Visual Studio Code(Windows) Shortcuts:
Visual Studio Code is a powerful source code editor. You can install it on any platform because it is open-source software. Here we are going to see the shortcut keys for Visual Studio Code to easily work with it.
Last updated on Aug 3, 2020.
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General Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+Shift+P then F1 | F1 Key Show Command Palette |
| CTRL+P | Helps to Go to File and quick open |
| CTRL+Shift+N | It is Used to Open New Window or Instance |
| CTRL+Shift+W | Used to Close Window or Instance |
| CTRL+, | Go to the User Settings |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+S | Keyboard Shortcuts |
Basic Editing Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+X | This shortcut will Cut Line on empty selection |
| CTRL+C | Used to Copy Line on empty selection |
| ALT+↑↓ | Used to Move Line Up or Down |
| Shift+ALT+↑↓ | Helps to Copy Line Up or Down |
| CTRL+Shift+K | Used to Delete Line |
| CTRL+Enter | It is Used to Insert Line Below |
| CTRL+Shift+Enter | Helps To Insert Line Above |
| CTRL+Shift+\ | It will Jump to Matching Bracket |
| CTRL+] or CTRL+[ | It is used to Indent or Outdent Line |
| Home | It is Used to Go to Beginning of Line |
| End | Go to End of Line |
| CTRL+Home | Used to Go to Beginning of File |
| CTRL+End | It is Used to Go to the End of File |
| CTRL+↑↓ | It will Scroll Line Up or Down |
| Alt+PgUp | Used to Scroll Page Up |
| Alt+PgDn | It is Used to Scroll Page Down |
| CTRL+Shift+[ | Used to Fold Region (collapsed) |
| CTRL+Shift+] | It is Used to Unfold Region (uncollapsed) |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+[ | Fold all Subregions |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+] | Unfold all Subregions |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+O | Used to Fold all regions |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+J | It helps to Unfold all regions |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+C | Used to Add Line Comment |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+U | Used to Remove Line Comment |
| CTRL+/ | Toggle Line Comment |
| Shift+Alt+A | Used to Toggle Block Comment |
| Alt+Z | Helps to Toggle Word Wrap |
Navigation Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+T | Used to Show All Symbols |
| CTRL+G | It is Used to Go to Line |
| CTRL+P | Go to the File |
| CTRL+Shift+O | Used to Go to Symbol |
| CTRL+Shift+M | It will open Problems Panel |
| F8 | Used to Go to Next Error or Warning |
| Shift+F8 | Helps to Go to the Previous Error or Warning |
| CTRL+Shift+Tab | It will Navigate Editor Group History |
| Alt+← → | Go back or Forward |
| CTRL+M | Used to Toggle Tab Moves Focus |
Search and Replace Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+F | Open Find Option |
| CTRL+H | Go to the Replace Option |
| F3 | Used to Find Next |
| Shift+F3 | This Shortcut is Used to Find Previous |
| Alt+Enter | Used to Select All Occurrences of Find Match |
| CTRL+D | It will Add Selection to next Find Match |
| CTRL+KthenCTRL+D | Used to Move Last Selection to Next Find Match |
| ALT+C | Toggle Case Sensitive |
| ALT+R | Used to Toggle Regex |
| ALT+W | Helps to Toggle Whole Word |
Multi-Cursor and Selection Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| ALT+LMB | It is Used to Insert Cursor |
| CTRL+Alt+↑↓ | Used to Insert Cursor Above or Below |
| CTRL+U | It will Undo Last Cursor Operation |
| Shift+Alt+I | It will Insert Cursor at the End of Each Line Selected |
| CTRL+I | Used to Select Current Line |
| CTRL+Shift+L | Used to Select All Occurrences of Current Selection |
| CTRL+F2 | Select All Occurrences of Current Word |
