Site wide shortcuts Keyboard shortcut Description S or / Focus the search bar. For more information, see "About searching on GitHub." G N Go to your notifications. For more information, see "About notifications." Esc When focused on a user, issue, or pull request hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Opens the GitHub Command Palette. If you are editing Markdown text, open the command palette with Command+Option+K or Ctrl+Alt+K. For more information, see "GitHub Command Palette." Repositories Keyboard shortcut Description G C Go to the Code tab G I Go to the Issues tab. For more information, see "About issues." G P Go to the Pull requests tab. For more information, see "About pull requests." G A Go to the Actions tab. For more information, see "Learn GitHub Actions." G B Go to the Projects tab. For more information, see "About projects (classic)." G W Go to the Wiki tab. For more information, see "About wikis." G G Go to the Discussions tab. For more information, see "About discussions." Source code editing Keyboard shortcut Description . Opens a repository or pull request in the github.dev editor, in the same browser tab. You must be signed in to use the editor. For more information, see "The github.dev web-based editor." > Opens a repository or pull request in the github.dev editor, in a new browser tab. You must be signed in to use the editor. For more information, see "The github.dev web-based editor." Command+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text Command+I (Mac) or Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list Command+Shift+. (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote E Open source code file in the Edit file tab Command+F (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) Start searching in file editor Command+G (Mac) or Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) Find next Command+Shift+G (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+G (Windows/Linux) Find previous Command+Option+F (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows/Linux) Replace Command+Shift+Option+F (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) Replace all Alt+G Jump to line Command+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Windows/Linux) Undo Command+Y (Mac) or Ctrl+Y (Windows/Linux) Redo Command+Shift+P Toggles between the Edit file and Preview changes tabs Command+S (Mac) or Ctrl+S (Windows/Linux) Write a commit message For more keyboard shortcuts, see the CodeMirror documentation. Source code browsing Keyboard shortcut Description t Activates the file finder l Jump to a line in your code w Switch to a new branch or tag y Expand a URL to its canonical form. For more information, see "Getting permanent links to files." i Show or hide comments on diffs. For more information, see "Commenting on a pull request." a Show or hide annotations on diffs b Open blame view. For more information, see "Viewing a file." Navigating within code files If you view a code file in a repository using the Code view and click on any line in the file, you will see a cursor. You can then navigate within the content of the file, also known as a blob (binary large object), using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcut Description Shift+J Highlights the line that is currently selected by the cursor within the code file Shift+Option+C (Mac) or Shift+Alt+C (Windows/Linux) If a line of code is currently selected, this shortcut opens the line menu for that line, appearing under to the left of the line Command+Enter (Mac) or Control+Enter (Windows/Linux) Highlights the code symbol currently selected by the cursor and all other occurrences of the symbol in the code, and shows the symbol in the symbols pane Comments Keyboard shortcut Description Command+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text Command+I (Mac) or Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text Command+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for code or a command within a line Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link Command+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) Creates a Markdown link when applied over highlighted text Command+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) Toggles between the Write and Preview comment tabs Command+Shift+V (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Linux) Pastes HTML link as plain text Command+Shift+Option+V (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V (Windows/Linux) Pastes HTML link as plain text Command+Shift+7 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an ordered list Command+Shift+8 (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for an unordered list Command+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) Submits a comment Ctrl+. and then Ctrl+[saved reply number] Opens saved replies menu and then autofills comment field with a saved reply. For more information, see "About saved replies." Command+Shift+. (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) Inserts Markdown formatting for a quote Command+G (Mac) or Ctrl+G (Windows/Linux) Insert a suggestion. For more information, see "Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request." R Quote the selected text in your reply. For more information, see "Basic writing and formatting syntax." Issue and pull request lists Keyboard shortcut Description C Create an issue Command+/ (Mac) or Ctrl+/ (Windows/Linux) Focus your cursor on the issues or pull requests search bar. For more information, see "Filtering and searching issues and pull requests." U Filter by author L Filter by or edit labels. For more information, see "Filtering and searching issues and pull requests." Alt and click While filtering by labels, exclude labels. For more information, see "Filtering and searching issues and pull requests." M Filter by or edit milestones. For more information, see "Filtering issues and pull requests by milestone." A Filter by or edit assignee. For more information, see "Filtering and searching issues and pull requests." O or Enter