VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts Guide

Essential VS Code Shortcuts

Mastering shortcuts dramatically speeds up your coding. Here are the most valuable ones (Mac users: swap Ctrl for Cmd).

Navigation

Action	Shortcut
Command Palette	Ctrl + Shift + P
Quick Open file	Ctrl + P
Go to line	Ctrl + G
Go to definition	F12

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Duplicate line	Shift + Alt + ↓
Move line	Alt + ↑/↓
Comment line	Ctrl + /
Multi-cursor	Ctrl + Alt + ↓
Select next match	Ctrl + D

Search & Replace

Ctrl + F        Find
Ctrl + H        Replace
Ctrl + Shift + F  Find in all files

Terminal & Panels

Ctrl + `         Toggle terminal
Ctrl + B         Toggle sidebar

FAQs

How do I see all shortcuts?

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + S opens the keyboard shortcuts editor. More in our VS Code guides.

Can I customize them?

Yes — fully remappable in keybindings settings.