> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.n8n.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.code/keyboard-shortcuts.md). # Keyboard shortcuts The Code node editing environment supports a range of keyboard shortcuts to speed up and enhance your experience. Select the appropriate tab to see the relevant shortcuts for your operating system. ## Cursor Movement {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %}
ActionShortcut
Move cursor left← Left
Move cursor right→ Right
Move cursor up↑ Up
Move cursor down↓ Down
Move cursor by word left^ Ctrl + ← Left
Move cursor by word right^ Ctrl + → Right
Move to line start⤒ Home or ^ Ctrl + ← Left
Move to line end⤓ End or ^ Ctrl + → Right
Move to document start^ Ctrl or ⤒ Home
Move to document end^ Ctrl or ⤓ End
Move page up⇞ Page Up
Move page down⇟ Page Down
{% endtab %} {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Move cursor left | ← Left **or** ^ Ctrl + B | | Move cursor right | → Right **or** ^ Ctrl + F | | Move cursor up | ↑ Up **or** ^ Ctrl + P | | Move cursor down | ↓ Down **or** ^ Ctrl + N | | Move cursor by word left | ⌥ Option + ← Left | | Move cursor by word right | ⌥ Option + → Right | | Move to line start | ⌘ Cmd + ← Left **or** ^ Ctrl + A | | Move to line end | ⌘ Cmd + → Right **or** ^ Ctrl + E | | Move to document start | ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Up | | Move to document end | ⌘ Cmd + ↓ Down | | Move page up | ⇞ Page Up | | Move page down | ⇟ Page Down | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %}
ActionShortcut
Move cursor left← Left
Move cursor right→ Right
Move cursor up↑ Up
Move cursor down↓ Down
Move cursor by word left^ Ctrl + ← Left
Move cursor by word right^ Ctrl + → Right
Move to line start⤒ Home or ^ Ctrl + ← Left
Move to line end⤓ End or ^ Ctrl + → Right
Move to document start^ Ctrl or ⤒ Home
Move to document end^ Ctrl or ⤓ End
Move page up⇞ Page Up
Move page down⇟ Page Down
{% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Selection {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | Selection with any movement key | ⇧ Shift + \[Movement Key] | | Select all | ^ Ctrl + A | | Select line | ^ Ctrl + L | | Select next occurrence | ^ Ctrl + D | | Select all occurrences | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + L | | Go to matching bracket | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + \\ | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Selection with any movement key | ⇧ Shift + \[Movement Key] | | Select all | ⌘ Cmd + A | | Select line | ⌘ Cmd + L | | Select next occurrence | ⌘ Cmd + D | | Go to matching bracket | ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + \\ | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | Selection with any movement key | ⇧ Shift + \[Movement Key] | | Select all | ^ Ctrl + A | | Select line | ^ Ctrl + L | | Select next occurrence | ^ Ctrl + D | | Select all occurrences | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + L | | Go to matching bracket | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + \\ | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Basic Operations {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | New line with indentation | Enter ⏎ | | Undo | ^ Ctrl + Z | | Redo | ^ Ctrl + Y **or** ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + V | | Undo selection | ^ Ctrl + U | | Copy | ^ Ctrl + C | | Cut | ^ Ctrl + X | | Paste | ^ Ctrl + V | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | New line with indentation | Enter ⏎ | | Undo | ⌘ Cmd + Z | | Redo | ⌘ Cmd + Y **or** ⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + Y | | Undo selection | ⌘ Cmd + U | | Copy | ⌘ Cmd + C | | Cut | ⌘ Cmd + X | | Paste | ⌘ Cmd + V | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | New line with indentation | Enter ⏎ | | Undo | ^ Ctrl + Z | | Redo | ^ Ctrl + Y **or** ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + V | | Undo selection | ^ Ctrl + U | | Copy | ^ Ctrl + C | | Cut | ^ Ctrl + X | | Paste | ^ Ctrl + V | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Delete Operations {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Delete character left | ⌫ Backspace | | Delete character right | ⌦ Del | | Delete word left | ^ Ctrl + ⌫ Backspace | | Delete word right | ^ Ctrl + ⌦ Del | | Delete line | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + K | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Delete character left | ⌫ Backspace | | Delete character right | ⌦ Del | | Delete word left | ⌥ Option + ⌫ Backspace **or** ^ Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + H | | Delete word right | ⌥ Option + ⌦ Del **or** Fn + ⌥ Option + ⌦ Del | | Delete line | ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K | | Delete to line start | ⌘ Cmd + ⌫ Backspace | | Delete to line end | ⌘ Cmd + ⌦ Del **or** ^ Ctrl + K | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Delete character left | ⌫ Backspace | | Delete character right | ⌦ Del | | Delete word left | ^ Ctrl + ⌫ Backspace | | Delete word right | ^ Ctrl + ⌦ Del | | Delete line | ⇧ Shift + ^ Ctrl + K | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Line Operations {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Move line up | ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Move line down | ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Copy line up | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Copy line down | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Toggle