Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

 
Written by Mark Pringle |
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Popular Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts enable you to be more efficient in your work environment. Here you will find general, basic editing, navigation, search and replace, and more Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for windows computers. 

See also: Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts

General

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Show Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P, F1
Quick Open, Go to File… Ctrl+P
New window/instance Ctrl+Shift+N
Close window/instance Ctrl+Shift+W
User Settings Ctrl+,
Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+K Ctrl+S

Basic Editing

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Cut line (empty selection) Ctrl+X
Copy line (empty selection) Ctrl+C
Move line up/down Alt+ ↑ / ↓
Copy line up/down Shift+Alt + ↓ / ↑
Delete line Ctrl+Shift+K
Insert line below Ctrl+Enter
Insert line above Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Jump to matching bracket Ctrl+Shift+\
Indent/outdent line Ctrl+] / [
Go to beginning/end of line Home / End
Go to beginning of file Ctrl+Home
Go to end of file Ctrl+End
Scroll line up/down Ctrl+↑ / ↓ 
Scroll page up/down Alt+PgUp / PgDn
Fold (collapse) region Ctrl+Shift+[ 
Unfold (uncollapse) region Ctrl+Shift+]
Fold (collapse) all subregions Ctrl+K Ctrl+[
Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions Ctrl+K Ctrl+]
Fold (collapse) all regions Ctrl+K Ctrl+0
Unfold (uncollapse) all regions Ctrl+K Ctrl+J
Add line comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
Remove line comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
Toggle line comment Ctrl+/
Toggle block comment Shift+Alt+A
Toggle word wrap Alt+Z

Navigation

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Show all Symbols Ctrl+T
Go to Line... Ctrl+G
Go to File... Ctrl+P
Go to Symbol... Ctrl+Shift+O
Show Problems panel Ctrl+Shift+M
Go to next error or warning F8
Go to previous error or warning Shift+F8
Navigate editor group history Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Go back / forward Alt+ ← / → 
Toggle Tab moves focus Ctrl+M

Search and Replace

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Find Ctrl+F
Replace Ctrl+H
Find next/previous F3 / Shift+F3
Select all occurences of Find match Alt+Enter
Add selection to next Find match Ctrl+D
Move last selection to next Find match Ctrl+K Ctrl+D
Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word Alt+C / R / W

Multi-cursor and Selection

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Insert cursor Alt+Click
Insert cursor above / below Ctrl+Alt+ ↑ / ↓
Undo last cursor operation Ctrl+U
Insert cursor at end of each line selected Shift+Alt+I
Select current line Ctrl+L
Select all occurrences of current selection Ctrl+Shift+L
Select all occurrences of current word Ctrl+F2
Expand selection Shift+Alt+→
Shrink selection Shift+Alt+←
Column (box) selection Shift+Alt + (drag mouse)
Column (box) selection Ctrl+Shift+Alt + (arrow key)
Column (box) selection page up/down Ctrl+Shift+Alt 
+PgUp/PgDn

Rich Languages Editing

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Trigger suggestion Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+I
Trigger parameter hints Ctrl+Shift+Space
Format document Shift+Alt+F
Format selection Ctrl+K Ctrl+F
Go to Definition F12
Peek Definition Alt+F12
Open Definition to the side Ctrl+K F12
Quick Fix Ctrl+.
Show References Shift+F12
Rename Symbol F2
Trim trailing whitespace Ctrl+K Ctrl+X
Change file language Ctrl+K M

Editor Management

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
Close editor  Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W 
Close folder  Ctrl+K F 
Split editor  Ctrl+\
Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group  Ctrl+ 1 / 2 / 3 
Move editor left/right  Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDn 

File Management

Commands Keyboard Shortcuts
New File Ctrl+N
Open File... Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S
Save As... Ctrl+Shift+S
Save All Ctrl+K S
Close Ctrl+F4
Close All Ctrl+K Ctrl+W
Reopen closed editor Ctrl+Shift+T
Keep preview mode editor open Ctrl+K Enter
Open next Ctrl+Tab
Open previous Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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