Google Maps keyboard shortcuts
Moving and zooming the map with the keyboard in Google Maps on a computer.
13 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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This app has a Windows catalog in Shortivo. No other operating system is published for it yet.
- Google Maps Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Show the list of keyboard shortcuts Google Maps open | Windows Ctrl/ | Source |
| Pan the map up Map in focus | Windows Up arrow | Source |
| Pan the map down Map in focus | Windows Down arrow | Source |
| Pan the map left Map in focus | Windows Left arrow | Source |
| Pan the map right Map in focus | Windows Right arrow | Source |
| Move the map up by one square Map in focus | Windows ShiftUp arrow | Source |
| Move the map down by one square Map in focus | Windows ShiftDown arrow | Source |
| Move the map left by one square Map in focus | Windows ShiftLeft arrow | Source |
| Move the map right by one square Map in focus | Windows ShiftRight arrow | Source |
| Zoom in on the map Map in focus | Windows | Source |
| Zoom out of the map Map in focus | Windows - | Source |
| See more places in the highlighted square More than seven places listed | Windows 9 | Source |
| Return to the earlier places After seeing more places | Windows 8 | Source |
About Google Maps and its shortcuts
Google Maps has a keyboard most people never try: panning and zooming the map, switching between map and satellite views, and moving through search results and directions. On a laptop it is often quicker than dragging, especially for small adjustments.
Shortivo publishes the Windows list for the website. Commands work only while the map itself has focus rather than a panel or a search box, and the mobile applications share none of this.
Where the Google Maps keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Google Maps. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Google Maps, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task