What is Backspace keyboard shortcut for?

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

IPython Shell - Delete previous character in line  

TouchDesigner - Delete Selection  

Proto.io (macOS) - Delete  

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

Virtual Key Codes - VK_BACK (0x08)  

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  

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Delete  

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  

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Delete last char  

Ox Editor - Delete character to left  

BigQuery Studio - Close tab (keyboard focused tab)  

BigQuery Studio - Close tab (keyboard focused tab)  

Thunkable - Delete selected component  

Lite XL 2.1.7 - Backspace  

Stencyl - Delete the Selected Tile / Actor  

010 Editor - Editor > Delete Previous  

Diffuse Merge Tool - Delete Text  

Xyplorer - Browse to parent folder  

Xyplorer - Remove the item right before the currently selected item  

Q-Dir - View the folder one level up  

Krusader 2.8 (File manager) - One folder up  

Files (files.community) - Navigate back in navigation history  

One Commander 3 - Open parent folder  

Thunar - back-alt  

FreeCommander - Go one folder up  

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit  

Kenshi (PC) - Undo last building  

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - View order  

Stellaris (PC) - Go to home system  

Super Robot Wars 30 (PC) - Cancel/Skip  

Halo Infinite (PC) - Toggle HUD  

Hogwarts Legacy - Undo  

Hogwarts Legacy - Close Screen  

Tempest Rising - Center Camera on Base  

The Sims 4 - Press while holding an object to place it in the Household inventory. Good for storing multiple things fast  

Bloons TD Battles - Sell a tower  

Total War: Attila - Cancel order  

Roblox (2022) - Drop tool  

L. A. Noire - Back  

Warcraft III: Reforged - Cycle between town center buildings  

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

BFME 2 - Talk to Team  

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution - Game map  

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

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

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

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - Closes the most recently opened interface window  

Privateer 2: The Darkening - Launch mines and decoys  

Starfield - Delete  

Starfield - Delete piece  

Starfield - Delete  

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero (PC) - Back  

Age of Mythology Retold - Cancel All Queued Items  

Dress to Impress (Roblox) - Drop tool  

Foundation (PC) - Close all panels  

Overwatch - Whisper reply  

Warcraft III - Cycle through town center buildings  

Blood - Turn around  

Don't Starve (PC) - Toggle Debug screen  

StarCraft 2 - View base  

Rocket League - Reset shot  

Rocket League - (hold) Save replay  

AI War Classic - Scrap selected units  

Kerbal Space Program - Reset focus in orbital map  

Kerbal Space Program - Activate abort action group  

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Cancel order  

Company of Heroes - Reset camera tilt  

ARK: Survival Evolved - Toggle HUD  

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

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Emergency  

Zwift (PC and macOS) - Back  

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

Dying Light - Drop equipment  

X4: Foundations - Brake to zero speed  

X4: Foundations - Backspace  

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Back / Close  

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Toggle telemetry  

The Crew 2 (PC) - Back on track  

The Crew 2 (PC) - Leave  

Phoenix Point (PC) - End turn  

Command & Conquer: Generals - Team chat  

Crusader Kings II - Focus camera on capital province  

Atlas - Toggle HUD  

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

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Skip RTC  

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Close Menu  

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Reset camera angle  

Worms W.M.D (PC) - WA backflip  

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Jump upwards  

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Flip backwards  

Football Manager 2020 - Go to previous screen in history  

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

Fantasy Grounds - Reset number field  

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Back / Cancel  

Northgard (PC) - Return to Town Hall  

Space Engineers (PC) - Respawn  

Azur Lane: Crosswave - Expand map  

Azur Lane: Crosswave - Return to map  

Surviving Mars (PC) - Last Notification  

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

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Default camera  

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

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

Call of Duty: Vanguard (PC) - Back  

Oxygen Not Included (PC) - Debug Toggle  

Conan Exiles (PC) - Walk  

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Cancel  

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (PC) - Drop ıtem  

Transport Fever 2 - Camera tool: Stop  

Tyranny (PC) - Select all party members  

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic - Close top-most window  

Star Citizen - Self Destruct  

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

Overwatch 2 (PC) - Reply to Whisper  

Arma Reforger (PC) - Toggle Perspective  

Grim Dawn (PC) - Toggle pet display  

Dune: Spice Wars (PC) - Reset view  

People Playground - Delete the item under the cursor  

Despotism 3k (PC) - Cancel  

Despotism 3k (PC) - Close map  

Two Point Campus - Cancel  

Hard West 2 (PC) - End turn  

Foxhole (PC) - Reply to private message  

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

Harvestella (PC) - Cancel / go back  

Roblox - A Universal Time - Drop tool  

Sons of the Forest (PC) - Back  

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  

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

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Default camera  

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Default camera  

Septerra Core - Remove fate card from currently selected party member  

Septerra Core - Remove fate card from currently selected party member  

Coloring Pixels - Erase  

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)  

