What is Backspace keyboard shortcut for?

Opera - Go to previous page in history  

Vivaldi - History back  

rTorrent - Add torrent via URL or file path. Use Tab to do auto-complete. Wildcards can be used  

Windows XP - Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box  

Stremio - Go Back  

Zsnes - Pause  

Lynx 2.8.9 - Go to the History Page  

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Go back  

Windows 10 Maps - Go back  

Windows Voice Recorder - Go back  

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Go to the previous page  

Roll20 - Delete selected object(s)  

Mapedit (Blood) - Delete last node while creating sector  

Mapedit (Blood) - Delete numeric value in decimal steps  

Floorplanner - (while item is selected) Delete items  

TeXstudio 4.7.2 - Delete Ieft character  

Capacities.io (Windows) - Delete selected blocks  

WinMerge - Open parent folder if possible (available only when subfolders are not included in compare)  

HackMD (Windows) - Smart Backspace  

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder  

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder  

Microsoft FrontPage - Move up one level.  

Microsoft FrontPage - Delete one character to the left.  

HackMD (macOS) - Smart Backspace  

Capacities.io (Mac) - Delete selected blocks  

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Clear  

Blender 3.4.1 - Reset to default value  

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete  

Blender 3.4.1 - Remove gaps  

Blender 3.4.1 - Previous file  

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete  

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete  

Blender 3.4.1 - Cancel  

Paint.NET - Fill selection  

Paint.NET - Fill area with primary color  

Adobe Photoshop CC - Delete last node while creating plane  

Adobe Photoshop CC - Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer  

Adobe Photoshop CC - Delete adjustment layer  

QCad 3.22.0 - Delete  

IrfanView - Go to previous image in current directory  

Corel Painter - Delete current selection  

Inkscape - delete selection  

Inkscape - delete selected node(s)  

Inkscape - erase last segment of current line  

DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Delete selected  

DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Delete selected  

Nuke - Delete selected clips or folders  

Nuke - Delete nodes  

Nuke - Delete an item from curve list or Delete points/shapes  

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Delete selected photo(s)  

3D Coat - Delete the last point  

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 - Previous image  

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Previous  

Darktable 2.6.3 - Darkroom > Image back  

PureRef (macOS) - Delete  

xTool Creative Space (XCS) - Delete  

Shotcut - Lift  

Node Wrangler 3.36 - Revert node back to default state, but keep connections  

Sketchup for Web - Delete (selected entities)  

ACDSee - Displays the previous item in the slideshow, Auto Advance, or View sequence  

ACDSee Free - Displays the previous item in the view sequence  

Krita 3.0 - Fill with background color  

Pixelmator Pro - Delete selected layer(s)  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Clear Layer  

Shotcut (Mac) - Lift  

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Previous image  

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Delete  

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Select delete morphing hint mode  

Modo 12.1 - Delete  

UVLayout 2.11 - Unselect weld edges  

UVLayout 2.11 - Unselect webbing edges  

UVLayout 2.11 - Untag edge  

UVLayout 2.11 - Untag edge  

UVLayout 2.11 - Unselect cut edges  

UVLayout 2.11 - Unselect weld edges  

Wings 3D - Vertex | Collapse  

Wings 3D - Edge | Dissolve  

Wings 3D - Face | Dissolve  

Wings 3D - Object | Delete  

Wings 3D - Light | Delete  

Fusion 360 - Delete  

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Delete Point  

InVision (macOS) - Delete Point  

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 (macOS) - Previous image  

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Clear Layer  

Aseprite 1.2.27 (Windows) - Clear  

Aseprite 1.2.27 (macOS) - Clear  

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (macOS) - Delete  

Exposure X7 7.1.5 - Delete selected  

Vectary (Windows) - Delete  

Vectary (macOS) - Delete  

DigiKam 8.1.0 - Previous image  

Penpot (Mac) - Delete  

Penpot (Mac) - Delete node  

xTool Creative Space (XCS) (Mac) - Delete  

Alfred 4 - Go one level up  

Alfred 4 - Go one level up  

Alfred 4 - Go up a folder in iTunes Mini Player  

lnav (The Log File Navigator) 0.11.2 - Up a page  

Atom (Windows) - native!  

Atom (Windows) - core:backspace  

Atom (Windows) - (Source: GitHub) github:co-author:backspace  

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Tree View) tree-view:remove  

IPython Shell - Delete previous character in line  

Proto.io (macOS) - Delete  

PythonWin - Remove selected region or one character or indent to the left.  

