Keyboard Shortcuts

Keybindings

Commands to edit and modify a formula can be invoked by pressing some key combinations.

Note

The keybindings below are applicable to a US QWERTY keyboard. Some of the keybindings may not be available with other keyboard layouts.

Read more about definining your own keybindings and shortcuts.

Display shortcuts for:

macOS, iPadOS, iOS

Windows, Android, ChromeOS, Linux

⇧Shift

⌃Control

⌥Option

⌘Command

⤒Home

⤓End

⇞Page Up

⇟Page Down

⌫Backspace

⌦Del

⏎Return

⌤Enter

⇥Tab

Editing

move backward

⇠

⇠

⌃+B

move forward

⇢

⇢

⌃+F

move up

⇡

⇡

⌃+P

move down

⇣

⇣

⌃+N

extend selection backward

Shift+⇠

⇧+⇠

⇧+⌃+B

extend selection forward

Shift+⇢

⇧+⇢

⇧+⌃+F

extend selection upward

Shift+⇡

⇧+⇡

⇧+⌃+P

extend selection downward

Shift+⇣

⇧+⇣

⇧+⌃+N

move to next placeholder

Tab

⇥

move to previous placeholder

Shift+Tab

⇧+⇥

delete backward

Backspace

Alt+Del

⌫

⌥+⌦

⌃+H

delete forward

Del

Alt+Backspace

⌦

⌥+⌫

⌃+D

move to previous word

Alt+⇠

⌥+⇠

⌥+⌃+B

move to next word

Alt+⇢

⌥+⇢

⌥+⌃+F

extend selection to previous word

Shift+Alt+⇠

⇧+⌥+⇠

⇧+⌥+⌃+B

extend selection to next word

Shift+Alt+⇢

⇧+⌥+⇢

⇧+⌥+⌃+F

move to group start

Page Up

Ctrl+⇠

⇞

⌃+⇠

move to group end

Page Down

Ctrl+⇢

⇟

⌃+⇢

extend selection to group start

Shift+Ctrl+⇠

⇧+⌃+⇠

extend selection to group end

Shift+Ctrl+⇢

⇧+⌃+⇢

move after parent

SPACE

SPACE

move before parent

Shift+SPACE

⇧+SPACE

move to mathfield start

Home+Ctrl+⇠

⤒+⌘+⇠

⌃+A

extend selection to mathfield start

Shift+Home

Shift+Ctrl+⇠

⇧+⤒

⇧+⌘+⇠

⇧+⌃+A

move to mathfield end

End

Ctrl+⇢

⤓

⌘+⇢

⌃+E

extend selection to mathfield end

Shift+End

Shift+Ctrl+⇢

⇧+⤓

⇧+⌘+⇢

⇧+⌃+E

move to opposite

superscript/subscript, upper/lower

Ctrl+5

⌃+5

move to superscript/upper

Ctrl+6

⌃+6

move to subscript/lower

Ctrl+-

⌃+-

finish

ESC

ESC

reject

Shift+ESC

⇧+ESC

accept suggestion

Tab

⇥

complete

Return

Enter

⏎

⌤

select all

Ctrl+A

⌘+A

⌃+A

undo

Ctrl+Z

⌘+Z

⌃+Z

redo

Ctrl+Y

Ctrl+Y

Shift+Ctrl+Z

⌘+Y

⌃+Y

⇧+⌃+Z

scroll into view

Ctrl+L

⌃+L

toggle keystroke caption

Shift+Alt+K

⇧+⌥+K

toggle virtual keyboard

Shift+Alt+SPACE

⇧+⌥+SPACE

show context menu

Alt+SPACE

⌥+SPACE

apply text mode

Alt+=

⌥+=

toggle math/text mode

Shift+Alt+T

⇧+⌥+T

enter/exit LaTeX mode

ESC

ESC

enter LaTeX mode

\

\

speak parent

Alt+Ctrl+⇡

⌥+⌃+⇡

speak all

Alt+Ctrl+⇣

⌥+⌃+⇣

Math Symbols

\frac{}{}

/

/

\sqrt{}

Ctrl+2

⌃+2

\sqrt{}

Alt+V

⌥+V

\pi

Alt+P

⌥+P

\emptyset

Alt+O

⌥+O

\differentialD

Alt+D

⌥+D

\varnothing

Shift+Alt+O

⇧+⌥+O

\partial

Shift+Alt+D

⇧+⌥+D

\prod_{i=}^{}

Shift+Alt+P

⇧+⌥+P

\infty

Alt+5

⌥+5

(

Alt+9

⌥+9

)