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

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

Kerbal Space Program 2 - Delete Assembly (while selected)  

Fiddler - Go to previously selected session  

Infestation: New Z - Melee  

Pillars of Eternity - Select All  

Trials of Mana (PC) - Cancel/Back  

Falcon 4.0 - Cycle A-G weapons hardpoints  

Pacific Drive - Cancel  

Mount Blade: Warband - Battle map  

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)  

Dungeon Keeper 1 & 2 - Undo pickup  

Sea Power - Toggle HUD  

Crypt of the NecroDancer - Quick Restart  

Peglin - Discard an orb (shortcut for clicking on the garbage can icon)  

Peglin - Skip a relic  

Terra Invicta - Pause  

Rise of the Ronin - Sheathe or unsheathe weapon  

Windows Voice Recorder - Go back  

Audacity - Delete Key  

Opera - Go back  

Opera - Delete selection (or character left of cursor)  

Opera - Go to previous page in history  

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Go to the previous page  

Roll20 - Delete selected object(s)  

Vivaldi - History back  

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

Mame - Bill 1 (for machines that have a bill receptor / note reader)  

Zsnes - Pause  

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

Mapedit (Blood) - Delete last node while creating sector  

Mapedit (Blood) - Delete numeric value in decimal steps  

Lynx 2.8.9 - Go to the History Page  

Floorplanner - (while item is selected) Delete items  

Channels (getchannel.com) - Jump back to the last channel  

sudokuexchange.com - Remove a digit or pencil marks from selected cells  

Retrobat 7.1 - Quick access/Options  

Retrobat 7.1 - (long press) Show favorites  

SunVox - delete previous note and shift the pattern content up; or just delete something  

Krita 3.0 - Fill with background color  

Tinkercad - Delete object  

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  

Pixelmator Pro - Delete selected layer(s)  

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Remove Selected Effect  

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Delete Custom Item  

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Delete  

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Clear Selection  

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Clear Layer  

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Clear  

Inkscape - delete selection  

Inkscape - delete selected node(s)  

Inkscape - erase last segment of current line  

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)  

Shotcut - Lift  

Shotcut (Mac) - Lift  

DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Delete selected  

DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Delete selected  

Krita 4.2.2 - Fill with background color  

Krita 4.2.2 - Remove point  

QCad 3.22.0 - Delete  

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Previous image  

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Previous  

Darktable 2.6.3 - Darkroom > Image back  

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

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  

3D Coat - Delete the last point  

CorelDRAW 2020 - Delete  

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Delete Point  

InVision (macOS) - Delete Point  

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 - Previous image  

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 (macOS) - Previous image  

PureRef (macOS) - Delete  

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  

Sketchup for Web - Delete (selected entities)  

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  

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  

Balsamiq Wireframes - Delete the selected controls  

Photo Mechanic (Windows) - Delete Selected Item  

Photo Mechanic (Windows) - Show Previous Item  

Photo Mechanic (Mac) - Delete Current Item  

Photo Mechanic (Mac) - Show Previous Item  

MPlayer - Reset playback speed to normal  

MPlayer - Go backward/forward in the playlist  

Spotify (macOS) - Delete  

OpenShot 2.6 - Delete item  

Corel Photo-Paint 2021 - Maximize work area  

Plex (Windows) - Back  

Plex (macOS) - Back  

Jellyfin MPV Shim - Reset speed  

Edius Pro 9 - Delete Gap  

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

WeVideo - Delete the selected clip from the timeline  

PlanSwift - Undoes the most recent click point of the takeoff section being recorded  

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

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Goto to the upper (parent) directory  

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Delete from left  

Sioyek - Go back in history  

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  

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)  

Basecamp - Delete backward  

MindMeister - Delete an idea  

draw.io - Delete  

draw.io - Delete including connections  

draw.io - Delete selected cells  

LibreOffice Calc - Delete the contents of selected cells  

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  

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

REAPER - Browser: Go to parent folder  

Kindle for PC - Back  

Kindle for Mac - Back  

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

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

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

QuickBooks Desktop - Delete a character to the left  

Evolution - Delete selection  

Evolution - Scroll up  

Lacerte - Delete character to left of cursor  

ForkLift 3 - Enclosing folder  

Melodyne 4 - Delete (alternative)  

Melodyne 4 (Mac) - Delete (alternative)  