line comment | ^ Ctrl + / | | Add line comment | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + C | | Remove line comment | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + U | | Toggle block comment | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + A | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Move line up | ⌥ Option + ↑ Up | | Move line down | ⌥ Option + ↓ Down | | Copy line up | ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + ↑ Up | | Copy line down | ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + ↓ Down | | Toggle line comment | ⌘ Cmd + / | | Add line comment | ⌘ Cmd + K **then** ⌘ Cmd + C | | Remove line comment | ⌘ Cmd + K **then** ⌘ Cmd + U | | Toggle block comment | ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + A | | Split line | ^ Ctrl + O | | Transpose characters | ^ Ctrl + T | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Move line up | ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Move line down | ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Copy line up | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Copy line down | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Toggle line comment | ^ Ctrl + / | | Add line comment | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + C | | Remove line comment | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + U | | Toggle block comment | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + A | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Autocomplete {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | Start completion | ^ Ctrl + Space | | Accept completion | Enter ⏎ **or** Tab ⇥ | | Close completion | ⎋ Esc | | Navigate completion options | ↑ Up **or** ↓ Down | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | Start completion | ^ Ctrl + Space | | Accept completion | Enter ⏎ **or** Tab ⇥ | | Close completion | ⎋ Esc | | Navigate completion options | ↑ Up **or** ↓ Down | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | Start completion | ^ Ctrl + Space | | Accept completion | Enter ⏎ **or** Tab ⇥ | | Close completion | ⎋ Esc | | Navigate completion options | ↑ Up **or** ↓ Down | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Indentation {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Indent more | Tab ⇥ **or** ^ Ctrl + ] | | Indent less | ⇧ Shift + Tab ⇥ **or** ^ Ctrl + \[ | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------ | -------------------------------- | | Indent more | ⌘ Cmd + ] | | Indent less | ⌘ Cmd + \[ | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Indent more | Tab ⇥ **or** ^ Ctrl + ] | | Indent less | ⇧ Shift + Tab ⇥ **or** ^ Ctrl + \[ | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Code Folding {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Fold code | ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + \[ | | Unfold code | ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + ] | | Fold all | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + 0 | | Unfold all | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + J | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Fold code | ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + \[ | | Unfold code | ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ] | | Fold all | ⌘ Cmd + K **then** ⌘ Cmd + 0 | | Unfold all | ⌘ Cmd + K **then** ⌘ Cmd + J | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Fold code | ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + \[ | | Unfold code | ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + ] | | Fold all | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + 0 | | Unfold all | ^ Ctrl + K **then** ^ Ctrl + J | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Multi-cursor {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Add cursor at click position | ⎇ Alt + Left Button | | Add cursor above | ^ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Add cursor below | ^ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Add cursors to line ends | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + I | | Clear multiple cursors | ⎋ Esc | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | Add cursor at click position | ⌥ Option + Left Button | | Add cursor above | ^ Ctrl + ⌥ Option + ↑ Up | | Add cursor below | ^ Ctrl + ⌥ Option + ↓ Down | | Add cursors to line ends | ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + I | | Clear multiple cursors | ⎋ Esc | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Add cursor at click position | ⎇ Alt + Left Button | | Add cursor above | ^ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + ↑ Up | | Add cursor below | ^ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + ↓ Down | | Add cursors to line ends | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + I | | Clear multiple cursors | ⎋ Esc | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Formatting {% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | Format document | ⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt + F | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="macOS" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | Format document | ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Linux" %} | Action | Shortcut | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Format document | ^ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + I | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | | ## Search & Navigation