GitLab keyboard shortcuts
Project pages, issues, merge request review, and text formatting on GitLab.
78 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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78 actions and 78 key variants match.
- GitLab Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Show the shortcut reference sheet Any GitLab page | Windows ? | Source |
| Go to the homepage Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftH | Source |
| Go to your projects Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftP | Source |
| Go to your groups Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftG | Source |
| Go to your activity Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftA | Source |
| Go to your milestones Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftL | Source |
| Go to your snippets Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftS | Source |
| Put the cursor in the search bar Any GitLab page | Windows S | Source |
| Focus the filter bar List pages | Windows F | Source |
| Go to your issues Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftI | Source |
| Go to your merge requests Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftM | Source |
| Go to your review requests Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftR | Source |
| Go to your to-do list Any GitLab page | Windows ShiftT | Source |
| Show or hide the performance bar Any GitLab page | Windows PB | Source |
| Hide tooltips and popovers Any GitLab page | Windows Esc | Source |
| Open the Web IDE Project pages | Windows . | Source |
| Open GitLab Duo Chat Any GitLab page | Windows D | Source |
| Edit your last comment Empty reply field in a thread | Windows Up arrow | Source |
| Toggle the Markdown preview Text field with Write and Preview | Windows CtrlShiftP | Source |
| Bold the selected text Markdown text field | Windows CtrlB | Source |
| Italicize the selected text Markdown text field | Windows CtrlI | Source |
| Strike through the selected text Markdown text field | Windows CtrlShiftX | Source |
| Turn the selection into a link Markdown text field | Windows CtrlK | Source |
| Outdent the text Markdown text field | Windows Ctrl[ | Source |
| Indent the text Markdown text field | Windows Ctrl] | Source |
| Submit or save your changes Text field | Windows CtrlEnter | Source |
| Go to the project overview Project | Windows GO | Source |
| Go to the project activity Project | Windows GV | Source |
| Go to the project releases Project | Windows GR | Source |
| Go to the repository files Project | Windows GF | Source |
About GitLab and its shortcuts
GitLab's keyboard covers the same ground as its website: moving between merge requests, issues, pipelines and the repository, with a global search that is quicker than the navigation menus. Its help overlay is itself a shortcut, which is the fastest way to see what the current page supports.
Shortcuts can be disabled per user, and self-managed installations can run older versions whose commands differ from the current documentation. What applies also depends on which page you are on.
Where the GitLab keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of GitLab. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as GitLab, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task