WordPress block editor keyboard shortcuts
Blocks, selection, formatting, and editor navigation when writing in WordPress.
30 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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- WordPress block editor Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Switch between the visual and code editors Editor | Mac ShiftOptionCmdM 1 more variant | Source |
| Turn full screen mode on or off Editor | Mac ShiftOptionCmdF 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the block list view Editor | Mac CtrlOptionO 1 more variant | Source |
| Show or hide the settings sidebar Editor | Mac ShiftCmd, 1 more variant | Source |
| Move to the next part of the editor Editor | Mac Ctrl` 1 more variant | Source |
| Move to the previous part of the editor Editor | Mac CtrlShift` 1 more variant | Source |
| Jump to the nearest toolbar Editor | Mac OptionF10 1 more variant | Source |
| Save your changes Editor | Mac CmdS 1 more variant | Source |
| Undo your last changes Editor | Mac CmdZ 1 more variant | Source |
| Redo what you undid Editor | Mac ShiftCmdZ 1 more variant | Source |
| Select all text or blocks Typing in a block | Mac CmdA 1 more variant | Source |
| Clear the selection Blocks selected | Mac Esc 1 more variant | Source |
| Unselect the selected blocks Blocks selected | Mac EscEsc 1 more variant | Source |
| Duplicate the selected blocks Blocks selected | Mac ShiftCmdD 1 more variant | Source |
| Remove the selected blocks Blocks selected | Mac CtrlOptionZ 1 more variant | Source |
| Insert a block before the selection Blocks selected | Mac OptionCmdT 1 more variant | Source |
| Insert a block after the selection Blocks selected | Mac OptionCmdY 1 more variant | Source |
| Delete several selected blocks Several blocks selected | Mac Delete 1 more variant | Source |
| Move the selected blocks up Blocks selected | Mac ShiftOptionCmdT 1 more variant | Source |
| Move the selected blocks down Blocks selected | Mac ShiftOptionCmdY 1 more variant | Source |
| Wrap the selected blocks in a group Several blocks selected | Mac CmdG 1 more variant | Source |
| Change the block type from a new paragraph Empty paragraph | Mac / 1 more variant | Source |
| Paste styles copied from another block Block selected | Mac CmdOptionV 1 more variant | Source |
| Make the selected text bold Rich text | Mac CmdB 1 more variant | Source |
| Make the selected text italic Rich text | Mac CmdI 1 more variant | Source |
| Turn the selected text into a link Rich text | Mac CmdK 1 more variant | Source |
| Remove a link Rich text | Mac ShiftCmdK 1 more variant | Source |
| Underline the selected text Rich text | Mac CmdU 1 more variant | Source |
| Collapse every other item List view | Mac OptionL 1 more variant | Source |
| Link to existing content as you type Rich text | Mac [[ 1 more variant | Source |
About WordPress block editor and its shortcuts
The WordPress block editor treats a post as a stack of blocks, and its shortcuts follow that model: inserting and duplicating blocks, moving them up and down, selecting a whole block rather than the text inside it, and switching between the visual and code views. Its own help panel lists them, which is a shortcut worth knowing on its own.
This is a web editor, so the browser keeps some combinations. Blocks supplied by plugins can add their own behaviour, and the editor has changed substantially across WordPress releases.
Where the WordPress block editor keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of WordPress block editor. Report a key that is wrong
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