GitHub keyboard shortcuts
Repository navigation, code browsing, review, and Markdown shortcuts.
44 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 12, 2026
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12 actions and 12 key variants match.
- GitHub Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Show or hide comments on a diff Diff view | Mac I | Source |
| Bold the selected text Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdB | Source |
| Italicise the selected text Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdI | Source |
| Insert inline code formatting Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdE | Source |
| Insert a link Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdK | Source |
| Insert a numbered list Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdShift7 | Source |
| Insert a bulleted list Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdShift8 | Source |
| Insert a quote Comment or Markdown field | Mac CmdShift. | Source |
| Switch between Write and Preview Comment field | Mac CmdShiftP | Source |
| Submit the comment Comment field | Mac CmdEnter | Source |
| Request a reviewer Issue or pull request | Mac Q | Source |
| Submit a review comment Files changed tab | Mac CmdShiftEnter | Source |
About GitHub and its shortcuts
GitHub's website has a keyboard layer that most of its users never switch on in their heads: single letters and short sequences jump between pull requests, issues, code search and the file finder. For code review in particular, moving between files and comments without the mouse changes how fast a review goes.
These are commands of the website, not of Git itself, and GitHub lets you disable them in your account settings. The set also changes as the site changes, and some commands only apply on specific pages.
Where the GitHub keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of GitHub. Report a key that is wrong
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