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Adobe InDesign

Italic

ShiftCtrlI

Windows Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

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Adobe InDesign uses Shift + Ctrl + I for italic. On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + I instead.

Where it works: Text selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftCmdI`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftCtrlI`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Adobe InDesign

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
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
Italicize the selected text Keynote Cmd + I
Italicise the selected text Linear Cmd + I

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Normal type style Shift + Cmd + Y
Underline Shift + Cmd + U
Strikethrough Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + /
Turn all caps on or off Shift + Cmd + K
Turn small caps on or off Shift + Cmd + H
Superscript Shift + Cmd + =
Subscript Shift + Option + Cmd + =
Increase the point size Shift + Cmd + >

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