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Italicize the selected text

CtrlI

Windows Web app GitLab web interface

Practice this

To italicize the selected text in GitLab, press Ctrl + I. On a Mac, press Cmd + I instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Markdown text 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 - GitLab Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. 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
Italicise the selected text GitHub 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 GitLab shortcuts

Strike through the selected text Cmd + Shift + X
Turn the selection into a link Cmd + K
Outdent the text Cmd + [
Indent the text Cmd + ]
Submit or save your changes Cmd + Enter
Go to the project overview G then O
Go to the project activity G then V
Go to the project releases G then R

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