wikishia:Keyboard shortcuts

The MediaWiki software contains many keyboard shortcuts. You can use them to access certain features of Wikipedia more quickly.

Using access keys

An access key allows a computer user to immediately jump to a specific part of a web page via the keyboard. On Wikipedia, access keys allow you to do a lot more—protect a page, show page history, publish your changes, show preview text, and so on. See the next section for the full list.

Most web browsers require holding down one or two modifier keys to use an access key. Different web browsers invoke access keys in different ways. Please use the list below to determine the appropriate key combination for your browser and system:

Browser	Operating system	Instructions
Google Chrome & Chromium Opera 15+ MS Edge	Windows	hold `Alt`+`access key` hold `Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`access key` hold `Alt`+`Control`+`⇧ Shift`+`access key`^[1]
	Chrome OS
	Linux	hold `Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`access key` hold `Alt`+`access key`
	macOS	hold `Control`+`⌥ Option`+`access key`
Firefox	Windows, Linux	hold `Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`access key`^[2]
Firefox	macOS	hold `Control`+`⌥ Option`+`access key`
Internet Explorer MS Edge Legacy	Windows	hold `Alt`+`access key`^[3]
Safari	macOS	hold `Control`+`⌥ Option`+`access key`
Safari	Windows	hold `Alt`+`access key`

Older browsers
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 on Windows: hold `Alt`, press access key Mozilla Firefox before version 14 on Mac OS X: hold `Control`, press access key Safari 3 or earlier on Mac OS X: hold `Control`, press access key Camino (Mac OS X): hold `Control`, press access key Opera 12 and lower: press and release `⇧ Shift`+`Esc`, then press access key

List of access keys

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Site navigation
f	Move cursor to search box
q	Special pages
r	Recent changes
u	Upload file (only available to logged-in users)
x	Random article
z	Main Page

Personal tools
.	My user page
l	My watchlist (only available to logged-in users)
n	My talk
o	Log in (only available when logged-out)
y	My contributions

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Current page tools
e	Edit this page, or view source if you are blocked or the page is protected from editing
v	Edit with VisualEditor (if available, namespace must be: (Main), File, User, Category, or Help)
g	Open associated Wikidata item
h	View history
j	What links here
k	Related changes
m	Move page (only available to logged-in users)
p	Printable version
w	Watch / unwatch page (only available to logged-in users)
t	Switch to talk page
*	Purge the page's cache (only available to logged-in users with the "Purge option" gadget)

Talk pages
+	Start a new discussion
c	Switch to content page

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While editing a page
,	Move cursor to edit box
b	Move cursor to edit summary
i	Flag edit as minor (only available to logged-in users)
p	Show preview
v	Show changes
s	Publish page
w	Toggle "Watch this page"

For Administrators
d	Delete / undelete current page
=	Protect / unprotect current page

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Sortable list

Currently, in the a–z range, only a is unassigned. p, v, w are assigned to multiple functions, depending on the context.

Key	Function	Context
f	Move cursor to search box	Site navigation
q	Special pages	Site navigation
r	Recent changes	Site navigation
u	Upload file (only available to logged-in users)	Site navigation
x	Random article	Site navigation
z	Main Page	Site navigation
.	My user page	Personal tools
l	My watchlist (only available to logged-in users)	Personal tools
n	My talk	Personal tools
o	Log in (only available when logged-out)	Personal tools
y	My contributions	Personal tools
e	Edit this page / view source (if you are blocked or the page is protected from editing)	Current page tools
v	Edit with VisualEditor (if available, namespace must be: (Main), File, User, Category or Help)	Current page tools
g	Open associated Wikidata item	Current page tools
h	View history	Current page tools
j	What links here	Current page tools
k	Related changes	Current page tools
m	Move page (only available to logged-in users)	Current page tools
p	Printable version	Current page tools
w	Watch / unwatch page (only available to logged-in users)	Current page tools
t	Switch to talk page	Current page tools
*	Purge the page's cache (only available to logged-in users with the "Purge option" gadget)	Current page tools
+	Start a new discussion	Talk pages
c	Switch to content page	Talk pages
,	Move cursor to edit box	Editing page
b	Move cursor to edit summary	Editing page
i	Flag edit as minor (only available to logged-in users, not IP users)	Editing page
p	Show preview	Editing page
v	Show changes	Editing page
s	Publish page	Editing page
w	Toggle "Watch this page"	Editing page
d	Delete / undelete current page	Admin only
=	Protect / unprotect current page	Admin only

External links

↑ For some keys (e.g., r), both Alt and Alt+⇧ Shift work; For other keys (e.g. f), only Alt+⇧ Shift works; For other keys (e.g. .), only Alt works.
↑ The Alt key without Shift can be used if a Firefox preference in "about:config" is changed: set "ui.key.generalAccessKey" to 18 (see MozillaZine Knowledge Base).
↑ In some versions you may then need to press ↵ Enter

[1] For some keys (e.g., r), both Alt and Alt+⇧ Shift work; For other keys (e.g. f), only Alt+⇧ Shift works; For other keys (e.g. .), only Alt works.

[2] The Alt key without Shift can be used if a Firefox preference in "about:config" is changed: set "ui.key.generalAccessKey" to 18 (see MozillaZine Knowledge Base).

[3] In some versions you may then need to press ↵ Enter

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