Alt+0

⌥+0

\|

Alt+|

⌥+|

\backslash

Alt+\

⌥+\

\~

Shift+`

⇧+`

Matrix Editing

insert square bracket matrix

Alt+[

⌥+[

insert braces matrix

Alt+Shift+(

⌥+⇧+(

insert row

Shift+Return

Ctrl+Return

⇧+⏎

⌘+⏎

insert column

Ctrl+,

Ctrl+Return

⌃+,

⌘+⏎

Inline Shortcuts

Some sequence of characters are automatically translated to symbols. For example, typing P followed by I will result in "π".

Many of the ASCIIMath symbols are supported.

If the conversion was not desired, for example you actually meant "pi", type ctrl/⌘+Z to undo it.

Letter-Like Symbols

$$\infty$$

∞

infty

oo

$$\imaginaryI$$

ii

$$\imaginaryJ$$

jj

$$\exponentialE$$

ee

$$\N$$

NN

$$\Z$$

ZZ

$$\Q$$

QQ

$$\R$$

RR

$$\C$$

CC

$$\P$$

PP

$$\forall$$

forall

AA

$$\exists$$

exists

EE

$$\nexists$$

!exists

!EE

$$\char"24$$

$

$$\%$$

%

$$\#$$

#

$$\backslash$$

\

$$\diamond$$

diamond

$$\square$$

square

$$\bot$$

|

$$\top$$

TT

$$\nabla$$

nabla

$$\nabla$$

grad

$$\partial$$

del

$$\differentialD$$

∆

∂

$$\differentialD x$$

dx

$$\differentialD y$$

dy

$$\differentialD t$$

dt

$$\aleph$$

aleph

Functions

$$\arcsin$$

arcsin

$$\arccos$$

arccos

$$\arctan$$

arctan

$$\sin$$

sin

$$\sinh$$

sinh

$$\cos$$

cos

$$\cosh$$

cosh

$$\tan$$

tan

$$\tanh$$

tanh

$$\sec$$

sec

$$\csc$$

csc

$$\cot$$

cot

$$\log$$

log

$$\ln$$

ln

$$\exp$$

exp

$$\lim_{\char"2B1A}$$

lim

$$\det$$

det

$$\mod$$

mod

$$\max$$

max

$$\min$$

min

$$\operatorname{erf}$$

erf

$$\operatorname{erfc}$$

erfc

$$\operatorname{bessel}$$

bessel

$$\operatorname{mean}$$

mean

$$\operatorname{median}$$

median

$$\operatorname{fft}$$

fft

$$\operatorname{lcm}$$

lcm

$$\operatorname{gcd}$$

gcd

$$\operatorname{randomReal}$$

randomReal

$$\operatorname{randomInteger}$$

randomInteger

$$\operatorname{Re}$$

Re

$$\operatorname{Im}$$

Im

Relational Operators

$$\ne$$

!=

$$\ge$$

>=

$$\le$$

<=

$$\ll$$

<<

$$\gg$$

>>

$$\approx$$

~~

≈

$$\questeq$$

?=

$$\coloneq$$

:=

$$\Colon$$

::

$$\equiv$$

-=

$$\cong$$

~=

$$<$$

lt

$$\leq$$

lt=

$$>$$

gt

$$\geq$$

gt=

$$\prec$$

-lt

-<

$$\preceq$$

-<=

$$\succeq$$

->=

$$\propto$$

prop

Other Operators

$$\cdot$$

*

$$\ast$$

**

$$\star$$

***

$$\land$$

&&

$$x \in$$

xin

$$\in$$

in

$$\notin$$

!in

$$\times$$

xx

$$\pm$$

+-

$$\div$$

÷

$$\odot$$

(-)

