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Notepad++

Duplicate the line or selection

CtrlD

Windows Desktop app Notepad++ default shortcuts

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Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the line or selection in Notepad++. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Editor

Where this comes from

Notepad++ default shortcuts - Parameters.cpp

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Duplicate the line or selection Android Studio Cmd + D
Duplicate the selected lines downward DBeaver Option + Cmd + Down arrow
Duplicate the current line IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + D
Duplicate the line Sublime Text Cmd + Shift + D
Copy a line beneath itself Visual Studio Code Shift + Option + Down arrow
Copy line above Visual Studio Code Shift + Alt + Up arrow
Duplicate the line below Zed Option + Shift + Down arrow

More Notepad++ shortcuts

Delete the word to the left Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the word to the right Ctrl + Delete
Delete to the start of the line Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
Delete to the end of the line Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Delete the whole line Ctrl + Shift + L
Cut the whole line Ctrl + L
Copy the whole line Ctrl + Shift + X
Swap the line with the one above Ctrl + T

See every Notepad++ shortcut

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