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WordPress block editor keyboard shortcuts

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

Clipboard 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Paste styles copied from another block Block selected Ctrl + Alt + V Cmd + Option + V

Code editing 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Switch between the visual and code editors Editor Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + Cmd + M

Editing 5 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Turn full screen mode on or off Editor Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F Shift + Option + Cmd + F
Undo your last changes Editor Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Redo what you undid Editor Ctrl + Shift + Z Shift + Cmd + Z
Remove a link Rich text Ctrl + Shift + K Shift + Cmd + K
Link to existing content as you type Rich text [ then [ [ then [

Files and printing 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Save your changes Editor Ctrl + S Cmd + S

Navigation 3 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Move to the next part of the editor Editor Ctrl + ` Ctrl + `
Move to the previous part of the editor Editor Ctrl + Shift + ` Ctrl + Shift + `
Jump to the nearest toolbar Editor Alt + F10 Option + F10

Paragraphs and lists 3 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Open the block list view Editor Shift + Alt + O Ctrl + Option + O
Change the block type from a new paragraph Empty paragraph / /
Collapse every other item List view Alt + L Option + L

Selection 15 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Select all text or blocks Typing in a block Ctrl + A Cmd + A
Clear the selection Blocks selected Esc Esc
Unselect the selected blocks Blocks selected Esc then Esc Esc then Esc
Duplicate the selected blocks Blocks selected Ctrl + Shift + D Shift + Cmd + D
Remove the selected blocks Blocks selected Shift + Alt + Z Ctrl + Option + Z
Insert a block before the selection Blocks selected Ctrl + Alt + T Option + Cmd + T
Insert a block after the selection Blocks selected Ctrl + Alt + Y Option + Cmd + Y
Delete several selected blocks Several blocks selected Delete Delete
Move the selected blocks up Blocks selected Ctrl + Shift + Alt + T Shift + Option + Cmd + T
Move the selected blocks down Blocks selected Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Y Shift + Option + Cmd + Y
Wrap the selected blocks in a group Several blocks selected Ctrl + G Cmd + G
Make the selected text bold Rich text Ctrl + B Cmd + B
Make the selected text italic Rich text Ctrl + I Cmd + I
Turn the selected text into a link Rich text Ctrl + K Cmd + K
Underline the selected text Rich text Ctrl + U Cmd + U

View and zoom 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Show or hide the settings sidebar Editor Ctrl + Shift + , Shift + Cmd + ,

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