| Shift+Alt+→ | Helps to Expand the Selection |
| Shift+Alt+← | Used to Shrink Selection |
Shift+Alt+
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Used for Column Selection |
| CTRL+Shift+Alt+PgUp | Column Selection Page Up |
| CTRL+Shift+Alt+PgDn | Used for Column Selection Page Down |
Rich Languages Editing Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+Space | Trigger Suggestion |
| CTRL+Shift+Space | Used to Trigger Parameter Hints |
| Shift+Alt+F | Helps to Format Document |
| CTRL+K then CTRL+F | Used to Format Selection |
| F12 | This Shortcut will Go to the Definition |
| Alt+F12 | It gives Peek Definition |
| Ctrl+KthenF12 | Open Definition to the Side |
| CTRL+. | Quick Fix |
| Shift+F12 | Used to Show References |
| F2 | It will Rename Symbol |
| Ctrl+K then Ctrl+X | Used for Trim Trailing White space |
| Ctrl+K then M | Used for M Change File Language |
Editor Management Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+F4 then Ctrl+W | Used to Close Editor |
| CTRL+K | F Close Folder |
| CTRL+\ | Helps to Split Editor |
| CTRL+1 | Used to Focus into First Group |
| CTRL+2 | It is Used to Focus into Second Group |
| CTRL+3 | Helps to Focus into Third Group |
| Ctrl+K then Ctrl+← → | Focus into Previous or Next Editor Group |
| CTRL+Shift+PgUp | This Shortcut will Move Editor Left |
| CTRL+Shift+PgDn | Used to Move Editor Right |
| Ctrl+K then ← → | It is Used to Move Active Editor Group |
File Management Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+N | It will open a New File |
| CTRL+O | Used to Open a File |
| CTRL+S | Used to Save file |
| CTRL+Shift+S | Save As |
| CTRL+K then S | Save All files |
| CTRL+F4 | Used to Close the file or window |
| Ctrl+K then Ctrl+W | Close All |
| CTRL+Shift+T | It will Reopen Closed Editor |
| CTRL+K | Used to Enter Keep Preview Mode Editor Open |
| CTRL+Tab | Open Next |
| CTRL+Shift+Tab | Used to Open the Previous |
| CTRL+K then P | It is Used to Copy Path of Active File |
| CTRL+K then R | It Helps to Reveal Active File in Explorer |
| CTRL+K then O | It will Show Active File in New Window or Instance |
Display Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| F11 | Used to Toggle Full Screen |
| Shift+Alt+1 | Toggle Editor Layout in horizontal or Vertical |
| CTRL+= | Zoom In |
| CTRL+– | Zoom Out |
| CTRL+B | Used to Toggle Sidebar Visibility |
| CTRL+Shift+E | It will Show Explorer or Toggle Focus |
| CTRL+Shift+F | Display Search option |
| CTRL+Shift+G | It will Show Source Control |
| CTRL+Shift+D | Used to Show Debug |
| CTRL+Shift+X | It will Show Extensions |
| CTRL+Shift+H | Helps to Replace in Files |
| CTRL+Shift+J | Toggle Search Details |
| CTRL+Shift+U | Display Output Panel |
| CTRL+Shift+V | Used to Open Markdown Preview |
| CTRL+K then V | Open Markdown Preview to the Side |
| CTRL+K then Z | Zen Mode (Esc to Exit) |
Debug Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| F9 | Used to Toggle Breakpoint |
| F5 | Click this shortcut to Start or Continue |
| Shift+F5 | Stop |
| F11 | Step Into option |
| Shift+F11 | Step Out option |
| F10 | Step Over |
| Ctrl+K then Ctrl+I | It will Show Hover |
Integrated Terminal Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+` | Used to Show Integrated Terminal |
| CTRL+Shift+` | This Shortcut is used to Create New Terminal |
| CTRL+C | Used to Copy Selected files |
| CTRL+V | Helps to Paste Into Active Terminal |
| CTRL+↑↓ | Scroll Up or Down |
| Shift+PgUp | Scroll Page Up |
| Shift+PgDn | Scroll Page Down |
| CTRL+Home | Scroll to Top |
| CTRL+End | Scroll to Bottom |
In this article, you can easily learn the shortcut keys for the Visual Studio Code (Windows). Leave your feedback in the comment section.