Open issue Issues and pull requests Keyboard shortcut Description Q Request a reviewer. For more information, see "Requesting a pull request review." M Set a milestone. For more information, see "Associating milestones with issues and pull requests." L Apply a label. For more information, see "Managing labels." A Set an assignee. For more information, see "Assigning issues and pull requests to other GitHub users." X Link an issue or pull request from the same repository. For more information, see "Linking a pull request to an issue." Command+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) Toggles between the Write and Preview tabs Alt and click When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the current tab by holding Alt and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "About task lists." Shift and click When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in a new tab by holding Shift and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "About task lists." Command and click (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift and click (Windows/Linux) When creating an issue from a task list, open the new issue form in the new window by holding Command or Ctrl+Shift and clicking the in the upper-right corner of the task. For more information, see "About task lists." "Files changed" tab in pull requests Keyboard shortcut Description C Open the Commits dropdown menu to filter which commits are shown in the diffs T Move your cursor to the "Filter changed files" field Command+Shift+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Enter (Windows/Linux) Submit a review comment Option and click (Mac) or Alt and click (Windows/Linux) Toggle between collapsing and expanding all outdated or resolved review comments in a pull request (for example, by holding down Alt and clicking Show outdated or Hide outdated) Click, then Shift and click Comment on multiple lines of a pull request by clicking a line number, holding Shift, then clicking another line number. For more information, see "Commenting on a pull request." Projects Navigating a project Keyboard shortcut Description Command+f (Mac) or Ctrl+f (Windows/Linux) Focus filter field ← Move focus to the left → Move focus to the right ↑ Move focus up ↓ Move focus down Manipulating a project Keyboard shortcut Description Enter Toggle edit mode for the focused cell Escape Cancel editing for the focused cell Command+Shift+\(Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+\(Windows/Linux) Open row actions menu Shift+Space Select item Shift+↓ Add cell or card below to selection Shift+↑ Add cell or card above to selection Space Open selected item e Archive selected items Moving cards on the board layout Keyboard shortcut Description Enter or Shift+Space Start moving the selected card(s) Esc Cancel the move in progress Enter Complete the move in progress ↓ Move a single card down Command+↓ or Ctrl+↓ (Windows/Linux) Move a single card to the bottom of the column ↑ Move a single card up Command+↑ (Mac) or Ctrl+↑ (Windows/Linux) Move a single card to the top of the column ← Move card(s) left Command+← (Mac) or Ctrl+← (Windows/Linux) Move card(s) to the leftmost column → Move card(s) right Command+→ (Mac) or Ctrl+→ (Windows/Linux) Move card(s) to the rightmost column Projects (classic) Moving a column Keyboard shortcut Description Enter or Space Start moving the focused column Esc Cancel the move in progress Enter Complete the move in progress ← or H Move column to the left Command+← or Command+H (Mac) or Ctrl+← or Ctrl+H (Windows/Linux) Move column to the leftmost position → or L Move column to the right Command+→ or Command+L (Mac) or Ctrl+→ or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) Move column to the rightmost position Moving a card Keyboard shortcut Description Enter or Space Start moving the focused card Esc Cancel the move in progress Enter Complete the move in progress ↓ or J Move card down Command+↓ or Command+J (Mac) or Ctrl+↓ or Ctrl+J (Windows/Linux) Move card to the bottom of the column ↑ or K Move card up Command+↑ or Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+↑ or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) Move card to the top of the column ← or H Move card to the bottom of the column on the left Shift+← or Shift+H Move card to the top of the column on the left Command+← or Command+H (Mac) or Ctrl+← or Ctrl+H (Windows/Linux) Move card to the bottom of the leftmost column Command+Shift+← or Command+Shift+H (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+← or Ctrl+Shift+H (Windows/Linux) Move card to the top of the leftmost column → Move card to the bottom of the column on the right Shift+→ or Shift+L Move card to the top of the column on the right Command+→ or Command+L (Mac) or Ctrl+→ or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) Move card to the bottom of the rightmost column Command+Shift+→ or Command+Shift+L (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+→ or Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows/Linux) Move card to the bottom of the rightmost column Previewing a card Keyboard shortcut Description Esc Close the card preview pane GitHub Actions Keyboard shortcut Description Command+Space (Mac) or Ctrl+Space (Windows/Linux) In the workflow editor, get suggestions for your workflow file. G F Go to the workflow file Shift+T or T Toggle timestamps in logs Shift+F or F Toggle full-screen logs Esc Exit full-screen logs Notifications Keyboard shortcut Description E Mark as done Shift+U Mark as unread Shift+I Mark as read Shift+M Unsubscribe Network graph Keyboard shortcut Description ← or H Scroll left → or L Scroll right ↑ or K Scroll up ↓ or J Scroll down Shift+← (Mac) or Shift+H (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way left Shift+→ (Mac) or Shift+L (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way right Shift+↑ (Mac) or Shift+K (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way up Shift+↓ (Mac) or Shift+J (Windows/Linux) Scroll all the way down Press alt+up to activate Help and support