GitHub Keyboard Shortcuts

Focus the search bar

• S

Go to your notifications

• G
• +
• N

Opens and focuses on a user, issue, or pull request hovercard

• H

When focused on above, closes hovercard

• Esc

Go to the Code tab

• G
• +
• C

Go to the Issues tab

• G
• +
• I

Go to the Pull requests tab

• G
• +
• P

Go to the Projects tab

• G
• +
• B

Go to the Wiki tab

• G
• +
• W

Start searching in file editor

• Ctrl
• +
• F

Find next

• Ctrl
• +
• G

Find previous

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• G

Replace

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• F

Replace all

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• R

Jump to line

• Alt
• +
• G

Undo

• Ctrl
• +
• Z

Redo

• Ctrl
• +
• Y

Activates the file finder

• T

Jump to a line in your code

• L

Switch to a new branch or tag

• W

Expand a URL to its canonical form

• Y

Show or hide comments on diffs

• I

Open blame view

• B

Inserts Markdown formatting for bolding text

• Ctrl
• +
• B

Inserts Markdown formatting for italicizing text

• Ctrl
• +
• I

Inserts Markdown formatting for creating a link

• Ctrl
• +
• K

Toggles between the Write and Preview comment tabs

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• P

Submits a comment

• Ctrl
• +
• Enter

Opens saved replies menu and then autofills comment field with a saved reply

• Ctrl
• +
• .

Inserts a suggestions

• Ctrl
• +
• G

Quote the selected text in your reply

• R

Create an issue

• C

Focus your cursor on the issues or pull requests search bar

• Ctrl
• +
• /

Filter by author

• U

Filter by or edit labels

• L

Filter by or edit milestones

• M

Filter by or edit assignee

• A

Open issue

• O

Request a reviewer

• Q

Set a milestone

• M

Apply a label

• L

Set an assignee

• A

Open the list of commits in the pull request

• C

Open the list of changed files in the pull request

• T

Move selection down in the list

• J

Move selection up in the list

• K

Add a single comment on a pull request diff

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• Enter

Toggle between collapsing and expanding all outdated review comments in a pull request

• Alt
• +
• (click)

Start moving the focused column

• Enter/Space

Cancel the move in progress

• Esc

Complete the move in progress

• Enter

Move column to the left

• Left/H

Move column to the leftmost position

• Ctrl
• +
• Left/H

Move column to the right

• Right/L

Move column to the rightmost position

• Ctrl
• +
• Right/L

Start moving the focused card

• Enter/Space

Cancel the move in progress

• Esc

Complete the move in progress

• Enter

Move card down

• Down/J

Move card to the bottom of the column

• Ctrl
• +
• Down/J

Move card up

• Up/K

Move card to the top of the column

• Ctrl
• +
• Up/K

Move card to the bottom of the column on the left

• Left/H

Move card to the top of the column on the left

• Shift
• +
• Left/H

Move card to the bottom of the leftmost column

• Ctrl
• +
• Left/H

Move card to the top of the leftmost column

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• Left/H

Move card to the bottom of the column on the right

• Right

Move card to the top of the column on the right

• Shift
• +
• Right/L

Move card to the bottom of the rightmost column

• Ctrl
• +
• Right/L

Move card to the top of the rightmost column

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• Right/L

Mark as read

• E/L/Y

Mute thread

• Shift
• +
• M

Scroll left

• Left/H

Scroll right

• Right/L

Scroll up

• Up/K

Scroll down

• Down/J

Scroll all the way left

• Shift
• +
• Left/H

Scroll all the way right

• Shift
• +
• Right/L

Scroll all the way up

• Shift
• +
• Up/K

Scroll all the way down

• Shift
• +
• Down/J