Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts

All 12 Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can write and debug code faster

From Microsoft, Visual Studio Code is purpose-built to write and debug code. It is one of the leading applications in the code editors & IDEs category.

Using keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio Code reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, letting you execute commands instantly and maintain momentum in your projects.

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12 shortcuts 9 categories

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File 1 shortcut

Open Keyboard Shortcuts editor

Cmd +K +S Ctrl +K +S Ctrl +K +S

Edit 1 shortcut

Comment Line

Cmd +/ Ctrl +/ Ctrl +/

View 1 shortcut

Open Default Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)

N/A Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P

General 1 shortcut

Developer: Toggle Keyboard Shortcuts Troubleshooting

N/A Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P

Running Commands 3 shortcuts

Run multiple commands without arguments (example)

Ctrl +Opt +C Ctrl +Alt +C Ctrl +Alt +C

Run multiple commands with arguments (example): new untitled TypeScript file

Ctrl +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Run multiple commands with arguments (example): pass arguments to commands

Ctrl +Shift +E Ctrl +Shift +E Ctrl +Shift +E

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Removing/Overriding Shortcuts 1 shortcut

Remove a shortcut (example) / Override/disable any tab shortcut (example)

Tab Tab Tab

Refactoring 1 shortcut

Extract function refactoring

Ctrl +Shift +R +E Ctrl +Shift +R +E Ctrl +Shift +R +E

Adding Shortcuts 2 shortcuts

Add shortcut to delete lines, example: existing action: delete lines

Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K

Add shortcut to delete lines, example: new shortcut: delete lines

Ctrl +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

File type specific shortcuts 1 shortcut

Block comment (example: C#)

Opt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A

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