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Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts

Files, lines, comments, search, folding, and macros in Notepad++.

78 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.

Everything Clipboard Code editing Comments and review Editing Files and printing Navigation Paragraphs and lists Search Selection View and zoom
Matching shortcuts
Action Keys Row actions
Zoom in Editor Windows Ctrl Source
Zoom out Editor Windows Ctrl- Source
Restore the default zoom Editor Windows Ctrl/ Source
Duplicate the line or selection Editor Windows CtrlD Source
Delete the word to the left Editor Windows CtrlBackspace Source
Delete the word to the right Editor Windows CtrlDelete Source
Delete to the start of the line Editor Windows CtrlShiftBackspace Source
Delete to the end of the line Editor Windows CtrlShiftDelete Source
Delete the whole line Editor Windows CtrlShiftL Source
Cut the whole line Editor Windows CtrlL Source
Copy the whole line Editor Windows CtrlShiftX Source
Swap the line with the one above Editor Windows CtrlT Source
Go to the start of the document Editor Windows CtrlHome Source
Go to the end of the document Editor Windows CtrlEnd Source
Move to the next paragraph Editor Windows Ctrl] Source
Move to the previous paragraph Editor Windows Ctrl[ Source
Extend a column selection down Editor Windows AltShiftDown arrow Source
Switch overtype mode on or off Editor Windows Insert Source

About Notepad++ and its shortcuts

Notepad++ is the Windows editor people reach for when they want a file open now. Its keyboard covers the practical things: moving between open tabs, searching across files, changing encoding or line endings, and the column and multi-edit modes that make repetitive text work quick.

Almost every binding can be remapped from the shortcut mapper, and plugins add their own commands. Notepad++ is Windows only, so nothing here has a Mac equivalent to compare against.

Where the Notepad++ keys came from

Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Notepad++. Report a key that is wrong

To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Notepad++, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task