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Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 3/24/2018 on https://defkey.com/wikipedia-shortcuts

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. 

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



Using keyboard shortcuts
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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.



Access keys
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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

F                       Move cursor to search box
Q                       Special pages
R                       Recent changes
U                       Upload file (only avaible to logged-in users)
X                       Random article
Z                       Main Page

Personal tools

.                       My user page
L                       My watchlist (only avaible to logged-in users)
N                       My talk
Y                       My contributions

Current page tools

E                       Edit this page / view source (if you are blocked or the page is protected
from editing)
V                       Edit with VisualEditor (if available, namespace must be: (Main), File,
User, Category or Help))
G                       Open associated Wikidata item
H                       View history
J                       What links here
K                       Related changes
M                       Move page (only avaible to logged in users)
P                       Printable version
W                       Watch / unwatch page (only avaible to logged in users)
T                       Switch to talk page

Talk pages

+                       Start a new discussion
C                       Switch to content page

Editing page

,                       Move cursor to edit box
B                       Move cursor to edit summary
I                       Flag edit as minor (only avaible to logged-in users, not IP users)
P                       Show preview
V                       Show changes
S                       Publish page
W                       Toggle “Watch this page”

Admin only

D                       Delete / undelete current page
=                       Protect / unprotect current page

Source: Wikipedia


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