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Paste without formatting

CmdShiftV

Mac Web app GitLab web interface

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Shift + V to paste without formatting in GitLab. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + V instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Rich text editor

Every documented variant

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

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

Paste as plain text ChromeOS Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste plain text Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste a link as plain text GitHub Cmd + 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 GitLab shortcuts

Apply heading level one Cmd + Option + 1
Apply heading level two Cmd + Option + 2
Return to normal text Cmd + Option + 0
Make an ordered list Cmd + Shift + 7
Make an unordered list Cmd + Shift + 8
Make a task list Cmd + Shift + 9
Insert a code block Cmd + Option + C
Highlight the selected text Cmd + Shift + H

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