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Delete selected field  

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Delete selected row(s)  

Sublime Text 4 - Left delete  

Sublime Text 4 - Run macro file  

Sublime Text 4 - Run macro file  

Sublime Text 4 - Run macro file  

Sublime Text 4 - Run macro file  

Sublime Text 4 - Run macro file  

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Clear  

Anvil - Delete the currently selected components  

Anvil - Delete the currently selected row(s) or column(s), or set the currently selected cell value to None  

NovelAI (Windows, Mac) - Remove the previous character or the current selection  

Handsontable (Excel) - Clear the contents of the selected cells  

Handsontable (Excel) - Delete one character before the cursor*  

SlickEdit 2023 - Delete previous character or selcetion  

SlickEdit 2023 - Delete char before cursor  

SlickEdit 2023 - Delete selection  

Gitk - Scroll diff view up one page  

PyScripter 5.1 - Delete Last Char  

PeaZip - Go back in history  

Multi Commander - Go to parent folder (Go up)  

WinNc - Up one directory  

Krusader 2.8 (File manager) - One folder up  

MPlayer - Go backward/forward in the playlist  

Plex (Windows) - Back  

Jellyfin MPV Shim - Reset speed  

Amarok (Windows) - Previous Browser  

Cmus 2.8 - browser-up  

Spotify (macOS) - Delete  

Corel Photo-Paint 2021 - Maximize work area  

Plex (macOS) - Back  

ARK: Survival Evolved - Toggle HUD  

Command & Conquer: Generals - Team chat  

Hogwarts Legacy - Undo  

Hogwarts Legacy - Close Screen  

Bloons TD Battles - Sell a tower  

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Chat to all allies (in multiplayer)  

BFME 2 - Talk to Team  

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero (PC) - Back  

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - Change game speed  

Company of Heroes - Reset camera tilt  

Cricket 22 (PC) - Open Tactics Menu  

Cricket 22 (PC) - Slide/Dive Fielder (manual movement)  

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (2023) - Dismiss Notification  

The Crew 2 (PC) - Back on track  

The Crew 2 (PC) - Leave  

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Skip current dialogue (if any)  

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Go back previous page (if applicable)  

Chaos; Head Noah (PC) - Back / Hide text  

Arma Reforger (PC) - Toggle Perspective  

Privateer 2: The Darkening - Launch mines and decoys  

Kerbal Space Program - Reset focus in orbital map  

Kerbal Space Program - Activate abort action group  

X4: Foundations - Brake to zero speed  

X4: Foundations - Backspace  

Overwatch 2 (PC) - Reply to Whisper  

Foxhole (PC) - Reply to private message  

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - Toggle "From object/To Object" camera direction mode (Note: for F2, F6, F 7, F8, F9, F12 Views only)  

Russian Fishing 4 - Put into the backpack  

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit  

Space Engineers (PC) - Respawn  

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Reset camera tilt  

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Cancel  

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (PC) - Drop ıtem  

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Default camera  

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Default camera  

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Back / Cancel  

Football Manager 2023 - Go to the previous screen in the history  

Sons of the Forest (PC) - Back  

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Jump upwards  

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Flip backwards  

Age of Empires IV - Reset camera – 1st press resets camera rotation, 2nd press resets zoom  

Roblox - A Universal Time - Drop tool  

Mount Blade: Warband - Battle map  

Kenshi (PC) - Undo last building  

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint - Reset effects to default  

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution - Game map  

Pacific Drive - Cancel  

Warcraft III - Cycle through town center buildings  

Rocket League - Reset shot  

Rocket League - (hold) Save replay  

Kerbal Space Program 2 - Delete Assembly (while selected)  

Total War: Attila - Cancel order  

Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous (PC) - Select All Characters  

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader (PC) - Select Entire Party  

Don't Starve (PC) - Toggle Debug screen  

L. A. Noire - Back  

Warcraft III: Reforged - Cycle between town center buildings  

Northgard (PC) - Return to Town Hall  

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Cancel / Jump / Activate abilities  

Halo Infinite (PC) - Toggle HUD  

Transport Fever 2 - Camera tool: Stop  

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - Closes the most recently opened interface window  

Dune: Spice Wars (PC) - Reset view  

Katana Zero (PC) - Back  

Football Manager 2020 - Go to previous screen in history  

Stellaris (PC) - Go to home system  

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Default camera  

StarCraft 2 - View base  

Blood: Fresh Supply - Turn around  

Worms W.M.D (PC) - WA backflip  

Oxygen Not Included (PC) - Debug Toggle  

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic - Close top-most window  

Star Citizen - Self Destruct  

Star Citizen - Force Re-spawn (E.V.A. / On Foot)  

Hard West 2 (PC) - End turn  

Septerra Core - Remove fate card from currently selected party member  

Septerra Core - Remove fate card from currently selected party member  

Spore - Mating Call  

Spore - Locating Call  

Spore - Move Camera To Player's Hut  

Spore - Move Camera Between Cities  

Spore - Planetside: Returns Spaceship to home city on home planet, Galaxy: Centers on home planet  

