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JupyterLab

Return to command mode

Esc

Mac Web app JupyterLab default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Esc to return to command mode in JupyterLab. The keys are the same on a Mac. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Notebook, edit mode

Ctrl and M also returns to command mode.

Every documented variant

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

Where this comes from

JupyterLab shortcut schemas - jupyterlab/jupyterlab

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More JupyterLab shortcuts

Start editing the cell Enter
Extend the selection to the cell above Shift + Up arrow
Extend the selection to the cell below Shift + Down arrow
Extend the selection to the top Shift + Home
Extend the selection to the bottom Shift + End
Insert a cell above A
Insert a cell below B
Merge the selected cells Shift + M

See every JupyterLab shortcut

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