Shortcuts Visual Studio Code for Windows

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Visual Studio Code for Windows which is used on the operating system Windows, in this hotkeys description 122 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

General Shortcuts

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Shift+P/F1 Show Command Palette
Ctrl+P Quick Open
Ctrl+Shift+N New window/instance
Ctrl+Shift+W Close window/instance

Editing Shortcuts

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+X Cut line (empty selection)
Ctrl+C Copy line (empty selection)
Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Move line up/down
Shift+Alt+Down Arrow/Up Arrow Copy line up/down
Ctrl+Shift+K Delete line
Ctrl+Enter Insert line below
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Insert line above
Ctrl+Shift+\ Jump to matching bracket
Ctrl+]/[ Indent/outdent line
Home Go to beginning of line
End Go to End of line
Ctrl+Home Go to beginning of file
Ctrl+End Go to End of file
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Scroll line up/down
Alt+PgUp/PgDn Scroll page up/down
Ctrl+Shift+[ Fold (collapse) region
Ctrl+Shift+] Unfold (uncollapse) region
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+[ Fold (collapse) all subregions
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+] Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+0 Fold (collapse) all regions
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+J Unfold (uncollapse) all regions
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+C Add line comment
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+U Remove line comment
Ctrl+/ Toggle line comment
Shift+Alt+A Toggle block comment
Alt+Z Toggle word wrap
Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+T Show all Symbols
Ctrl+G Go to Line...
Ctrl+P Go to File...
Ctrl+Shift+O Go to Symbol...
Ctrl+Shift+M Show Problems panel
F8 Go to next error or warning
Shift+F8 Go to previous error or warning
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Navigate editor group history
Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow Go back / forward
Ctrl+M Toggle Tab moves focus

Search and Replace

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+H Replace
F3/Shift+F3 Find next/previous
Alt+Enter Select all occurences of Find match
Ctrl+D Add selection to next Find match
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+D Move last selection to next Find match
Alt+C/R/W Toggle Case-sensitive/Regex/Whole word

MutiCursor and Selection

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Alt+Click Insert cursor
Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Insert cursor above / below
Ctrl+U Undo last cursor operation
Shift+Alt+I Insert cursor at end of each line selected
Ctrl+I Select current line
Ctrl+Shift+L Select all occurrences of current selection
Ctrl+F2 Select all occurrences of current word
Shift+Alt+Right Arrow Expand selection
Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Shrink selection
Shift+Alt +Drag Column (box) selection
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys Column (box) selection
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp/PgDn Column (box) selection page up/down

Rich Language Editing

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Spacebar Trigger suggestion
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar Trigger parameter hints
Tab Emmet expand abbreviation
Shift+Alt+F Format document
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+F Format selection
F12 Go to Definition
Alt+F12 Peek Definition
Ctrl+KthenF12 Open Definition to the side
Ctrl+. Quick Fix
Shift+F12 Show References
F2 Rename Symbol
Ctrl+Shift+./, Replace with next/previous value
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+X Trim trailing whitespace
Ctrl+KthenM Change file language

Editor Management

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+F4thenCtrl+W Close editor
Ctrl+KthenF Close folder
Ctrl+\ Split editor
Ctrl+1/2/3 Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow Focus into previous/next editor group
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp/PgDn Move editor left/right
Ctrl+KthenLeft Arrow/Right Arrow Move active editor group

File Management

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+N New File
Ctrl+O Open File
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As
Ctrl+KthenS Save All
Ctrl+F4 Close
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+W Close All
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen closed editor
Ctrl+KthenEnter Keep Open
Ctrl+Tab Open next
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Open previous
Ctrl+KthenP Copy Path of active file
Ctrl+KthenR Reveal active file in Explorer
Ctrl+KthenO Show active file in new window/instance

Display

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F11 Toggle full screen
Shift+Alt+1 Toggle editor layout
Ctrl+=/- Zoom in/out
Ctrl+B Toggle Sidebar visibility
Ctrl+Shift+E Show Explorer / Toggle focus
Ctrl+Shift+F Show Search
Ctrl+Shift+G Show Git
Ctrl+Shift+D Show Debug
Ctrl+Shift+X Show Extensions
Ctrl+Shift+H Replace in files
Ctrl+Shift+J Toggle Search details
Ctrl+Shift+C Open new command prompt/terminal
Ctrl+Shift+U Show Output panel
Ctrl+Shift+V Toggle Markdown preview
Ctrl+KthenV Open Markdown preview to the side

Debug

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F9 Toggle breakpoint
F5 Start/Continue
Shift+F5 Stop
F11/Shift+F11 Step into/out
F10 Step over
Ctrl+KthenCtrl+I Show hover

Integrated Terminal

Windows Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+` Show integrated terminal
Ctrl+Shift+` Create new terminal
Ctrl+Shift+C Copy selection
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste into active terminal
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Scroll up/down
Shift+PgUp/PgDn Scroll page up/down
Ctrl+Home/End Scroll to top/bottom
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Date of change: 25.01.2019
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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program