Spore - Delete Rigblock (In Parts Mode)  

Trials of Mana (PC) - Cancel/Back  

Blood - Turn around  

Place Anywhere (Fallout 4 mod) - Undo last precise movement / rotation / scaling action  

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Emergency  

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Toggle telemetry  

Crusader Kings II - Focus camera on capital province  

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Reset camera angle  

Fantasy Grounds - Reset number field  

Super Robot Wars 30 (PC) - Cancel/Skip  

Tyranny (PC) - Select all party members  

People Playground - Delete the item under the cursor  

Two Point Campus - Cancel  

Harvestella (PC) - Cancel / go back  

Starfield - Delete  

Starfield - Delete piece  

Starfield - Delete  

Coloring Pixels - Erase  

Fiddler - Go to previously selected session  

Pillars of Eternity - Select All  

Overwatch - Whisper reply  

AI War Classic - Scrap selected units  

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Cancel order  

Zwift (PC and macOS) - Back  

Zwift (PC and macOS) - Back (mouse click lower left)  

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Back / Close  

Phoenix Point (PC) - End turn  

Atlas - Toggle HUD  

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (PC) - Cancel command  

Azur Lane: Crosswave - Expand map  

Azur Lane: Crosswave - Return to map  

Surviving Mars (PC) - Last Notification  

Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends (PC) - Reset camera tilt  

Call of Duty: Vanguard (PC) - Back  

Conan Exiles (PC) - Walk  

Grim Dawn (PC) - Toggle pet display  

Despotism 3k (PC) - Cancel  

Despotism 3k (PC) - Close map  

Infestation: New Z - Melee  

Falcon 4.0 - Cycle A-G weapons hardpoints  

Age of Water (PC) - Drop anchor  

Guild Wars 2 - Chat Reply  

PokeRogue (PC) - Cancel/reject the option  

Pro Cycling Manager 2023 - Sort rider control panels (by current race positions)  

Threads.com - Delete draft  

Davinci Resolve 17 (Windows) - Delete Selected  

Logseq - Delete backwards  

Logseq - Backspace / Delete backwards  

Logseq - Delete selected blocks  

draw.io - Delete  

draw.io - Delete including connections  

draw.io - Delete selected cells  

FL Studio 20 - Toggle Line/None Snap  

FL Studio 20 - Toggle Global Snap (none, current setting)  

FL Studio 20 - Toggle Global Snap (none, current setting)  

MetaTrader 5 - Delete the latest objects imposed to a chart  

Davinci Resolve 17 (macOS) - Delete Selected  

Traktor Pro 3 - Undo / Redo  

MindManager 21 - Move forward / backward through topic selection history  

MindManager 21 - Move forward / backward through topic selection history  

LightBurn - Delete  

MuPDF - Previous page (don't chage placement of the  page)  

WPS Office - Clears the content of the active cell to reedit cell content  

LibreOffice Calc - Delete the contents of selected cells  

Guitar Pro 8 (Windows) - Delete note  

Excel for the web - Clear selected cell and start editing  

FL Studio 21 - Toggle Line/None Snap  

FL Studio 21 - Toggle Global Snap (none, current setting)  

FL Studio 21 - Global Snap (none, current setting - toggle)  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Deletes one character to the left in the Formula Bar  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Also clears the content of the active cell  

Microsoft Excel 2019 - In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the left of the insertion point  

Lucidchart - Delete selection  

Nuendo 10 - Delete  

Clipchamp - Delete selected items  

Microsoft Planner - Go back one page in the web browser  

Basecamp - Delete backward  

Edius Pro 9 - Delete Gap  

Vegas Pro 18 - Restore previous five time selections  

Cinema 4D - Delete  

Cinema 4D - Delete  

Newtek Tricaster - Transition Delegate – select DSK 3  

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Slideshows) - Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide  

ForkLift 3 - Enclosing folder  

Melodyne 4 - Delete (alternative)  

Steinberg Cubase 10.5 - Delete  

WinMerge 2.16.10 - Open parent folder if possible (available only when subfolders are not included in compare)  

Odoo Point of Sale v16 - Delete  

Mutt 2.2.10 - Scroll up one line  

Mutt 2.2.10 - Delete the char in front of the cursor  

WPS Spreadsheets - Clear the content of the active cell to re-edit cell content  

SharePoint - Delete the selection, or if there is no selection, the character in front of the cursor.  

