Notepad++ Keyboard Shortcuts & Commands (189)

Complete collection of 189 Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts and commands. Browse all shortcuts organized by category with our interactive search tool.

Notepad++ is the Windows editor people install first, and its keymap is a mix of Scintilla defaults and its own additions. The table covers the editing and tab keys that matter daily. The most useful discovery for most users is column selection, which turns Notepad++ into a fast tool for editing logs and CSV exports.

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File (11)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`Ctrl` + `N`	New	New.
`Ctrl` + `O`	Open	Open.
`Ctrl` + `R`	Reload from Disk	Reload from Disk.
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save	Save.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`	Save As	Save As.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`	Save All	Save All.
`Ctrl` + `W`	Close	Close.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `W`	Close All	Close All.
`Ctrl` + `P`	Print	Print.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`	Restore Recent Closed File	Restore Recent Closed File.
`Alt` + `F4`	Exit	Exit.

Edit (34)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`Shift` + `Delete`	Cut	Cut.
`Ctrl` + `X`	Cut	Cut.
`Ctrl` + `Insert`	Copy	Copy.
`Ctrl` + `C`	Copy	Copy.
`Shift` + `Insert`	Paste	Paste.
`Ctrl` + `V`	Paste	Paste.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B`	Begin/End Select	Begin/End Select.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `B`	Begin/End Select in Column Mode	Begin/End Select in Column Mode.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `U`	UPPERCASE	UPPERCASE.
`Ctrl` + `U`	lowercase	lowercase.
`Alt` + `U`	Proper Case	Proper Case.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `U`	Proper Case (blend)	Proper Case (blend).
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `U`	Sentence case	Sentence case.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `U`	Sentence case (blend)	Sentence case (blend).
`Ctrl` + `I`	Split Lines	Split Lines.
`Ctrl` + `J`	Join Lines	Join Lines.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Up`	Move Up Current Line	Move Up Current Line.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Down`	Move Down Current Line	Move Down Current Line.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Enter`	Insert Blank Line Above Current	Insert Blank Line Above Current.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `Enter`	Insert Blank Line Below Current	Insert Blank Line Below Current.
`Ctrl` + `Q`	Toggle Single Line Comment	Toggle Single Line Comment.
`Ctrl` + `K`	Single Line Comment	Single Line Comment.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K`	Single Line Uncomment	Single Line Uncomment.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Q`	Block Comment	Block Comment.
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Function Completion	Function Completion.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Space`	Path Completion	Path Completion.
`Ctrl` + `Enter`	Word Completion	Word Completion.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Space`	Function Parameters Hint	Function Parameters Hint.
`Alt` + `Up`	Function Parameters Previous Hint	Function Parameters Previous Hint.
`Alt` + `Down`	Function Parameters Next Hint	Function Parameters Next Hint.
`Alt` + `C`	Column Editor	Column Editor.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `R`	Text Direction RTL	Text Direction RTL.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `L`	Text Direction LTR	Text Direction LTR.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R`	Toggle macro recording	Toggle macro recording.

Search (31)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`Ctrl` + `F`	Find	Find.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`	Find in Files	Find in Files.
`F3`	Find Next	Find Next.
`Shift` + `F3`	Find Previous	Find Previous.
`Ctrl` + `F3`	Select and Find Next	Select and Find Next.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F3`	Select and Find Previous	Select and Find Previous.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `F3`	Find (Volatile) Next	Find (Volatile) Next.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `F3`	Find (Volatile) Previous	Find (Volatile) Previous.
`Ctrl` + `H`	Replace	Replace.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `I`	Incremental Search	Incremental Search.
`Shift` + `F4`	Previous Search Result	Previous Search Result.
`F4`	Next Search Result	Next Search Result.
`Ctrl` + `G`	Go to	Go to.
`Ctrl` + `B`	Go to Matching Brace	Go to Matching Brace.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `B`	Select All In-between {} [] or ()	Select All In-between {} [] or ().
`Ctrl` + `M`	Mark	Mark.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `1`	Previous style of 1st style	Previous style of 1st style.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `2`	Previous style of 2nd style	Previous style of 2nd style.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `3`	Previous style of 3rd style	Previous style of 3rd style.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `4`	Previous style of 4th style	Previous style of 4th style.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `5`	Previous style of 5th style	Previous style of 5th style.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `0`	Previous style of Find Mark style	Previous style of Find Mark style.
`Ctrl` + `1`	Next style of 1st style	Next style of 1st style.
`Ctrl` + `2`	Next style of 2nd style	Next style of 2nd style.
`Ctrl` + `3`	Next style of 3rd style	Next style of 3rd style.
`Ctrl` + `4`	Next style of 4th style	Next style of 4th style.
`Ctrl` + `5`	Next style of 5th style	Next style of 5th style.
`Ctrl` + `0`	Next style of Find Mark style	Next style of Find Mark style.
`Ctrl` + `F2`	Toggle Bookmark	Toggle Bookmark.
`F2`	Next Bookmark	Next Bookmark.
`Shift` + `F2`	Previous Bookmark	Previous Bookmark.

