Keyboard support
Below is a list of the most important keystrokes supported by CKEditor 5 and its features:
| Action | PC | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z |
⌘ + Y ⌘ + Shift + Z |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
| Link | Ctrl + K | ⌘ + K |
| Insert a hard break (e.g. a new paragraph) | Enter | |
Insert a soft break (i.e. a <br>) |
Shift + Enter | |
| Nest the current list item (when in a list) | Tab | |
| When a widget is selected (for example: image, table, horizontal line, etc.) | ||
| Insert a new paragraph directly after a widget | Enter | |
| Insert a new paragraph directly before a widget | Shift + Enter | |
| In a table cell | ||
| Move the selection to the next cell | Tab | |
| Move the selection to the previous cell | Shift + Tab | |
| Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table) | Tab | |
| Navigate through the table | ↑ / → / ↓ / ← | |
# User interface and navigation
Use the following keystrokes for more efficient navigation in the CKEditor 5 user interface:
| Action | PC | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns | Esc | |
| Move focus to the visible contextual balloon | Tab | |
| Move focus between fields (inputs and buttons) in contextual balloons | Tab | |
| Move focus to the toolbar | Alt + F10 | Alt + F10 (may require Fn) |
| Navigate through the toolbar | ↑ / → / ↓ / ← | |
| Execute the currently focused button | Enter | |