Keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys speed up the work on any platform. WordPress too has some handy keyboard shortcuts that can be helpful while composing a post. These shortcuts basically fulfill the formatting tasks and help you to quickly format and finish your posts.

Complete list of WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut / Hotkey Function
Ctrl + c Copy
Ctrl + v Paste
Ctrl + x Cut
Ctrl + a Select all
Ctrl + z Undo
Ctrl + y Redo
Ctrl + b Bold
Ctrl + i Italic
Ctrl + u Underline
Ctrl + 1 Heading 1
Ctrl + 2 Heading 2
Ctrl + 3 Heading 3
Ctrl + 4 Heading 4
Ctrl + 5 Heading 5
Ctrl + 6 Heading 6
Ctrl + 9 Address
Alt + Shift + z Advanced Editor (Kitchen Sink)
Alt + Shift+ q Blockquote
Alt + Shift + c Code
Alt + Shift + t Insert read more tag
Alt + Shift + u Unordered List (UL)
Alt + Shift + o Ordered List (OL)
Alt + Shift + d Strikethrough
Alt + Shift + f Align Left
Alt + Shift + c Align Center
Alt + Shift + r Align Right
Alt + Shift + j Justify Text
Alt + Shift + n Check Spelling
Alt + Shift + a Insert link
Alt + Shift + s Remove link
Alt + Shift + m Insert Image
Alt + Shift + w Full Screen Distraction Free Editor
Alt + Shift + p Insert Page Break tag
Alt + Shift + e Switch to HTML mode
Alt + Shift + h Help
Ctrl + End Go to End
Ctrl + Home Go to Home
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