View (37)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`F11`	Toggle Full Screen Mode	Toggle Full Screen Mode.
`F12`	Post-It	Post-It.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 1`	1st Tab	1st Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 2`	2nd Tab	2nd Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 3`	3rd Tab	3rd Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 4`	4th Tab	4th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 5`	5th Tab	5th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 6`	6th Tab	6th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 7`	7th Tab	7th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 8`	8th Tab	8th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Numpad 9`	9th Tab	9th Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Page Down`	Next Tab	Next Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Page Up`	Previous Tab	Previous Tab.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Down`	Move Tab Forward	Move Tab Forward.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Up`	Move Tab Backward	Move Tab Backward.
`Alt` + `H`	Hide Lines	Hide Lines.
`F8`	Focus on Another View	Focus on Another View.
`Alt` + `0`	Fold All	Fold All.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `0`	Unfold All	Unfold All.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `F`	Fold Current Level	Fold Current Level.
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `F`	Unfold Current Level	Unfold Current Level.
`Alt` + `1`	Fold Level 1	Fold Level 1.
`Alt` + `2`	Fold Level 2	Fold Level 2.
`Alt` + `3`	Fold Level 3	Fold Level 3.
`Alt` + `4`	Fold Level 4	Fold Level 4.
`Alt` + `5`	Fold Level 5	Fold Level 5.
`Alt` + `6`	Fold Level 6	Fold Level 6.
`Alt` + `7`	Fold Level 7	Fold Level 7.
`Alt` + `8`	Fold Level 8	Fold Level 8.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `1`	Unfold Level 1	Unfold Level 1.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `2`	Unfold Level 2	Unfold Level 2.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `3`	Unfold Level 3	Unfold Level 3.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `4`	Unfold Level 4	Unfold Level 4.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `5`	Unfold Level 5	Unfold Level 5.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `6`	Unfold Level 6	Unfold Level 6.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `7`	Unfold Level 7	Unfold Level 7.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `8`	Unfold Level 8	Unfold Level 8.

Macro (1)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`	Playback	Playback.

Run (1)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`F5`	Run	Run.

Help (1)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`F1`	About Notepad++	About Notepad++.

Other (3)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`F7`	Search Results Window	Search Results Window.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Tab`	Switch to previous document	Switch to previous document.
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Switch to next document	Switch to next document.

Editor (Scintilla) commands (70)

