Esc
What does Esc do?
| App | Action | Operating systems | Key lookup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Password | Clear item search | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Close focused comment note | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Form filling: reject and deselect field | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Close All tools pane | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Task submenu: return to parent command | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Close focused context menu | macOS | Esc | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Return to Hand or Select tool | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Affinity Designer | Deselect | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Affinity Photo | Deselect | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Airtable | Cancel edit | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Android Studio | Return to editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Apple Calendar | Exit fullscreen | macOS | Esc | |
| Apple Numbers | Close template chooser | macOS | Esc | |
| Apple Numbers | Close Find window | macOS | Esc | |
| Asana | Close / cancel | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Brave | Stop loading | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Chrome | Stop loading | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Cursor | Reject AI suggestion | Windows · macOS · Linux | Escape | |
| DataGrip | Focus Editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| DBeaver | Result Grid: Reset Cell Value | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Discord | Mark channel as read | Windows · macOS · Linux | Escape | |
| Edge | Stop Loading | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Excel | Leave floating-shape navigation | Windows | Esc | |
| Excel | Cancel the current cell entry | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Excel | Stop an external-data refresh | Windows | Esc | |
| FigJam | Exit active drawing or emote tool | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Firefox | Stop Loading | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Firefox | Close focused find bar | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Framer | Select parent | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| GitKraken | Close Current Panel | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Google Drive | Deselect all | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Google Drive | Close Item Preview | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Google Slides | Exit presentation | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Helix | Return to normal mode | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Inkscape | Node tool: Clear the node selection | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Inkscape | Pen tool: Cancel the path being drawn | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Inkscape | Gradient tool: Clear the gradient handle selection | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Inkscape | Selection: Clear the object selection | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA | Focus Editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| JetBrains Rider | Focus Editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Jira | Close dialog / menu | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Jupyter Notebook | Enter command mode | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Keynote | End presentation | macOS | Esc | |
| Keynote | Close theme chooser | macOS | Esc | |
| LibreOffice Impress | End presentation | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| LibreOffice Writer | Text frame: select or leave frame | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Linear | Cancel / close modal | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Microsoft Outlook | Classic Outlook: Clear the current search results | Windows | Esc | |
| Microsoft Teams | Close Current Teams View | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Miro | Select tool | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Neovim | Return to Normal mode | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Opera | Stop loading | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Pages | Close template chooser | macOS | Esc | |
| Photoshop | Cancel Puppet Warp | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| PowerPoint | Cancel an open command | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| PowerPoint | Leave text editing and select its object | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| PowerPoint | End Slide Show | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| PyCharm | Focus Editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Raycast | Go Back / Pop View | macOS | Esc | |
| Safari | Stop loading | macOS | Esc | |
| Sketch | Select tool | macOS | Esc | |
| Sketch | Select parent container | macOS | Esc | |
| Slack | Mark conversation read | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Spline | Deselect objects or cancel creation | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Sublime Text | Return to single selection | Windows · macOS · Linux | Escape | |
| Todoist | Discard task | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Todoist | Close Task View | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| Trello | Back / close menu | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Vim | Enter Normal mode | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Vivaldi | Stop loading | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| VS Code | Focus Search Editor input | macOS | Esc | |
| Webflow | Deselect | Windows · macOS | Esc | |
| WebStorm | Focus Editor | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Windsurf | Cancel Suggestion | Windows · macOS · Linux | Esc | |
| Word | Leave extend-selection mode | Windows | Esc | |
| Word | Leave floating-shape navigation | Windows | Esc | |
| Xcode | Show completions | macOS | Esc |
