VSCode Cheat Sheet and Knowledgebase

Application Wide Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
CTRL +	Zoom in
CTRL -	Zoom out
CTRL + ,	Open settings

Editor

Window Control

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + 1	Go to first editor panel
CTRL + 2 / 3	Go to second / third editor panel, create one if not present
CTRL + ^	Split editor panel
CTRL + W	Close file
CTRL + SHIFT + T	Reopen last closed file
CTRL + TAB	Next tab
CTRL + B	Toggle sidebar visibility

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
ALT + ↑/↓	Move line up/down
SHIFT + ALT + ↑/↓	Duplicate line up/down
CTRL + SHIFT + K	Delete line
CTRL + Z	Undo

Multi Cursor Editing

Shortcut	Action
ALT + Click	Add cursor
CTRL + D	Multi-select word
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + ↑/↓	Add second cursor in the line above or below

Coding

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + #	Comment / Uncomment line
SHIFT + ALT + F	Format document
CTRL + SPACE	Show suggestions

File Management

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + #	Comment / Uncomment line
SHIFT + ALT + F	Format document
CTRL + SPACE	Show suggestions

Terminal

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + ö / CTRL + `	Toggle terminal panel / Switch to terminal panel, if in editor
CTRL + SHIFT + ö	Create second terminal tab
CTRL + L	Clear Terminal