Jupyter Notebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Jupyter Notebook shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 46 searchable Jupyter Notebook keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Run cells, Command mode, Edit mode, File & Find, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Run cell, select belowShiftEnter
Enter command modeEsc
Enter edit modeEnter
Save notebookCtrlS
Run cell, stayCtrlEnter
Run cell, insert belowAltEnter

Run cells

5 shortcuts

Run cell, select below

ShiftEnter

Shift+Enter

Run cell, stay

CtrlEnter

Ctrl+Enter · Cmd+Enter

Run cell, insert below

AltEnter

Alt+Enter · Opt+Enter

Interrupt kernel

II

I I

Restart kernel

00

0 0

Command mode

33 shortcuts

Enter command mode

Esc

Esc

Insert cell above

A

Insert cell below

B

Delete cell

DD

D D

Undo cell deletion

Z

Change to Markdown

M

Change to code

Y

Cut cell

X

Copy cell

C

Paste cell below

V

Toggle line numbers

ShiftL(commandmode)

Shift+L

Change Cell to Raw Format

R(commandmode)

Extend Cell Selection Above

Shift↑(commandmode)ShiftK(commandmode)

Shift+↑ · Shift+K

Extend Cell Selection to Top

ShiftHome(commandmode)

Shift+Home

Extend Cell Selection Below

Shift↓(commandmode)ShiftJ(commandmode)

Shift+↓ · Shift+J

Extend Cell Selection to Bottom

ShiftEnd(commandmode)

Shift+End

Merge Selected Notebook Cells

ShiftM(commandmode)

Shift+M

Merge Notebook Cell Above

CtrlBackspace(commandmode)

Ctrl+Backspace

Merge Notebook Cell Below

CtrlShiftM(commandmode)

Ctrl+Shift+M

Select Notebook Cell Below

↓(commandmode)J(commandmode)

Select Notebook Cell Above

↑(commandmode)K(commandmode)

Select Previous Heading or Collapse It

←(commandmode)

Select Next Heading or Expand It

→(commandmode)

Insert Heading Above Current Heading

ShiftA(commandmode)

Shift+A

Insert Heading Below Current Heading

ShiftB(commandmode)

Shift+B

Collapse All Notebook Headings

CtrlShift←(commandmode)

Ctrl+Shift+←

Expand All Notebook Headings

CtrlShift→(commandmode)

Ctrl+Shift+→

Redo Notebook Cell Action

ShiftZ(commandmode)

Shift+Z

Select All Notebook Cells

CtrlA(commandmode)

Ctrl+A · Cmd+A

Toggle Side-by-side Rendering for Current Cell

ShiftR(commandmode)

Shift+R

Move Notebook Cell Up

CtrlShift↑(commandmode)

Ctrl+Shift+↑

Move Notebook Cell Down

CtrlShift↓(commandmode)

Ctrl+Shift+↓

Set Markdown Heading Level 1–6

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Edit mode

5 shortcuts

Enter edit mode

Enter

Enter

Code completion / indent

Tab

Tab

Comment line

Ctrl/

Ctrl+/ · Cmd+/

Split cell at cursor

CtrlShift-(editmode)

Ctrl+Shift+-

File & Find

3 shortcuts

Save notebook

CtrlS

Ctrl+S · Cmd+S

Find

CtrlF

Ctrl+F · Cmd+F

Open command palette

CtrlShiftC

Ctrl+Shift+C · Cmd+Shift+C

Documentation check for this addition

22 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-08. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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