This document is a cheat sheet for Visual Studio Code that lists keyboard shortcuts for general commands, search and replace, multi-cursor and selection, file management, display, debugging, the integrated terminal, navigation, editing, and commenting. It provides over 100 shortcuts to help users quickly access common commands in Visual Studio Code without using a mouse.

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󰅂General
Show
Command
Palette
Ctrl+Shif
t+P, F1
Quick Open,
Go to File…
Ctrl+P
New
window/instance
Ctrl+Shif
t+N
Close
window/instance
Ctrl+Shif
t+W
Keyboard
Shortcuts
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+S
User Settings Ctrl+,
󰅂Search and replace
Find Ctrl+F
Replace Ctrl+H
Find
next/previous
F3 / Shif
t+F3
Select all
occurences of
Find match
Alt+Enter
Add selection
to next Find
match
Ctrl+D
Move last
selection to
next Find
match
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+D
Toggle case-
sensitive /
regex / whole
word
Alt+C /
R / W
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Multi-cursor and
selection
Insert cursor Alt+Click
Insert cursor
above /
below
Ctrl+Alt
+ ↑ / ↓
Undo last
cursor
operation
Ctrl+U
Insert cursor
at end of each
line selected
Shift+Alt
+I
Select
current line
Ctrl+L
Select all
occurrences
of current
selection
Ctrl+Shif
t+L
Select all
occurrences
of current
word
Ctrl+F2
Expand
selection
Shift+Alt
+→
Shrink
selection
Shift+Alt
+←
Column (box)
selection
Shift+Al
t + (dra
g mouse)
Column (box)
selection
Ctrl+Shif
t+Alt +
(arrow ke
y)
Column (box)
selection
page
Ctrl+Shif
t+Alt +Pg
Up/PgDn
󰅂File management
New File Ctrl+N
Open File... Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S
Save As... Ctrl+Shif
t+S
Save All Ctrl+K S
Close Ctrl+F4
Close All Ctrl+K Ct
rl+W
Reopen
closed editor
Ctrl+Shif
t+T
Enter Keep
preview
Ctrl+K
󰅂Display
Toggle full
screen
F11
Toggle editor
layout
(horizontal/vertical)
Shift+Alt
+0
Zoom in/out Ctrl+ =
/ -
Toggle
Sidebar
visibility
Ctrl+B
Show
Explorer /
Toggle focus
Ctrl+Shif
t+E
Show Search Ctrl+Shif
t+F
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open
Open next Ctrl+Tab
Open
previous
Ctrl+Shif
t+Tab
Copy path of
active le
Ctrl+K P
Reveal active
le in
Explorer
Ctrl+K R
Show active
le in new
window/instance
Ctrl+K O
Show Source
Control
Ctrl+Shif
t+G
Show Debug Ctrl+Shif
t+D
Show
Extensions
Ctrl+Shif
t+X
Replace in
les
Ctrl+Shif
t+H
Toggle Search
details
Ctrl+Shif
t+J
Show Output
panel
Ctrl+Shif
t+U
Open
Markdown
preview
Ctrl+Shif
t+V
Open
Markdown
preview to
the side
Ctrl+K V
Zen Mode
(Esc Esc to
exit)
Ctrl+K Z
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Rich languages
editing
Trigger
suggestion
Ctrl+Spac
e
Trigger
parameter
hints
Ctrl+Shif
t+Space
Format
document
Shift+Alt
+F
Format
selection
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+F
Go to
De nition
F12
Peek
De nition
Alt+F12
Open
De nition to
the side
Ctrl+K F1
2
Quick Fix Ctrl+.
Show
References
Shift+F1
2
Rename
Symbol
F2
Trim trailing
whitespace
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+X
Change le
language
Ctrl+K M
󰅂Editor management
Close editor Ctrl+F4,
Ctrl+W
Close folder Ctrl+K F
Split editor Ctrl+
Focus into 1
st, 2nd or 3rd
editor group
Ctrl+ 1
/ 2 / 3
Focus into
previous/next
editor group
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+ ←/→
Move editor
left/right
Ctrl+Shif
t+PgUp /
PgDn
Move active
editor group
Ctrl+K ←
/ →
󰅂Debug
Toggle
breakpoint
F9
Start/Continue F5
Stop Shift+F5
Step into/out F11 / Shi
ft+F11
Step over F10
Show hover Ctrl+K Ct
rl+I
󰅂Integrated terminal
Show
integrated
terminal
Ctrl+`
Create new
terminal
Ctrl+Shif
t+`
Copy
selection
Ctrl+C
Paste into
active
terminal
Ctrl+V
Scroll
up/down
Ctrl+↑ /
↓
󰅂Navigation
Show all
Symbols
Ctrl+T
Go to Line... Ctrl+G
Go to File... Ctrl+P
Go to
Symbol...
Ctrl+Shif
t+O
Show Ctrl+Shif
󰅂Basic editing
Ctrl+X Cut
line (empty
selection)
Ctrl+C Copy
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3. Scroll page
up/down
Shift+PgU
p / PgDn
Scroll to
top/bottom
Ctrl+Hom
e / End
Problems
panel
t+M
Go to next
error or
warning
F8
Go to
previous
error or
warning
Shift+F8
Navigate
editor group
history
Ctrl+Shif
t+Tab
Go back /
forward
Alt+ ← /
→
line (empty
selection)
Move line
up/down
Alt+ ↑ /
↓
Copy line
up/down
Shift+Al
t + ↓ /
↑
Delete line Ctrl+Shif
t+K
Insert line
below
Ctrl+Ente
r
Insert line
above
Ctrl+Shif
t+Enter
Jump to
matching
bracket
Ctrl+Shif
t+
Indent/outdent
line
Ctrl+] /
[
Go to
beginning/end
of line
Home / En
d
Go to
beginning of
le
Ctrl+Hom
e
Go to end of
le
Ctrl+End
Scroll line
up/down
Ctrl+↑ /
↓
Scroll page
up/down
Alt+PgUp
/ PgDn
Fold
(collapse)
region
Ctrl+Shif
t+[
Unfold
(uncollapse)
region
Ctrl+Shif
t+]
Fold
(collapse) all
subregions
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+[
Unfold
(uncollapse)
all
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+]
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subregions
Fold
(collapse) all
regions
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+0
Unfold
(uncollapse)
all regions
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+J
Add line
comment
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+C
Remove line
comment
Ctrl+K Ct
rl+U
Toggle line
comment
Ctrl+/
Toggle block
comment
Shift+Alt
+A
Toggle word
wrap
Alt+Z
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