Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts

You probably didn't even think that you can use Wikipedia through keyboard shortcuts, but that's possible. Though most of the shortcuts are useful for Wikipedia editors, there are a few good ones for readers, too. For example in Chrome web browser, you can press Alt + Shift + X to go to a random article and Alt + Shift + R to see list of recent changes.

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Information: To use most Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts, you first need to hold down "modifier" keys. These keys differ in various web browsers. Please use this list to determine a valid key combination for your browser.
On Google Chrome (Windows, Chrome OS) ve Opera 15+ (Windows, Chrome OS), hold down Alt + Shift or Alt or Alt + Control + Shift then press access key.
On Google Chrome (Linux) ve Opera 15+ (Linux), hold down Control + Option then press access key.
On Google Chrome (macOS) ve Opera 15+ (macOS), hold down Alt + Shift then press access key.
On Firefox (Windows, Linux), hold down Alt + Shift then press access key.
On Firefox (macOS), hold down Control + Option then press access key.
On Internet Explorer and Edge, hold Alt then press access key. In some versions, you may also need to press Enter
On Safari (macOS) hold down Control + Option then press access key.
On Safari (Windows) hold down Alt then press access key.

Note: You first need to hold down "modifier key" above, in order to use these shortcuts.
For example on Windows, you need to press Alt + Shift + F to go to the search box.
Site navigation
0	F	Move cursor to search box
0	Q	Special pages
0	R	Recent changes
-1	U	Upload file (only avaible to logged-in users)
0	X	Random article
-1	Z	Main Page
Personal tools
0	.	My user page
0	L	My watchlist (only avaible to logged-in users)
0	N	My talk
0	Y	My contributions
Current page tools
0	E	Edit this page / view source (if you are blocked or the page is protected from editing)
0	V	Edit with VisualEditor (if available, namespace must be: (Main), File, User, Category or Help))
0	G	Open associated Wikidata item
0	H	View history
0	J	What links here
0	K	Related changes
0	M	Move page (only avaible to logged in users)
0	P	Printable version
0	W	Watch / unwatch page (only avaible to logged in users)
0	T	Switch to talk page
Talk pages
0	+	Start a new discussion
0	C	Switch to content page
Editing page
0	,	Move cursor to edit box
0	B	Move cursor to edit summary
0	I	Flag edit as minor (only avaible to logged-in users, not IP users)
0	P	Show preview
0	V	Show changes
0	S	Publish page
0	W	Toggle “Watch this page”
Admin only
0	D	Delete / undelete current page
0	=	Protect / unprotect current page
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