Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts 

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Zeynel -
7 years ago
- 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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Main Page

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Upload file (only avaible to logged-in users)

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B

Move cursor to edit summary

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V

Show changes

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Edit with VisualEditor (if available, namespace must be: (Main), File, User, Category or Help))

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D

Delete / undelete current page

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Flag edit as minor (only avaible to logged-in users, not IP users)

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X

Random article

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Publish page

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Switch to talk page

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W

Toggle “Watch this page”

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W

Watch / unwatch page (only avaible to logged in users)

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E

Edit this page / view source (if you are blocked or the page is protected from editing)

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Q

Special pages

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G

Open associated Wikidata item

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Y

My contributions

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Protect / unprotect current page

On Firefox (Windows, Linux), hold down Alt + Shift then press access key.
Current page tools
On Safari (macOS) hold down Control + Option then press access key.
Note: You first need to hold down "modifier key" above, in order to use these shortcuts.
On Google Chrome (Linux) ve Opera 15+ (Linux), hold down Control + Option then press access key.
Personal tools

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On Safari (Windows) hold down Alt then press access key.
On Firefox (macOS), hold down Control + Option then press access key.
For example on Windows, you need to press Alt + Shift + F to go to the search box.
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 Internet Explorer and Edge, hold Alt then press access key. In some versions, you may also need to press Enter
Site navigation
Talk pages
Source: Wikipedia
On Google Chrome (macOS) ve Opera 15+ (macOS), hold down Alt + Shift then press access key.
Admin only
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.
Editing page
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My talk

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What links here

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Printable version

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Show preview

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Related changes

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Recent changes

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View history

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Move page (only avaible to logged in users)

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My watchlist (only avaible to logged-in users)

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F

Move cursor to search box

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Switch to content page

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Start a new discussion

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Move cursor to edit box

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My user page


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Program information

Program name: Wikipedia Wikipedia (Web applications)

Wikipedia is a web based encyclopedia project supported by Wikimedia Foundation and based on a model of openly editable content. It is most popular and largest general reference work on the web and is one of the most popular websites.

Web page: wikipedia.org

Last update: 12/19/2020 5:37 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 94%

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Updated: Updated program information. (2 updates.) 12/19/2020 5:35:22 PM Updated program information.
12/19/2020 5:37:58 PM Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 31

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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