VS Code Shortcuts — Dev Shortcuts Hub

Command Palette & Navigation

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`PCmd`+`Shift`+`P`	Open Command Palette
`Ctrl`+`PCmd`+`P`	Quick Open file by name
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`ECmd`+`Shift`+`E`	Focus Explorer sidebar
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`FCmd`+`Shift`+`F`	Global search across files
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`GCtrl`+`Shift`+`G`	Open Source Control panel
`Ctrl`+``Ctrl`+`	Toggle integrated terminal
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+``Ctrl`+`Shift`+`	Create new terminal
`Ctrl`+`BCmd`+`B`	Toggle sidebar visibility
`Ctrl`+`\Cmd`+`\`	Split editor to the right
`Ctrl`+`1/2/3Cmd`+`1/2/3`	Focus editor group 1, 2, or 3

Editing Essentials

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl`+`DCmd`+`D`	Select next occurrence of current word
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`LCmd`+`Shift`+`L`	Select ALL occurrences of current word
`Alt`+`ClickOption`+`Click`	Add cursor at click position
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`↑/↓Cmd`+`Option`+`↑/↓`	Add cursor above / below
`Alt`+`↑/↓Option`+`↑/↓`	Move line up / down
`Shift`+`Alt`+`↓Shift`+`Option`+`↓`	Copy / duplicate line down
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`KCmd`+`Shift`+`K`	Delete current line
`Ctrl`+`/Cmd`+`/`	Toggle line comment
`Shift`+`Alt`+`AShift`+`Option`+`A`	Toggle block comment
`Ctrl`+`ZCmd`+`Z`	Undo
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`ZCmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	Redo
`TabTab`	Indent selected lines / Emmet expand
`Shift`+`TabShift`+`Tab`	Outdent selected lines
`Ctrl`+`]Cmd`+`]`	Indent line
`Ctrl`+`[Cmd`+`[`	Outdent line

Code Navigation & IntelliSense

Shortcut	Description
`F12F12`	Go to Definition
`Alt`+`F12Option`+`F12`	Peek Definition (inline)
`Shift`+`F12Shift`+`F12`	Show all References
`F2F2`	Rename symbol across files
`Ctrl`+`SpaceCtrl`+`Space`	Trigger IntelliSense suggestions
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`OCmd`+`Shift`+`O`	Go to symbol in current file
`Ctrl`+`GCtrl`+`G`	Go to specific line number
`Ctrl`+`HomeCmd`+`↑`	Jump to beginning of file
`Ctrl`+`EndCmd`+`↓`	Jump to end of file
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`\Cmd`+`Shift`+`\`	Jump to matching bracket

Emmet in VS Code

Abbreviation / Key	Output
`!`	Full HTML5 boilerplate
`div.container>header+main+footer`	Layout scaffold with children
`ul.nav>li.nav-item*4>a.nav-link{Item $}`	Nav list with numbered links
`form>input:text+input:email+button[type=submit]{Send}`	Contact form scaffold
`Ctrl+Alt+Enter (Win) / Ctrl+Opt+Enter (Mac)`	Balance tag (expand to wrap)
`Tab after abbreviation`	Expand Emmet abbreviation
`.box{content}*3`	Three divs with class and text
`(header>nav)+(main>section*2)+footer`	Full page layout with grouping

Settings & Zen

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl`+`K`+`Ctrl`+`SCmd`+`K`+`Cmd`+`S`	Open Keyboard Shortcuts editor
`Ctrl`+`K`+`Ctrl`+`TCmd`+`K`+`Cmd`+`T`	Select color theme
`Ctrl`+`,Cmd`+`,`	Open Settings UI
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`VCmd`+`Shift`+`V`	Preview Markdown file
`Ctrl`+`K`+`ZCmd`+`K`+`Z`	Zen Mode (distraction-free)
`F11Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`F`	Toggle full screen
`Ctrl`+`=Cmd`+`=`	Increase font size
`Ctrl`+`-Cmd`+`-`	Decrease font size