QuickBooks Desktop - Delete a character to the left  

Evolution - Delete selection  

Evolution - Scroll up  

Melodyne 4 (Mac) - Delete (alternative)  

Miro - Delete  

Finale 26 - Navigation: Caret / Selection: Clear  

Finale 26 - Navigation: Caret / Selection: Clear  

Finale 26 - Edit: remove note from chord  

Finale 26 - Edit: change single note to rest  

Finale 26 - Clear all items  

Evernote 10.9.10 - Delete  

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Move to parent directory  

Viz Artist 4.4 - Delete container  

TallyPrime - Remove the value typed  

Diagrams.net - Delete selected cells  

Oracle PeopleSoft - Backspace and delete characters  

Chief Architect X15 - Delete  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Open the folder one level above the selected folder  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Delete the selection or the character to the left of the insertion point  

Microsoft Access 2019 - Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button)  

MindMeister - Delete an idea  

LibreOffice Impress - Play previous effect again. If no previous effect exists on this slide, show previous slide  

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations) - Delete one character to the left  

Kindle for PC - Back  

Kindle for Mac - Back  

Asana - Delete current task (when task name is empty)  

Asana (Mac) - Delete current task (when task name is empty)  

Lacerte - Delete character to left of cursor  

Xactimate - Default Zoom  

CintaNotes 3.13 - Go back in filter history.  

Fantastical 2 - Delete item  

Tracktion T7 DAW (Windows) - Delete  

Taskade - Delete text or entire task  

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Delete  

Sage 100 (MAS 90/200) - Delete entry in a field  

Miro (macOS) - Delete  

Mural - Delete element  

AVS Video Editor 9.1 - Level up (available only if you have applied the Detect scenes option)  

Trading Technologies TT - Abandon OCO  

Trading Technologies TT - Abandon OCO  

Monday.com (Windows & macOS) - Clear cell content  

WeVideo - Delete the selected clip from the timeline  

Clarizen - When selecting a reference to an object field, the content is highlighted and BACKSPACE deletes the entire content  

Clarizen - When in the middle of typing, delete the previous character (reference and list editor)  

Clarizen - When getting to the previous object (in multi select), first BACKSPACE selects the object and a further BACKSPACE deletes it  

Powtoon (Windows) - Remove selected object/text  

Onyx - β  

Fission (Audio Editor) - Delete  

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Delete selection in playlist  

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Delete  

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Delete all Warp markers in a selection  

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Delete  

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Delete character to left Of cursor  

Premiere Rush (Windows) - Delete  

Premiere Rush (macOS) - Delete  

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Delete  

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - Move back from  

FlowMapp - Delete element  

Guitar Pro 8 (macOS) - Delete note  

SelfCAD - Delete  

Sound Particles 2.1 (Windows) - Delete  

Sound Particles 2.1 (macOS) - Delete  

UltraStar Deluxe - cancel current song or end early  

Synthesia - Delete element  

Synthesia - Delete element  

Prezi (Windows) - Go back one layer in the presentation  

Prezi (Windows) - Delete object  

Banana Accounting (Windows) - Delete content of current cell and edit the content  

Banana Accounting (Windows) - Delete preceding character  

Altium Designer - Remove last segments  

Altium Designer - Delete a single character to the left of the cursor. If one or more characters in the document are selected, the command will delete the selection  

GeoGebra - Delete current selection  

GeoGebra - Delete current selection  

MathType 7 - Delete left  

JMP 15 - Delete expression  

Tekla Structures 20 - Undo last polygon pick  

OpenSCAD 2019.05 - Delete previous char  

Eagle 9.5.2 - Remove the effect of the most recent left mouse commit  

JMP 15 (macOS) - Delete expression  

CircuitStudio - Remove vertex  

ImageJ - Erase selection to background color  

UCAT - Delete a number you have inputted  

Vectorworks 2020 - While drawing walls, NURBS, etc. undo the last clicked point  

3D Slicer 4 - When the mouse is hovering over a fiducial in the Slice Viewer (turning it yellow), delete that fiducial  

3D Slicer 4 - Remove and make previous point current  

Desmos Graphing Calculator (Windows) - Remove selected empty expression  

Desmos Graphing Calculator (Windows) - Delete selection  

Desmos Graphing Calculator (macOS) - Remove selected empty expression  

Desmos Graphing Calculator (macOS) - Delete selection  

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (Windows) - Remove Selected Empty Expression  

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (Windows) - Delete Selection  

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (macOS) - Remove Selected Empty Expression  

Desmos Four-Function Calculator (macOS) - Delete Selection  

Desmos Scientific Calculator (Windows, ChromeOS) - Remove Selected Empty Expression  

Desmos Scientific Calculator (Windows, ChromeOS) - Delete Selection  

Desmos Scientific Calculator (macOS) - Remove Selected Empty Expression  

Desmos Scientific Calculator (macOS) - Delete Selection  

AVEVA PI Vision - Delete an object  

Qucs 0.0.19 - Deletes the selected elements or enters the delete mode if no element is selected.