Shortcut	Action	What it does
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select All	Select All.
`Delete`	Delete	Delete.
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Undo	Undo.
`Alt` + `Backspace`	Undo	Undo.
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Redo	Redo.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`	Redo	Redo.
`Enter`	Insert new line	Insert new line.
`Shift` + `Enter`	Insert new line	Insert new line.
`Tab`	Tab	Tab.
`Shift` + `Tab`	Unindent (back tab)	Unindent (back tab).
`Ctrl` + `Numpad +`	Zoom In (Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Up)	Zoom In (Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Up).
`Ctrl` + `Numpad -`	Zoom Out (Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Down)	Zoom Out (Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Down).
`Ctrl` + `Numpad /`	Restore Default Zoom	Restore Default Zoom.
`Ctrl` + `D`	Duplicate selection or current line	Duplicate selection or current line.
`Insert`	Toggle insert/overtype mode	Toggle insert/overtype mode.
`Down`	Move caret down one line	Move caret down one line.
`Shift` + `Down`	Extend selection down one line	Extend selection down one line.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Down`	Extend column (rectangular) selection down one line	Extend column (rectangular) selection down one line.
`Ctrl` + `Down`	Scroll view down one line	Scroll view down one line.
`Up`	Move caret up one line	Move caret up one line.
`Shift` + `Up`	Extend selection up one line	Extend selection up one line.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Up`	Extend column selection up one line	Extend column selection up one line.
`Ctrl` + `Up`	Scroll view up one line	Scroll view up one line.
`Ctrl` + `]`	Move to next paragraph	Move to next paragraph.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `]`	Extend selection to next paragraph	Extend selection to next paragraph.
`Ctrl` + `[`	Move to previous paragraph	Move to previous paragraph.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `[`	Extend selection to previous paragraph	Extend selection to previous paragraph.
`Left`	Move caret left one character	Move caret left one character.
`Shift` + `Left`	Extend selection left one character	Extend selection left one character.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Left`	Extend column selection left	Extend column selection left.
`Right`	Move caret right one character	Move caret right one character.
`Shift` + `Right`	Extend selection right one character	Extend selection right one character.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Right`	Extend column selection right	Extend column selection right.
`Ctrl` + `Left`	Move to start of previous word	Move to start of previous word.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Left`	Extend selection to previous word	Extend selection to previous word.
`Ctrl` + `Right`	Move to start of next word	Move to start of next word.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Right`	Extend selection to end of next word	Extend selection to end of next word.
`Ctrl` + `/`	Move to previous word part (camelCase/underscore)	Move to previous word part (camelCase/underscore).
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `/`	Extend selection to previous word part	Extend selection to previous word part.
`Ctrl` + `\`	Move to next word part	Move to next word part.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `\`	Extend selection to next word part	Extend selection to next word part.
`Alt` + `Home`	Move to start of displayed line	Move to start of displayed line.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Home`	Extend column selection to line start	Extend column selection to line start.
`Home`	Move to first non-blank character or line start	Move to first non-blank character or line start.
`Shift` + `Home`	Extend selection to first non-blank character or line start	Extend selection to first non-blank character or line start.
`Shift` + `End`	Extend selection to end of wrapped line	Extend selection to end of wrapped line.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `End`	Extend column selection to line end	Extend column selection to line end.
`Alt` + `End`	Move to end of displayed line	Move to end of displayed line.
`End`	Move to end of wrapped line	Move to end of wrapped line.
`Ctrl` + `Home`	Move to start of document	Move to start of document.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Home`	Extend selection to start of document	Extend selection to start of document.
`Ctrl` + `End`	Move to end of document	Move to end of document.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End`	Extend selection to end of document	Extend selection to end of document.
`Page Up`	Move up one page	Move up one page.
`Shift` + `Page Up`	Extend selection up one page	Extend selection up one page.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Page Up`	Extend column selection up one page	Extend column selection up one page.
`Page Down`	Move down one page	Move down one page.
`Shift` + `Page Down`	Extend selection down one page	Extend selection down one page.
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Page Down`	Extend column selection down one page	Extend column selection down one page.
`Backspace`	Delete character to the left	Delete character to the left.
`Shift` + `Backspace`	Delete character to the left	Delete character to the left.
`Ctrl` + `Backspace`	Delete word to the left	Delete word to the left.
`Ctrl` + `Delete`	Delete word to the right	Delete word to the right.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Backspace`	Delete to start of line	Delete to start of line.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Delete`	Delete to end of line	Delete to end of line.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`	Delete current line	Delete current line.
`Ctrl` + `L`	Cut current line	Cut current line.
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`	Copy current line	Copy current line.
`Ctrl` + `T`	Swap current line with the line above	Swap current line with the line above.
`Esc`	Cancel (clear selection / autocomplete)	Cancel (clear selection / autocomplete).

📜 Source: Notepad++ source — default key definitions (Parameters.cpp: winKeyDefs + scintKeyDefs) with menu names from english.xml. Notepad++ has no shortcut page in its user manual; the defaults come straight from the application source: the menu key table and the Scintilla editor key table, with names taken from the English menu file. This is what a fresh install shows in Settings › Shortcut Mapper. Checked 2026-09-06. How we verify ›

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Line editing

Ctrl + D duplicates the current line, Ctrl + L deletes it (cutting it to the clipboard), and Ctrl + T swaps the current line with the one above. Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down moves a line or a selected block, and Ctrl + Q toggles a line comment using the syntax of the current language. Ctrl + G goes to a line number, which for log files is faster than scrolling. Undo is unlimited within the session.

Column mode

Alt + Shift + Arrow selects a rectangle of text across lines — column mode — and typing then edits every line at once, which is how you add a prefix to a hundred lines or strip a fixed-width column from a log. Alt plus a mouse drag does the same. Edit › Column Editor fills the selection with an incrementing number, the trick for renumbering a list.

Find, files and folding

Ctrl + H opens Find and Replace with regular-expression support, and Ctrl + Shift + F searches across files in a folder with results in a panel — a lightweight grep for Windows. Ctrl + Tab switches between open tabs in most-recently-used order, Ctrl + W closes one and Ctrl + Shift + S saves all. Alt + 0 collapses every fold in the file and Alt + Shift + 0 expands them, which makes a long XML or JSON file navigable.

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