GitLab keyboard shortcuts

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GitLab has several keyboard shortcuts you can use to access its different features.

To display a window in GitLab that lists its keyboard shortcuts, use one of the following methods:

Press ?.
In the lower-left corner of the application, select Help and then Keyboard shortcuts.

Although global shortcuts work from any area of GitLab, you must be in specific pages for the other shortcuts to be available, as explained in each section.

Global shortcuts

These shortcuts are available in most areas of GitLab:

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`?`	Show or hide the shortcut reference sheet.
`Shift` + `p`	Go to your Projects page.
`Shift` + `g`	Go to your Groups page.
`Shift` + `a`	Go to your Activity page.
`Shift` + `l`	Go to your Milestones page.
`Shift` + `s`	Go to your Snippets page.
`s` / `/`	Put cursor in the search bar.
`Shift` + `i`	Go to your Issues page.
`Shift` + `m`	Go to your Merge requests page.
`Shift` + `r`	Go to your Review requests page.
`Shift` + `t`	Go to your To-Do List page.
`p`, then `b`	Show or hide the Performance Bar.
`Escape`	Hide tooltips or popovers.
`g`, then `x`	Toggle between GitLab and GitLab Next (GitLab SaaS only).
`.`	Open the Web IDE.

Additionally, the following shortcuts are available when editing text in text fields (for example, comments, replies, issue descriptions, and merge request descriptions):

macOS shortcut	Windows shortcut	Description
`↑`	`↑`	Edit your last comment. You must be in a blank text field below a thread, and you must already have at least one comment in the thread.
`Command` + `Shift` + `p`	`Control` + `Shift` + `p`	Toggle Markdown preview when editing text in a text field that has Write and Preview tabs at the top.
`Command` + `b`	`Control` + `b`	Bold the selected text (surround it with `**`).
`Command` + `i`	`Control` + `i`	Italicize the selected text (surround it with `_`).
`Command` + `Shift` + `x`	`Control` + `Shift` + `x`	Strike through the selected text (surround it with `~~`).
`Command` + `k`	`Control` + `k`	Add a link (surround the selected text with `[]()`).
`Command` + `]`	`Control` + `]`	Indent text. Introduced in GitLab 15.3.
`Command` + `[`	`Control` + `[`	Outdent text. Introduced in GitLab 15.3.
`Command` + `Enter`	`Control` + `Enter`	Submit or save changes

The shortcuts for editing in text fields are always enabled, even if other keyboard shortcuts are disabled.

Project

These shortcuts are available from any page in a project. You must type them relatively quickly to work, and they take you to another page in the project.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`g` + `o`	Go to the Project overview page.
`g` + `v`	Go to the project Activity page (Manage > Activity).
`g` + `r`	Go to the project Releases page (Deploy > Releases).
`g` + `f`	Go to the project files (Code > Repository).
`t`	Open the project file search dialog. (Code > Repository, select Find Files).
`g` + `c`	Go to the project Commits page (Code > Commits).
`g` + `n`	Go to the Repository graph page (Code > Repository graph).
`g` + `d`	Go to the charts in the Repository analytics page (Analyze > Repository analytics).
`g` + `i`	Go to the project Issues page (Plan > Issues).
`i`	Go to the New Issue page (Plan > Issues, select New issue ).
`g` + `b`	Go to the project Issue boards page (Plan > Issue boards).
`g` + `m`	Go to the project Merge requests page (Code > Merge requests).
`g` + `p`	Go to the CI/CD Pipelines page (Build > Pipelines).
`g` + `j`	Go to the CI/CD Jobs page (Build > Jobs).
`g` + `e`	Go to the project Environments page (Operate > Environments).
`g` + `k`	Go to the project Kubernetes clusters integration page (Operate > Kubernetes clusters). You must have at least `maintainer` permissions to access this page.
`g` + `s`	Go to the project Snippets page (Code > Snippets).
`g` + `w`	Go to the project wiki (Plan > Wiki), if enabled.
`.`	Open the Web IDE.

Issues

These shortcuts are available when viewing issues:

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`e`	Edit description.
`a`	Change assignee.
`m`	Change milestone.
`l`	Change label.
`c` + `r`	Copy issue reference.
`r`	Start writing a comment. Pre-selected text is quoted in the comment.
`→`	Go to the next design.
`←`	Go to the previous design.
`Escape`	Close the design.

Merge requests

These shortcuts are available when viewing merge requests:

macOS shortcut	Windows shortcut	Description
`]` or `j`		Move to next file.
`[` or `k`		Move to previous file.
`Command` + `p`	`Control` + `p`	Search for, and then jump to a file for review.
`n`		Move to next unresolved discussion.
`p`		Move to previous unresolved discussion.
`b`		Copy source branch name.
`c` + `r`		Copy merge request reference.
`r`		Start writing a comment. Pre-selected text is quoted in the comment.
`Shift` + `Command` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Control` + `Enter`	Publish your comment immediately.
`Command` + `Enter`	`Control` + `Enter`	Add your comment in a pending state, as part of a review.
`c`		Move to next commit.
`x`		Move to previous commit.
`f`		Toggle file browser.

