Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Popular Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts enable you to be more efficient in your work environment. Here you will find general, basic editing, navigation, search and replace, and more Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for windows computers. 

See also: Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts. 

General

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Show Command Palette	Ctrl+Shift+P, F1
Quick Open, Go to File…	Ctrl+P
New window/instance	Ctrl+Shift+N
Close window/instance	Ctrl+Shift+W
User Settings	Ctrl+,
Keyboard Shortcuts	Ctrl+K Ctrl+S

Basic Editing

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Cut line (empty selection)	Ctrl+X
Copy line (empty selection)	Ctrl+C
Move line up/down	Alt+ ↑ / ↓
Copy line up/down	Shift+Alt + ↓ / ↑
Delete line	Ctrl+Shift+K
Insert line below	Ctrl+Enter
Insert line above	Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Jump to matching bracket	Ctrl+Shift+\
Indent/outdent line	Ctrl+] / [
Go to beginning/end of line	Home / End
Go to beginning of file	Ctrl+Home
Go to end of file	Ctrl+End
Scroll line up/down	Ctrl+↑ / ↓
Scroll page up/down	Alt+PgUp / PgDn
Fold (collapse) region	Ctrl+Shift+[
Unfold (uncollapse) region	Ctrl+Shift+]
Fold (collapse) all subregions	Ctrl+K Ctrl+[
Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions	Ctrl+K Ctrl+]
Fold (collapse) all regions	Ctrl+K Ctrl+0
Unfold (uncollapse) all regions	Ctrl+K Ctrl+J
Add line comment	Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
Remove line comment	Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
Toggle line comment	Ctrl+/
Toggle block comment	Shift+Alt+A
Toggle word wrap	Alt+Z

Navigation

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Show all Symbols	Ctrl+T
Go to Line...	Ctrl+G
Go to File...	Ctrl+P
Go to Symbol...	Ctrl+Shift+O
Show Problems panel	Ctrl+Shift+M
Go to next error or warning	F8
Go to previous error or warning	Shift+F8
Navigate editor group history	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Go back / forward	Alt+ ← / →
Toggle Tab moves focus	Ctrl+M

Search and Replace

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Find	Ctrl+F
Replace	Ctrl+H
Find next/previous	F3 / Shift+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 Ctrl+D
Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word	Alt+C / R / W

Multi-cursor and Selection

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
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+Shift+L
Select all occurrences of current word	Ctrl+F2
Expand selection	Shift+Alt+→
Shrink selection	Shift+Alt+←
Column (box) selection	Shift+Alt + (drag mouse)
Column (box) selection	Ctrl+Shift+Alt + (arrow key)
Column (box) selection page up/down	Ctrl+Shift+Alt  +PgUp/PgDn

Rich Languages Editing

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Trigger suggestion	Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+I
Trigger parameter hints	Ctrl+Shift+Space
Format document	Shift+Alt+F
Format selection	Ctrl+K Ctrl+F
Go to Definition	F12
Peek Definition	Alt+F12
Open Definition to the side	Ctrl+K F12
Quick Fix	Ctrl+.
Show References	Shift+F12
Rename Symbol	F2
Trim trailing whitespace	Ctrl+K Ctrl+X
Change file language	Ctrl+K M

Editor Management

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Close editor	Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W
Close folder	Ctrl+K F
Split editor	Ctrl+\
Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group	Ctrl+ 1 / 2 / 3
Move editor left/right	Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDn

File Management

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
New File	Ctrl+N
Open File...	Ctrl+O
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As...	Ctrl+Shift+S
Save All	Ctrl+K S
Close	Ctrl+F4
Close All	Ctrl+K Ctrl+W
Reopen closed editor	Ctrl+Shift+T
Keep preview mode editor open	Ctrl+K Enter
Open next	Ctrl+Tab
Open previous	Ctrl+Shift+Tab

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