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Paste a link as plain text

CmdShiftV

Mac Web app GitHub web interface

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In GitHub this is paste a link as plain text. It applies here: comment field.

Where it works: Comment field

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdShiftV`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlShiftV`

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

Paste plain text Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste text without its styling Google Docs Cmd + Shift + V
Paste plain text LibreOffice Calc Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Paste as unformatted text LibreOffice Writer Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Paste without formatting Mozilla Thunderbird Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste plain text Microsoft Word Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste without formatting Zotero Cmd + Shift + V

More GitHub shortcuts

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
Apply a label L
Set an assignee A

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