Project files

These shortcuts are available when browsing the files in a project (go to Code > Repository):

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`↑`	Move selection up (only while searching for files, Code > Repository, then select Find File).
`↓`	Move selection down (only while searching for files, Code > Repository, then select Find File).
`Enter`	Open selection (only while searching for files, Code > Repository, then select Find File).
`Escape`	Go back to the Find File screen (only while searching for files, Code > Repository, then select Find File).
`y`	Go to file permalink (only while viewing a file).
`.`	Open the Web IDE.

Repository graph

These shortcuts are available when viewing the project repository graph page (go to Code > Repository graph):

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`←` or `h`	Scroll left.
`→` or `l`	Scroll right.
`↑` or `k`	Scroll up.
`↓` or `j`	Scroll down.
`Shift` + `↑` or `Shift` + `k`	Scroll to top.
`Shift` + `↓` or `Shift` + `j`	Scroll to bottom.

Incidents

These shortcuts are available when viewing incidents:

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`c` + `r`	Copy incident reference.

Wiki pages

This shortcut is available when viewing a wiki page:

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`e`	Edit wiki page.

Rich text editor

These shortcuts are available when editing a file with the rich text editor:

macOS shortcut	Windows shortcut	Description
`Command` + `c`	`Control` + `c`	Copy
`Command` + `x`	`Control` + `x`	Cut
`Command` + `v`	`Control` + `v`	Paste
`Command` + `Shift` + `v`	`Control` + `Shift` + `v`	Paste without formatting
`Command` + `z`	`Control` + `z`	Undo
`Command` + `Shift` + `v`	`Control` + `Shift` + `v`	Redo
`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`	Add a line break

Formatting

macOS shortcut	Windows/Linux shortcut	Description
`Command` + `b`	`Control` + `b`	Bold
`Command` + `i`	`Control` + `i`	Italic
`Command` + `Shift` + `x`	`Control` + `Shift` + `x`	Strikethrough
`Command` + `k`	`Control` + `k`	Insert a link
`Command` + `Option` + `0`	`Control` + `Alt` + `0`	Apply normal text style
`Command` + `Option` + `1`	`Control` + `Alt` + `1`	Apply heading style 1
`Command` + `Option` + `2`	`Control` + `Alt` + `2`	Apply heading style 2
`Command` + `Option` + `3`	`Control` + `Alt` + `3`	Apply heading style 3
`Command` + `Option` + `4`	`Control` + `Alt` + `4`	Apply heading style 4
`Command` + `Option` + `5`	`Control` + `Alt` + `5`	Apply heading style 5
`Command` + `Option` + `6`	`Control` + `Alt` + `6`	Apply heading style 6
`Command` + `Shift` + `7`	`Control` + `Shift` + `7`	Ordered list
`Command` + `Shift` + `8`	`Control` + `Shift` + `8`	Unordered list
`Command` + `Shift` + `9`	`Control` + `Shift` + `9`	Task list
`Command` + `Option` + `c`	`Control` + `Alt` + `c`	Code block
`Command` + `Shift` + `h`	`Control` + `Shift` + `h`	Highlight
`Command` + `,`	`Control` + `,`	Subscript
`Command` + `.`	`Control` + `.`	Superscript
`Tab`	`Tab`	Indent list
`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`	Outdent list

Text selection

macOS shortcut	Windows shortcut	Description
`Command` + `a`	`Control` + `a`	Select all
`Shift` + `←`	`Shift` + `←`	Extend selection one character to left
`Shift` + `→`	`Shift` + `→`	Extend selection one character to right
`Shift` + `↑`	`Shift` + `↑`	Extend selection one line up
`Shift` + `↓`	`Shift` + `↓`	Extend selection one line down
`Command` + `Shift` + `↑`	`Control` + `Shift` + `↑`	Extend selection to the beginning of the document
`Command` + `Shift` + `↓`	`Control` + `Shift` + `↓`	Extend selection to the end of the document

Epics

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These shortcuts are available when viewing epics:

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`e`	Edit description.
`l`	Change label.
`c` + `r`	Copy epic reference.

Disable keyboard shortcuts

History

To disable keyboard shortcuts:

On the left sidebar, select your avatar.
Select Preferences.
In the Behavior section, clear the Enable keyboard shortcuts checkbox.
Select Save changes.

Enable keyboard shortcuts

History

To enable keyboard shortcuts:

On the left sidebar, select your avatar.
Select Preferences.
In the Behavior section, select the Enable keyboard shortcuts checkbox.
Select Save changes.

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