YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts

All 17 YouTube keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can watch and share videos faster

Built by Google, YouTube provides a full-featured environment to watch and share videos. It is a staple in the media players space.

Speed matters when you use YouTube professionally. Keyboard shortcuts eliminate unnecessary clicks and keep your hands on the keys where they belong.

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17 shortcuts 5 categories

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Jump to Section (5 sections)

Playback 10 shortcuts

Play or pause the video

Space Space Space

Increase playback speed

Shift +. Shift +. Shift +.

Decrease playback speed

Shift +, Shift +, Shift +,

Rewind 5 seconds

Left Left Left

Fast forward 5 seconds

Right Right Right

Rewind 10 seconds

J J J

Fast forward 10 seconds

L L L

Go to the beginning of the video

0 0 0

Go to the beginning of the video

Home Home Home

Go to the end of the video

End End End

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Seeking 2 shortcuts

Go to the next chapter

Opt +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right

Go back to the previous chapter

Opt +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left

Volume 3 shortcuts

Increase volume

Up Up Up

Decrease volume

Down Down Down

Mute

M M M

Subtitles/Closed Captions 1 shortcut

Toggle subtitles/closed captions

C C C

Fullscreen 1 shortcut

Enter or exit full screen

F F F

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