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Google Docs

Remove direct text styling

Ctrl\

Windows Web app Google Docs web editor

Practice this

To remove direct text styling in Google Docs, press Ctrl + Backslash. On a Mac, press Cmd + Backslash instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Selected text

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Web app Cmd\
Windows Web app Ctrl\

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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