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Italic

CtrlI

Windows Web app Google Sheets web editor

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For italic in Google Sheets, press Ctrl + I. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Selected cells

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Italic Canva Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Confluence Ctrl + I
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Italic Microsoft Excel Ctrl + I
Italicise the selected text GitHub Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text GitLab Cmd + I
Italic Gmail Ctrl + I
Italic Google Docs Ctrl + I
Italic Google Slides Ctrl + I
Italic Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Keynote Cmd + I
Italicise the selected text Linear Cmd + I

More Google Sheets shortcuts

Underline Ctrl + U
Strikeout Alt + Shift + 5
Center align Ctrl + Shift + E
Left align Ctrl + Shift + L
Right align Ctrl + Shift + R
Insert link Ctrl + K
Clear formatting Ctrl + \
Paste cell values without formulas Cmd + Shift + V

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