Keyboard shortcuts

View the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for the Mintlify web editor, including text formatting, navigation, and editing commands.

Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and edit faster in the web editor. The editor supports common shortcuts like copy, paste, undo, and select all, along with the shortcuts listed below.

Visual mode

Use these shortcuts when editing in visual mode.

Search and navigation

Command	macOS	Windows
Search files and content	Cmd + K	Ctrl + K

View

Toggle editor surfaces without leaving the keyboard. These shortcuts mirror the toggles in the More options () menu in the editor top bar.

Command	macOS	Windows
Toggle Markdown mode	Cmd + Shift + M	Ctrl + Shift + M
Toggle file explorer	Cmd + Shift + F	Ctrl + Shift + F

The file explorer shortcut swaps the editor sidebar between the navigation tree and the file explorer view. It works while you’re typing in the editor.

Text formatting

Command	macOS	Windows
Bold	Cmd + B	Ctrl + B
Italic	Cmd + I	Ctrl + I
Underline	Cmd + U	Ctrl + U
Strikethrough	Cmd + Shift + S	Ctrl + Shift + S
Code	Cmd + E	Ctrl + E
Subscript	Cmd + ,	Ctrl + ,
Superscript	Cmd + .	Ctrl + .

Headings

Command	macOS	Windows
Text	Cmd + Option + 0	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Heading 1	Cmd + Option + 1	Ctrl + Alt + 1
Heading 2	Cmd + Option + 2	Ctrl + Alt + 2
Heading 3	Cmd + Option + 3	Ctrl + Alt + 3
Heading 4	Cmd + Option + 4	Ctrl + Alt + 4

Lists and blocks

Command	macOS	Windows
Unordered list	Cmd + Shift + 8	Ctrl + Shift + 8
Blockquote	Cmd + Shift + B	Ctrl + Shift + B

Content actions

Command	macOS	Windows
Add link to selected text	Cmd + K	Ctrl + K
Add line break	Cmd + Enter	Ctrl + Enter
Component menu	/	/
Emoji picker	: + keyword	: + keyword

Smart substitutions

The editor automatically converts certain character sequences into typographic symbols as you type. The editor skips substitutions inside code blocks and inline code.

Type	Result
->	→
<-	←
=>	⇒
<=	≤
>=	≥
!=	≠

Markdown mode

Markdown mode uses the Monaco editor, which supports standard VS Code keyboard shortcuts.

Search and navigation

Command	macOS	Windows
Search files	Cmd + K	Ctrl + K
Find	Cmd + F	Ctrl + F

Editing

Command	macOS	Windows
Toggle comment	Cmd + /	Ctrl + /
Indent line	Tab	Tab
Outdent line	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Move line up	Option + ↑	Alt + ↑
Move line down	Option + ↓	Alt + ↓
Duplicate line	Shift + Option + ↓	Shift + Alt + ↓

Multiple cursors

Command	macOS	Windows
Add cursor	Option + Click	Alt + Click
Add cursor above	Cmd + Option + ↑	Ctrl + Alt + ↑
Add cursor below	Cmd + Option + ↓	Ctrl + Alt + ↓