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. Can't be used to reply in a thread. |
| → | 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. Can't be used to reply in a thread. | |
| 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
- Moved from the shortcuts page to user preferences in GitLab 16.4.
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
- Moved from the shortcuts page to user preferences in GitLab 16.4.
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.
Troubleshooting
Linux shortcuts
Linux users may encounter GitLab keyboard shortcuts that are overridden by their operating system, or their browser.