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Italicise the selected text

CmdI

Mac Desktop app Zotero 7 desktop

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In Zotero, Ctrl + I will italicise the selected text. On a Mac, press Cmd + I instead.

Where it works: Note editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdI`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlI`

Where this comes from

Zotero keyboard shortcuts

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. 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
Italic Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Keynote Cmd + I

More Zotero shortcuts

Underline the selected text Cmd + U
Paste without formatting Cmd + Shift + V
Insert a link Cmd + K
Deselect the annotation and close the popup Esc
Save the page to Zotero Cmd + Shift + S
Create a new item by hand Cmd + Shift + N
Create a new note Cmd + Shift + O
Import a file Cmd + Shift + I

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