Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts
Default editor keymap for code navigation, selection, and editing.
34 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 11, 2026
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11 actions and 14 key variants match.
- Visual Studio Code Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Remove the current code line Code editor | Mac CmdShiftK 1 more variant | Source |
| Shift a line downward Code editor | Mac OptionDown arrow 1 more variant | Source |
| Copy a line beneath itself Code editor | Mac ShiftOptionDown arrow 1 more variant | Source |
| Undo change Editor | Windows CtrlZ | Source |
| Redo change Editor | Windows CtrlY | Source |
| Line below Editor | Windows CtrlEnter | Source |
| Line above Editor | Windows CtrlShiftEnter | Source |
| Move line up Editor | Windows AltUp arrow | Source |
| Copy line above Editor | Windows ShiftAltUp arrow | Source |
| Undo cursor Editor | Windows CtrlU | Source |
| Outdent line Editor | Windows Ctrl[ | Source |
About Visual Studio Code and its shortcuts
Visual Studio Code is built around the command palette, and that changes how its keyboard works: almost everything is reachable by typing a command name, with bound keys as the fast path for what you repeat. Beyond that, the valuable groups are multi-cursor editing, navigation between files and symbols, and the integrated terminal.
Extensions add and override bindings freely, so two installations can behave differently. Microsoft publishes separate reference sheets per system, and keymap extensions that imitate other editors replace large parts of the default set.
Where the Visual Studio Code keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Visual Studio Code. Report a key that is wrong
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