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Insert a bulleted list

CmdShift8

Mac Web app GitHub web interface

Practice this

To insert a bulleted list in GitHub, press Ctrl + Shift + 8. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + 8 instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Comment or Markdown field

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdShift8`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlShift8`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - GitHub Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Start a bulleted list ClickUp Cmd + Shift + 9
Make a bullet list Confluence Cmd + Shift + 8
Start a bulleted list Evernote Shift + Cmd + U
Make an unordered list GitLab Cmd + Shift + 8
Bulleted list Gmail Ctrl + Shift + 8
Bulleted list Google Docs Ctrl + Shift + 8
Insert a bulleted list Linear Cmd + Shift + 8
Toggle a bulleted list LibreOffice Writer Shift + F12

More GitHub shortcuts

Insert a quote Cmd + Shift + .
Paste a link as plain text Cmd + Shift + V
Switch between Write and Preview Cmd + Shift + P
Submit the comment Cmd + Enter
Create an issue C
Focus the issue search bar Cmd + /
Request a reviewer Q
Set a milestone M

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