$$\oplus$$

(+)

$$\oslash$$

(/)

$$\otimes$$

ox

(x)

$$\ominus$$

(-)

$$\circ$$

@

$$\ltimes$$

|><

$$\rtimes$$

><|

$$\bowtie$$

|><|

$$-:$$

-:

divide

$$\wedge$$

^^

$$\bigwedge$$

^^^

$$\vee$$

vv

$$\bigvee$$

vvv

$$\cap$$

nn

$$\bigcap$$

nnn

$$\cup$$

uu

$$\bigcup$$

uuu

$$\backslash$$

setminus

$$\subset$$

sub

$$\supset$$

sup

$$\subseteq$$

sube

$$\supseteq$$

supe

$$\land$$

and

$$\lor$$

or

$$\neg$$

not

Delimiters

$$\lfloor$$

|__

$$\rfloor$$

__|

$$\lceil$$

|~

$$\rceil$$

~|

$$\Vert$$

||

$$\{$$

{

$$\}$$

}

$$\langle$$

(:

$$\rangle$$

:)

Units

$$\operatorname{mm}$$

mm

$$\operatorname{cm}$$

cm

$$\operatorname{km}$$

km

$$\operatorname{kg}$$

kg

Arrows

$$iff$$

iff

$$\rightarrowtail$$

>->

$$\twoheadrightarrow$$

->>

$$\twoheadrightarrowtail$$

>->>

$$\to$$

->

$$\to\cdots$$

->...

$$\mapsto$$

|->

$$\longrightarrow$$

-->

$$\longleftarrow$$

<--

$$\Rightarrow$$

=>

$$\Longrightarrow$$

==>

$$\Leftrightarrow$$

<=>

$$\leftrightarrow$$

<->

$$\uparrow$$

uarr

$$\downarrow$$

darr

$$\rightarrow$$

rarr

$$\Rightarrow$$

rArr

$$\leftarrow$$

larr

$$\Leftarrow$$

lArr

$$\leftrightarrow$$

harr

$$\Leftrightarrow$$

hArr

$$\vdash$$

|--

$$\models$$

|==

Greek Letters

$$\alpha$$

alpha

$$\beta$$

beta

$$\gamma$$

gamma

$$\Gamma$$

Gamma

$$\delta$$

delta

$$\Delta$$

Delta

$$\epsilon$$

epsilon

$$\varepsilon$$

varepsilon

$$\zeta$$

zeta

$$\eta $$

eta

$$\theta$$

theta

$$\vartheta$$

vartheta

$$\Theta$$

Theta

$$\iota$$

iota

$$\kappa$$

kappa

$$\lambda$$

lambda

$$\Lambda$$

Lambda

$$\mu$$

mu

µ

$$\nu $$

nu

$$\xi$$

xi

$$\Xi$$

Xi

$$\pi$$

pi

$$\Pi$$

Pi

$$\rho$$

rho

$$\sigma$$

sigma

$$\Sigma$$

Sigma

$$\tau$$

tau

$$\upsilon$$

upsilon

$$\phi$$

phi

$$\varphi$$

varphi

$$\Phi$$

Phi

$$\chi$$

chi

$$\psi$$

psi

$$\Psi$$

Psi

$$\omega$$

Ω

$$\Omega$$

Omega

Miscellaneous

$$\%$$

%

$$^{\doubleprime}$$

''

$$\sum$$

∑

$$\sum_{}^{}$$

sum

$$\int_{}^{}$$

int

$$\prod_{}^{}$$

prod

$$\sqrt{}$$

sqrt

$$\neg$$

neg

$$\operatorname*{lim~inf}_{}$$

liminf

$$\operatorname*{lim~sup}_{}$$

limsup

$$\operatorname*{arg~min}_{}$$

argmin

$$\operatorname*{arg~max}_{}$$

argmax

$$\ldots$$

...

$$+\cdots$$

+...

$$-\cdots$$

-...

$$\therefore$$

:.