Editor Shortcuts

In the WordPress visual editor you can use a combination of keys to do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad or other input device. Rather than reaching for your mouse to click on the toolbar, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Windows and Linux use “Ctrl + letter”, Mac uses “Command (⌘) + letter”.

Ctrl + key

Letter	Action
c	Copy
v	Paste
a	Select all
x	Cut
z	Undo
y	Redo
b	Bold
i	Italic
u	Underline
k	Insert/edit link

Alt + Shift + key

The following shortcuts use a different key combination: Windows/Linux: “Alt + Shift (⇧) + letter”. Mac: “Ctrl + Option (alt ⌥) + letter”. (Macs running any WordPress version below 4.2 use “Alt + Shift (⇧) + letter”).

Letter	Action
n	Check Spelling (This requires a plugin.)
l	Align Left
j	Justify Text
c	Align Center
d	Strikethrough
r	Align Right
u	• List
a	Insert link
o	1. List
s	Remove link
q	Quote
m	Insert Image
w	Distraction Free Writing mode
t	Insert More Tag
p	Insert Page Break tag
h	Help
x	Add/remove code tag
1	Heading 1
2	Heading 2
3	Heading 3
4	Heading 4
5	Heading 5
6	Heading 6
9	Address

Formatting Shortcuts

Formatting Shortcuts while using visual editor (Since Version 4.3)

Letter	Action
*	Start an unordered list
–	Start an unordered list
1.	Start an ordered list
1)	Start an ordered list
##	H2
###	H3
####	H4
#####	H5
######	H6
>	transform text into blockquote
—	horizontal line
`..`	transform text into code block