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Keyboard Shortcuts

These are the default shortcuts available via our open-source code editor component CodeMirror
Note: not all of these have been tested, so please use with caution. If you notice something not working as expected, or out of place, please let us know in Discord.
Function
Windows
Linux
Mac
Notes
Delete Line
ctrl + shift + k
ctrl + shift + k
cmd + shift + k
Move Line Up / Down
alt + up or down
alt + up or down
option + up or down
Duplicate Line Above / Below
shift + alt + up or down
shift + alt + up or down
shift + option + up or down
Cut line
ctrl + x
N/A
cmd + x
Cut selection
ctrl + x
ctrl + x
cmd + x
Copy line (nothing selected)
ctrl + c
N/A
cmd + c
Copy selection
ctrl + c
ctrl + c
cmd + c
Paste
ctrl + v
ctrl + v
cmd + v
Select rest of line from cursor
ctrl + shift + down
ctrl + shift + down
ctrl + shift + e
Delete next character
del
del
ctrl + d
Backspace whole word
ctrl + backspace
ctrl + backspace
option + backspace
Delete line from cursor
N/A
N/A
ctrl + k
Deletes to end of line from current cursor location.
Select current line
alt + l
alt + l
ctrl + l
Continuing to press will select the next line down
Move single char forward
N/A
N/A
ctrl + t
This will take the character directly behind the cursor and move it forward 1 spot for each press. Useful for typos.
Select single line above starting from cursor
N/A
N/A
ctrl + shift + p
Select single line below starting from cursor
N/A
N/A
ctrl + shift + n
Backspace line from cursor
N/A
ctrl + shift + backspace
cmd + delete
Delete only commented text
alt + backspace
N/A
N/A
This will leave uncommented text untouched
Toggle line comment
ctrl + /
ctrl + /
cmd + /
Toggle block comment
shift + alt + a
shift + alt + a
shift + option + a
Open suggestion dropdown
ctrl + space
ctrl + space
ctrl + space
Move sidebar to other side of editor
ctrl + shift + x
ctrl + shift + x
N/A
Escape button
Esc
Esc
Esc
Run Query
ctrl + enter
ctrl + enter
cmd + return
Create new line above
N/A
N/A
ctrl + o
Indent / outdent line
ctrl + ] or [
ctrl + ] or [
cmd + ] or [
Go to matching bracket
ctrl + shift + \
ctrl + shift + \
cmd + shift + \
When cursor is on an open or close bracket (Velocity will show it as green/lightly highlighted)
Go to beginning of line
Home
Home
fn + left
Go to end of line
End
End
fn + right
Go to beginning of file
ctrl + Home
ctrl + Home
shift + option + <
Go to end of file
ctrl + End
ctrl + End
shift + option + >
Collapse / uncollapse region
ctrl + shift + [ or ]
ctrl + shift + [ or ]
cmd + option + [ or ]
When a \/ carrot appears next to the line number, the related query lines can be collapsed
Search and Replace
ctrl + f
ctrl + f
cmd + f
If user has text highlighted when using this command, it will search for the selection.
Search for next
ctrl + g
ctrl + g
cmd + g
If user has nothing selected, search bar will pop up. If user has a selection, cursor will jump to next instance.
Undo cursor move
ctrl + u
ctrl + u
cmd + u
If user clicks somewhere else, this will bring the cursor back to where it just was
Select next character / grow or shrink selection
shift + right or left
shift + right or left
shift + right or left
User can start a selection or use this shortcut to expand a current selection
Select next word / block
shift + (ctrl OR alt) + right or left
shift + (ctrl OR alt) + right or left
shift + (ctrl OR alt) + right or left
User can start a selection or use this shortcut to expand a current selection
Select all
ctrl + a
ctrl + a
cmd + a
Go to line prompt
alt + g
alt + g
option + g
Move cursor full word / block
ctrl + left or right
ctrl + left or right
option + left or right