Right` or `^Ctrl`+`F`
Move cursor up	`↑ Up` or `^Ctrl`+`P`
Move cursor down	`↓ Down` or `^Ctrl`+`N`
Move cursor by word left	`⌥ Option`+`← Left`
Move cursor by word right	`⌥ Option`+`→ Right`
Move to line start	`⌘ Cmd`+`← Left` or `^Ctrl`+`A`
Move to line end	`⌘ Cmd`+`→ Right` or `^Ctrl`+`E`
Move to document start	`⌘ Cmd`+`↑ Up`
Move to document end	`⌘ Cmd`+`↓ Down`
Move page up	`⇞ Page Up` or `⌥ Option`+`V`
Move page down	`⇟ Page Down` or `^Ctrl`+`V`

Action	Shortcut
Move cursor left	`← Left`
Move cursor right	`→ Right`
Move cursor up	`↑ Up`
Move cursor down	`↓ Down`
Move cursor by word left	`^Ctrl`+`← Left`
Move cursor by word right	`^Ctrl`+`→ Right`
Move to line start	`↖ Home` or `^Ctrl`+`← Left`
Move to line end	`↘ End` or `^Ctrl`+`→ Right`
Move to document start	`^Ctrl`+`↖ Home`
Move to document end	`^Ctrl`+`↘ End`
Move page up	`⇞ Page Up`
Move page down	`⇟ Page Down`

Selection

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Selection with any movement key	`⇧ Shift` + [Movement Key]
Select all	`^Ctrl`+`A`
Select line	`^Ctrl`+`L`
Select next occurrence	`^Ctrl`+`D`
Select all occurrences	`⇧ Shift`+`^Ctrl`+`L`
Go to matching bracket	`⇧ Shift`+`^Ctrl`+`\`

Action	Shortcut
Selection with any movement key	`⇧ Shift` + [Movement Key]
Select all	`^Ctrl`+`A`
Select line	`^Ctrl`+`L`
Select next occurrence	`^Ctrl`+`D`
Select all occurrences	`⇧ Shift`+`^Ctrl`+`L`
Go to matching bracket	`⇧ Shift`+`^Ctrl`+`\`

Basic Operations

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
New line with indentation	`↩ Enter`
Undo	`^Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`^Ctrl`+`Y` or `^Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Z`
Undo selection	`^Ctrl`+`U`
Copy	`^Ctrl`+`C`
Cut	`^Ctrl`+`X`
Paste	`^Ctrl`+`V`

Delete Operations

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Delete character left	`⌫ Backspace`
Delete character right	`⌦ Delete`
Delete word left	`^Ctrl`+`⌫ Backspace`
Delete word right	`^Ctrl`+`⌦ Delete`
Delete line	`⇧ Shift`+`^Ctrl`+`K`

Action	Shortcut
Delete character left	`⌫ Backspace`
Delete character right	`⌦ Delete`
Delete word left	`⌥ Option`+`⌫ Backspace` or `^Ctrl`+`⌘ Cmd`+`H`
Delete word right	`⌥ Option`+`⌦ Delete` or `🔘 Fn`+`⌥ Option`+`⌫ Backspace`
Delete line	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`K`
Delete to line start	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌫ Backspace`
Delete to line end	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌦ Delete` or `^Ctrl`+`K`

Line Operations

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Move line up	`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Move line down	`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Copy line up	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Copy line down	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Toggle line comment	`^Ctrl`+`/`
Add line comment	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`C`
Remove line comment	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`U`
Toggle block comment	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`A`

Action	Shortcut
Move line up	`⌥ Option`+`↑ Up`
Move line down	`⌥ Option`+`↓ Down`
Copy line up	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Option`+`↑ Up`
Copy line down	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Option`+`↓ Down`
Toggle line comment	`⌘ Cmd`+`/`
Add line comment	`⌘ Cmd`+`K` then `⌘ Cmd`+`C`
Remove line comment	`⌘ Cmd`+`K` then `⌘ Cmd`+`U`
Toggle block comment	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Option`+`A`
Split line	`^Ctrl`+`O`
Transpose characters	`^Ctrl`+`T`

Action	Shortcut
Move line up	`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Move line down	`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Copy line up	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Copy line down	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Toggle line comment	`^Ctrl`+`/`
Add line comment	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`C`
Remove line comment	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`C`
Toggle block comment	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`A`

Autocomplete

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Start completion	`^Ctrl`+`Space`
Accept completion	`↩ Enter` or `⇥ Tab`
Close completion	`⎋ Escape`
Navigate completion options	`↑ Up` or `↓ Down`

Indentation

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Indent more	`⇥ Tab` or `^Ctrl`+`]`
Indent less	`⇧ Shift`+`⇥ Tab` or `^Ctrl`+`[`

Code Folding

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Fold code	`^Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`[`
Unfold code	`^Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`]`
Fold all	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`0`
Unfold all	`^Ctrl`+`K` then `^Ctrl`+`J`

Multi-cursor

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Add cursor at click position	`⌥ Alt`+🖱️ Left Click
Add cursor above	`^Ctrl`+`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Add cursor below	`^Ctrl`+`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Add cursors to line ends	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`I`
Clear multiple cursors	`⎋ Escape`

Action	Shortcut
Add cursor at click position	`⌥ Option`+🖱️ Left Click
Add cursor above	`^Ctrl`+`⌥ Option`+`↑ Up`
Add cursor below	`^Ctrl`+`⌥ Option`+`↓ Down`
Add cursors to line ends	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Option`+`I`
Clear multiple cursors	`⎋ Escape`

Action	Shortcut
Add cursor at click position	`⌥ Alt`+🖱️ Left Click
Add cursor above	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↑ Up`
Add cursor below	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`↓ Down`
Add cursors to line ends	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`I`
Clear multiple cursors	`⎋ Escape`

Formatting

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Format document	`⇧ Shift`+`⌥ Alt`+`F`

Windows
macOS
Linux

Action	Shortcut
Open Search	`^Ctrl`+`F`
Select All	`⌥ Alt`+`↩ Enter`
Replace All	`^Ctrl`+`⌥ Alt`+`↩ Enter`
Go To Line	`^Ctrl`+`G`
Next Diagnostic	`F8`
Previous Diag.	`⇧ Shift`+`F8`
Open Lint Panel	`^Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`M`

Cursor Movement
Selection
Basic Operations
Delete Operations
Line Operations
Autocomplete
Indentation
Code Folding
Multi-cursor
Formatting
Search & Navigation