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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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Matching shortcuts
Action Keys Row actions
Switch between the visual and code editors Editor Windows CtrlShiftAltM Source
Turn full screen mode on or off Editor Windows CtrlShiftAltF Source
Open the block list view Editor Windows ShiftAltO Source
Show or hide the settings sidebar Editor Windows CtrlShift, Source
Move to the next part of the editor Editor Windows Ctrl` Source
Move to the previous part of the editor Editor Windows CtrlShift` Source
Jump to the nearest toolbar Editor Windows AltF10 Source
Save your changes Editor Windows CtrlS Source
Undo your last changes Editor Windows CtrlZ Source
Redo what you undid Editor Windows CtrlShiftZ Source
Select all text or blocks Typing in a block Windows CtrlA Source
Clear the selection Blocks selected Windows Esc Source
Unselect the selected blocks Blocks selected Windows EscEsc Source
Duplicate the selected blocks Blocks selected Windows CtrlShiftD Source
Remove the selected blocks Blocks selected Windows ShiftAltZ Source
Insert a block before the selection Blocks selected Windows CtrlAltT Source
Insert a block after the selection Blocks selected Windows CtrlAltY Source
Delete several selected blocks Several blocks selected Windows Delete Source
Move the selected blocks up Blocks selected Windows CtrlShiftAltT Source
Move the selected blocks down Blocks selected Windows CtrlShiftAltY Source
Wrap the selected blocks in a group Several blocks selected Windows CtrlG Source
Change the block type from a new paragraph Empty paragraph Windows / Source
Paste styles copied from another block Block selected Windows CtrlAltV Source
Make the selected text bold Rich text Windows CtrlB Source
Make the selected text italic Rich text Windows CtrlI Source
Turn the selected text into a link Rich text Windows CtrlK Source
Remove a link Rich text Windows CtrlShiftK Source
Underline the selected text Rich text Windows CtrlU Source
Collapse every other item List view Windows AltL Source
Link to existing content as you type Rich text Windows [[ 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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