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Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts

78 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 1 shortcut

Action Windows
Paste from the clipboard Editor Ctrl + V

Code editing 4 shortcuts

Action Windows
Fold every level Editor Alt + 0
Unfold every level Editor Alt + Shift + 0
Fold the current level Editor Ctrl + Alt + F
Unfold the current level Editor Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F

Comments and review 5 shortcuts

Action Windows
Exit Notepad++ Anywhere Alt + F4
Toggle a single line comment Editor Ctrl + Q
Add a single line comment Editor Ctrl + K
Remove a single line comment Editor Ctrl + Shift + K
Add a block comment Editor Ctrl + Shift + Q

Editing 18 shortcuts

Action Windows
Close every document Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + W
Move the line up Editor Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Move the line down Editor Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Insert a blank line above Editor Ctrl + Alt + Enter
Insert a blank line below Editor Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter
Show function completion Editor Ctrl + Space
Complete a file path Editor Ctrl + Alt + Space
Complete a word from the document Editor Ctrl + Enter
Show the function parameter hint Editor Ctrl + Shift + Space
Undo the last change Editor Ctrl + Z
Redo the undone change Editor Ctrl + Y
Delete the word to the left Editor Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the word to the right Editor Ctrl + Delete
Delete the whole line Editor Ctrl + Shift + L
Cut the whole line Editor Ctrl + L
Copy the whole line Editor Ctrl + Shift + X
Swap the line with the one above Editor Ctrl + T
Switch overtype mode on or off Editor Insert

Files and printing 19 shortcuts

Action Windows
Create a new document Anywhere Ctrl + N
Open a file Anywhere Ctrl + O
Reload the file from disk Document open Ctrl + R
Save the file Document open Ctrl + S
Save the file under a new name Document open Ctrl + Alt + S
Save every open file Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + S
Close the document Document open Ctrl + W
Print the document Document open Ctrl + P
Reopen the last closed file Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + T
Open the column editor Editor Alt + C
Open incremental search Editor Ctrl + Alt + I
Go to the next document tab Several documents open Ctrl + Page Down
Go to the previous document tab Several documents open Ctrl + Page Up
Move the tab forward Several documents open Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Move the tab backward Several documents open Ctrl + Shift + Page Up
Switch to the next document Several documents open Ctrl + Tab
Switch to the other view Two views open F8
Open the run dialog Anywhere F5
Open the about box Anywhere F1

Navigation 9 shortcuts

Action Windows
Find the next match Editor F3
Find the previous match Editor Shift + F3
Go to a line Editor Ctrl + G
Start or stop recording a macro Editor Ctrl + Shift + R
Play back the recorded macro Editor Ctrl + Shift + P
Delete to the start of the line Editor Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
Delete to the end of the line Editor Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Go to the start of the document Editor Ctrl + Home
Go to the end of the document Editor Ctrl + End

Paragraphs and lists 2 shortcuts

Action Windows
Move to the next paragraph Editor Ctrl + ]
Move to the previous paragraph Editor Ctrl + [

Search 4 shortcuts

Action Windows
Find text Anywhere Ctrl + F
Find in files Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + F
Replace text Anywhere Ctrl + H
Focus the search results Anywhere F7

Selection 13 shortcuts

Action Windows
Cut the selection Editor Ctrl + X
Copy the selection Editor Ctrl + C
Mark the start or end of a selection Editor Ctrl + Shift + B
Convert the selection to uppercase Editor Ctrl + Shift + U
Convert the selection to lowercase Editor Ctrl + U
Convert the selection to proper case Editor Alt + U
Split the selected lines Editor Ctrl + I
Join the selected lines Editor Ctrl + J
Find the next match of the selection Editor Ctrl + F3
Hide the selected lines Editor Alt + H
Select all the text Editor Ctrl + A
Duplicate the line or selection Editor Ctrl + D
Extend a column selection down Editor Alt + Shift + Down arrow

View and zoom 3 shortcuts

Action Windows
Zoom in Editor Ctrl + +
Zoom out Editor Ctrl + -
Restore the default zoom Editor Ctrl + /

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/notepad-plus-plus/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.