JupyterLab Keyboard Shortcuts

Every one of JupyterLab's 73 keyboard shortcuts, collected so you can run data science notebooks faster

JupyterLab is a code editors & IDEs tool from Project Jupyter that enables users to run data science notebooks. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

For JupyterLab users, mastering keyboard shortcuts is one of the fastest ways to boost productivity. Quick access to tools and commands keeps the creative flow unbroken.

JupyterLab is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, making these shortcuts useful no matter which operating system you prefer.

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Main area 10 shortcuts

Activate next tab

N/A Ctrl +Shift +] Ctrl +Shift +]

Activate next tab bar

N/A Ctrl +Shift +. Ctrl +Shift +.

Activate previous tab

N/A Ctrl +Shift +[ Ctrl +Shift +[

Activate previous tab bar

N/A Ctrl +Shift +, Ctrl +Shift +,

Opt +W N/A N/A

Toggle left area

N/A Ctrl +B Ctrl +B

Toggle mode

N/A Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D

Activate command palette

N/A Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C

N/A Ctrl +P Ctrl +P

Activate previously used tab

N/A Ctrl +Shift +' Ctrl +Shift +'

File operations 8 shortcuts

Save

N/A Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Save as

N/A Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S

Highlight next

N/A Ctrl +G Ctrl +G

Highlight previous

N/A Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G

Start

N/A Ctrl +F Ctrl +F

Create main launcher

N/A Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +Shift +L

Toggle main

N/A Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F

Close and cleanup

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Q Ctrl +Shift +Q

Image viewer 8 shortcuts

Flip horizontal

N/A H H

Flip vertical

N/A V V

Invert colors

N/A I I

Reset image

N/A 0 0

Rotate clockwise

N/A ] ]

Rotate counterclockwise

N/A [ [

Zoom in

N/A = =

Zoom out

N/A - -

Settings editor 2 shortcuts

Open

N/A Ctrl +, Ctrl +,

Save

N/A Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Inspector 1 shortcut

Open

N/A Ctrl +I Ctrl +I

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Notebook cell operations 38 shortcuts

Change cell to code

N/A Y Y

Change cell to heading 1

N/A 1 1

Change cell to heading 2

N/A 2 2

Change cell to heading 3

N/A 3 3

Change cell to heading 4

N/A 4 4

Change cell to heading 5

N/A 5 5

Change cell to heading 6

N/A 6 6

Change cell to markdown

N/A M M

Change cell to raw

N/A R R

Copy cell

N/A C C

Cut cell

N/A X X

Delete cell

N/A D +D D +D

Enter command mode

N/A Esc Esc

Enter command mode

N/A Ctrl +M Ctrl +M

Enter edit mode

N/A Enter Enter

Extend marked cells above

N/A Shift +Up Shift +Up

Extend marked cells above

N/A Shift +K Shift +K

Extend marked cells below

N/A Shift +Down Shift +Down

Extend marked cells below

N/A Shift +J Shift +J

Extend marked cells bottom

N/A Shift +End Shift +End

Extend marked cells top

N/A Shift +Home Shift +Home

Insert cells above

N/A A A

Insert cells below

N/A B B

Merge cells

N/A Shift +M Shift +M

Move cursor down

N/A Down Down

Move cursor down

N/A J J

Move cursor up

N/A Up Up

Move cursor up

N/A K K

Paste cell below

N/A V V

Redo cell action

N/A Shift +Z Shift +Z

Run cell

N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter

Run cell and insert below

N/A Alt +Enter Alt +Enter

Run cell and select next

N/A Shift +Enter Shift +Enter

Select all

N/A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Split cell at cursor

N/A Ctrl +Shift +- Ctrl +Shift +-

Toggle all cell line numbers

N/A Shift +L Shift +L

Toggle cell line numbers

N/A L L

Undo cell action

N/A Z Z

Tooltips 2 shortcuts

Dismiss

N/A Esc Esc

Launch console / Launch file / Launch notebook

N/A Shift +Tab Shift +Tab

Run menu 1 shortcut

Run

N/A Shift +Enter Shift +Enter

Editing 2 shortcuts

Redo

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z

Undo

N/A Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Console 1 shortcut

Line break

N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter

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