Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut reference for core editing commands and productivity workflows.

Text formatting

• Ctrl/Cmd + B: Bold
• Ctrl/Cmd + I: Italic
• Ctrl/Cmd + U: Underline
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X: Strikethrough

Blocks and lists

• Ctrl/Cmd + 0: Paragraph
• Ctrl/Cmd + 1..6: Headings
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Q: Blockquote
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C: Code block
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + 8: Bullet list
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + 7: Ordered list

Alignment and direction

• Ctrl/Cmd + L: Align left
• Ctrl/Cmd + E: Align center
• Ctrl/Cmd + R: Align right
• Ctrl/Cmd + J: Justify

Editing and workflow

• Ctrl/Cmd + K: Link dialog
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + V: Paste as plain text
• Tab: Indent
• Shift + Tab: Outdent

History

• Ctrl/Cmd + Z: Undo
• Ctrl/Cmd + Y: Redo
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z: Redo

Plugin-specific examples

• Mod-Shift-j: Emoji dialog
• Mod-Shift-m: Math dialog
• Mod-p: Print
• F7: Spell-check toggle

API Surface

Surface	Type	Notes
Plugin keymap declarations	Config API	Maps keystrokes to plugin command identifiers
Runtime command dispatcher	Execution API	Executes mapped command in active editor instance
useKeyboardShortcuts(options)	React hook API	Wrapper-level keyboard shortcut registration/control
Toolbar command mapping	UI API	Maintains parity between shortcuts and visible actions

Config Matrix

Scope	Config	Purpose
Plugin keymap	per-plugin keymap	Adds/remaps shortcuts
App-level handling	host app key listeners	Prevent/allow global conflicts

Validation Checklist

• Shortcuts trigger expected commands in focused editor
• Browser/system shortcut collisions are handled explicitly
• Multi-instance pages apply shortcuts to active editor only