WordPress Gutenberg: How to Use Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts

How to Use Gutenberg Keyboard Shortcuts

Gutenberg keyboard shortcuts help you speed up your workflow and focus more on crafting great content. They’re a set of key combinations that let you perform various tasks in the WordPress block editor without clicking on menus or buttons.

Below is a table of some of the most useful Gutenberg editor shortcuts. You can also find this list by clicking on the three-dot icon on the top-right corner of the WordPress block editor and selecting Keyboard shortcuts from the menu.

If you use macOS, switch Ctrl with Command ⌘ for all the keyboard shortcuts.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Display all the keyboard shortcuts	Shift+Alt+H
Global Shortcuts
Open the command palette	Ctrl+K
Switch between visual and code editors	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M
Turn on distraction-free mode	Ctrl+Shift+\
Activate full-screen mode	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F
Open the block list view	Shift+Alt+O
Show or hide the settings sidebar	Ctrl+Shift+,
Navigate to the next part of the editor	Ctrl+` Shift+Alt+N
Navigate to the previous part of the editor	Ctrl+Shift+` Shift+Alt+P
Navigate to the nearest toolbar	Alt+F10
Save changes	Ctrl+S
Undo last changes	Ctrl+Z
Redo the previous undo	Ctrl+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y
Selection Shortcuts
Select all text when typing – press again to select all blocks	Ctrl+A
Clear selection	Escape
Block Shortcuts
Duplicate the selected block	Ctrl+Shift+D
Delete the selected block	Shift+Alt+Z
Insert a new block before the chosen block	Ctrl+Alt+T
Insert a new block after the chosen block	Ctrl+Alt+Y
Delete selection	Delete / Backspace
Move the chosen block up	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T
Move the chosen block down	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Y
Change the block type after adding a new paragraph	/
Text Formatting
Make the highlighted text bold	Ctrl+B
Make the highlighted text italic	Ctrl+I
Turn the highlighted text into a link	Ctrl+K
Remove a link	Ctrl+Shift+K
Underline the highlighted text	Ctrl+U
Strikethrough the highlighted text	Shift+Alt+D
Turn the highlighted text into inline code	Shift+Alt+X
Convert the selected heading to a paragraph	Shift+Alt+0
Convert the selected paragraph or heading to a heading of level one to six	Shift+Alt+1-6