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Notepad++

Toggle a single line comment

CtrlQ

Windows Desktop app Notepad++ default shortcuts

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To toggle a single line comment in Notepad++, press Ctrl + Q. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Editor

Where this comes from

Notepad++ default shortcuts - Parameters.cpp

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

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 line comment IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + /
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 Notepad++ shortcuts

Add a single line comment Ctrl + K
Remove a single line comment Ctrl + Shift + K
Add a block comment Ctrl + Shift + Q
Show function completion Ctrl + Space
Complete a file path Ctrl + Alt + Space
Complete a word from the document Ctrl + Enter
Show the function parameter hint Ctrl + Shift + Space
Open the column editor Alt + C

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