IntelliJ IDEA

Toggle a line comment

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Ctrl/

Windows Desktop app IntelliJ IDEA default keymap

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In IntelliJ IDEA, Ctrl + Slash will toggle a line comment. On a Mac, press Cmd + Slash instead.

Where it works: Editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd/`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl/`

Where this comes from

IntelliJ IDEA keyboard shortcuts

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The same task in other apps

Comment lines with line comments Android Studio Cmd + /
Add or remove a single line comment DBeaver Ctrl + /
Toggle a line comment Chrome DevTools Cmd + /
Toggle a line comment Eclipse IDE Ctrl + /
Toggle a comment Godot Engine Cmd + K
Toggle a single line comment Notepad++ Ctrl + Q
Comment or uncomment a line Power BI Desktop Ctrl + /
Comment or uncomment lines RStudio Cmd + Shift + C
Comment out the selection SQL Server Management Studio Ctrl + K then Ctrl + C
Toggle a line comment Sublime Text Cmd + /
Toggle line comments Visual Studio Ctrl + /
Toggle a line's comment state Visual Studio Code Cmd + /

More IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts

Toggle a block comment Cmd + Option + /
Duplicate the current line Cmd + D
Delete the current line Cmd + Backspace
Move the line up Option + Shift + Up arrow
Move the line down Option + Shift + Down arrow
Show basic completion Ctrl + Space
Show parameter information Cmd + P
Go to the declaration Cmd + B

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