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CKEditor 5 keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 6/17/2021 on https://defkey.com/ckeditor-5-shortcuts

CKEditor is a "WYSIWYG" text editor that allows writing content inside web
pages or online applications. It is available under open source and
commercial licenses.

CKEditor 5 has 31 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Content editing (Windows)
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Ctrl + C                Copy
Ctrl + V                Paste
Ctrl + Shift + V        Paste plain text and inherit target formatting
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Y                Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z        Redo
Ctrl + A                Select all
Ctrl + B                Bold
Ctrl + I                Italic
Ctrl + K                Link
Enter                   Insert a hard break (e.g. a new paragraph)
Shift + Enter           Insert a soft break (i.e. a )
Tab                     Nest the current list item (when in a list)
Left arrow then Left arrow Move out of link or inline style
Right arrow then Right arrow Move out of link or inline style

When a widget is selected (for example: image, table, horizontal line,
etc.)

Enter                   Insert a new paragraph directly after a widget
Shift + Enter           Insert a new paragraph directly before a widget
Up arrow                Display the caret to allow typing directly before a widget
Left arrow              Display the caret to allow typing directly before a widget
Down arrow              Display the caret to allow typing directly after a widget
Right arrow             Display the caret to allow typing directly after a widget

In a table cell

Tab                     Move the selection to the next cell
Shift + Tab             Move the selection to the previous cell
Tab                     Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table)
Arrow keys              Navigate through the table


User interface and navigation (Windows)
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Esc                     Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns
Tab                     Move focus to the visible contextual balloon
Tab                     Move focus between fields (inputs and buttons) in contextual balloons
Alt + F10               Move focus to the toolbar
Arrow keys              Navigate through the toolbar
Enter                   Execute the currently focused button


Misc.
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These aren not keyboard shortcuts but may help you quickly entering
specific symbols and formatting text.

Type (tm) to enter ™

Type (1/2) to enter ½

Type (->) to enter →

Type "foo" to enter “foo”

For a bulleted list, start a line with * or - followed by space

For a numbered list, start a line with 1. or 1) followed by space

For a to-do list, start a line with [ ] or [x] followed by space, to
instert an unchecked or checked item, respectively.

Start a line with # or ## or ### followed by a space to create a heading 1,
heading 2 or heading 3

To make a text bold, type **text** or __text__

To make a text italic, type *text* or _text

To make a text code style, type `text`

To apply strikethrough style, type ~~text~~

Sources: ckeditor.com (1, 2)


Last modified on (UTC): Thursday, June 17, 2021
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