Lucidchart - Delete selection  

Fantastical 2 - Delete item  

Excel for the web - Clear selected cell and start editing  

Tracktion T7 DAW (Windows) - Delete  

Taskade - Delete text or entire task  

Nuendo 10 - Delete  

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Delete  

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

Miro - Delete  

Miro (macOS) - Delete  

Mural - Delete element  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - Clear  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Presentation Mode) Previous Spread  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Tables) Clear  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Tables) Delete  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Text) Delete one character to the left  

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - (Text) Delete one character to the right  

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  

MetaTrader 5 - Delete the latest objects imposed to a chart  

Trading Technologies TT - Abandon OCO  

Trading Technologies TT - Abandon OCO  

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

MindManager 21 - Move forward / backward through topic selection history  

MindManager 21 - Move forward / backward through topic selection history  

Evernote 10.9.10 - Delete  

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

Vegas Pro 18 - Restore previous five time selections  

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  

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Move to parent directory  

Powtoon (Windows) - Remove selected object/text  

Onyx - β  

Studio One 5.4 - Delete  

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  

Clipchamp - Delete selected items  

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Delete  

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Delete character to left Of cursor  

Davinci Resolve 17 (Windows) - Delete Selected  

Davinci Resolve 17 (macOS) - Delete Selected  

TallyPrime - Remove the value typed  

Premiere Rush (Windows) - Delete  

Premiere Rush (macOS) - Delete  

LightBurn - Delete  

Diagrams.net - Delete selected cells  

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Delete  

Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - Move back from  

FlowMapp - Delete element  

Odoo Point of Sale v16 - Delete  

Marvellous Designer 7.1 - Delete  

Oracle PeopleSoft - Backspace and delete characters  

Logseq - Delete backwards  

Logseq - Backspace / Delete backwards  

Logseq - Delete selected blocks  

Mutt 2.2.10 - Scroll up one line  

Mutt 2.2.10 - Delete the char in front of the cursor  

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)  

Chief Architect X15 - Delete  

Cinema 4D - Delete  

Cinema 4D - Delete  

Guitar Pro 8 (Windows) - Delete note  

Guitar Pro 8 (macOS) - Delete note  

Microsoft Planner - Go back one page in the web browser  

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  

Newtek Tricaster - Transition Delegate – select DSK 3  

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

Banana Accounting (Windows) - Delete preceding character  

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Delete to the left  

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Clear active cell content  

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Remove graphical object  

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Remove slide  

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Delete one character to the left  

Denemo 2.6 - Delete Previous Object  

Sound Forge Pro 18 - Restore previous five time selections  

Dolphin GuideConnect - Back a page  

SAP Fiori - Removes the selected UI element  

Veed (Windows) - Delete element  

LosslessCut - Remove current segment cutpoint  

Affinity Publisher 2 - Delete a node (retaining curve's geometry)  

Affinity Publisher 2 - Delete character to left of insertion point  

Evolution Mail and Calendar - Delete selection  

Evolution Mail and Calendar - Scroll up/Navigate in unread email across folders  

DEVONthink 3.8.2 - Deletes selected items.  

Tiled (map editor) - Delete a property  

Construct 3 - Delete the current selection of nodes, outputs or links.  

UCAT - Delete a number you have inputted  

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

Archicad 24 - During input: cancel the operation  

Archicad 24 - Selected item(s): delete  

Archicad 24 - Undo last node  

Altium Designer - Remove the last placed segment, while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon  

Altium Designer - Delete a single, selected end-of-route object (component-free track, arc, via, or pad). The singular routing object connected to the deleted object will be automatically selected and ready for subsequent deletion.  

Altium Designer - Remove the last placed vertex  

Altium Designer - Unwinds the last committed route back to its starting point. If any objects had been pushed through placing the last segment, they are moved back to their original positions  

Altium Designer - Remove last segment or accordion  

Altium Designer - Remove last segment  

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  

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  

CircuitStudio - Remove vertex  

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

Maptek Vulcan - Acts as an Undo when creating points, lines or polygons.  

Threads.com - Delete draft  

Mednafen 1.29 - Rewind emulation, if save-state rewinding functionality is enabled, up to 600 frames  

zsh (macOS) - Delete one character backward  

zsh - Delete one character backward  

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

Hog 4 OS - Backspace  

Microsoft FrontPage - Move up one level.  

Microsoft FrontPage - Delete one character to the left.  

CudaText 1.88.3 - Delete char left  

Micro 2.0.13 (text editor) - Backspace  

Helix 23.10 - Delete previous char  

Helix 23.10 - Delete previous char  

HackMD (Windows) - Smart Backspace  

HackMD (macOS) - Smart Backspace  

Capacities.io (Mac) - Delete selected blocks  

Capacities.io (Windows) - Delete selected blocks  

OnlyOffice Document Editor - Delete character on the left  

MS-DOS Edit - Delete one character to left of the cursor