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

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