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Italicise the selected text

CtrlI

Windows Web app GitHub web interface

Practice this

Press Ctrl + I to italicise the selected text in GitHub. On a Mac, press Cmd + I 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	`CmdI`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlI`

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

Italic Canva Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Confluence Ctrl + I
Italicise the text Evernote Cmd + I
Italic Microsoft Excel Ctrl + I
Italicize the selected text GitLab Cmd + I
Italic Gmail Ctrl + I
Italic Google Docs Ctrl + I
Italic Google Sheets Ctrl + I
Italic Google Slides Ctrl + I
Italic Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Keynote Cmd + I
Italicise the selected text Linear Cmd + I

More GitHub shortcuts

Insert inline code formatting Cmd + E
Insert a link Cmd + K
Insert a numbered list Cmd + Shift + 7
Insert a bulleted list Cmd + Shift + 8
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

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