Visual Studio Code Shortcuts

Visual Studio Code shortcut quick reference.

How to find shortcut

Ctrl + Shift + P, then type the name to find the shortcuts. E.g. bracket

Alt + ArrowLeft/Right
Go back/forward

Ctrl + ArrowUp/Down
Scroll window

Ctrl + Shift + \
Move the cursor between the beginning bracket and the ending bracket

F3
Shift + F3
Find next/previous

Ctrl + Shift + O
@:
Go to symbol. @: Go to symbol by category.

Ctrl + T
Go to symbol in the workspace

F12
Go to definition

Alt + F12
Peek Definition

Shift + F12
Show References

Ctrl + P
Go to file

Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Navigate between opened files

F8 Shift + F8
Go to next/previous error

Ctrl + Shift + M
Open Problems panel

Multi-cursor

Ctrl + D
Add selection to next Find match

Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D
Undo the last selection. Move last selection to next Find match

Ctrl + F2
Select all occurrences of current word

Ctrl + Shift + L
Select all occurrences of current selection

Ctrl + F, Alt + Enter
Select all occurrences of Find match

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down/Up
Insert cursor above / below, then Shift to select, or Arrow Up/Down to move cursor, or type. Esc to escape. Sometimes, it conflicts with the global hotkey to rotate screen. To solve it, right click Desktop, select Graphics Options, select Hot Keys, select Disable.

Shift + Alt + (drag mouse)
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (arrow key)
Column (box) selection

Side by side

Ctrl + \
Split editor

Ctrl + W
Close editor

Ctrl + 1/2/3
Active editor by order

Ctrl + M, Ctrl + M (my custom shortcut)
Maximize current editor

Ctrl + Shift + M, Ctrl + Shift + M (my custom shortcut)
Maximize current editor

Ctrl + K, F12
Open definition to the side

Alt + Z
Toggle word wrap

Editing

Ctrl + Shift + K
Delete line

Ctrl + K, Ctrl + X
Trim trailing whitespace

Ctrl + K, Ctrl + F
Format the selection

Alt + Shift + F
Format the document

Ctrl + /
Toggle line comment

Intelligence

Ctrl + .
Quick fix

Ctrl + Space
Trigger suggestion

Ctrl + Shift + Space
Trigger parameter hints