Keyboard Shortcuts

Keybindings

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

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

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⇧Shift

⌃Control

⌥Option

⌘Command

⤒Home

⤓End

⇞Page Up

⇟Page Down

⌫Backspace

⌦Del

⏎Return

⌤Enter

⇥Tab

Editing

Keybinding	Result
`⌃`+`B`	`⇠`	move backward
`⌃`+`F`	`⇢`	move forward
`⌃`+`P`	`⇡`	move up
`⌃`+`N`	`⇣`	move down
`⇧`+`⌃`+`B`	`⇧`+`⇠`	extend selection backward
`⇧`+`⌃`+`F`	`⇧`+`⇢`	extend selection forward
`⇧`+`⌃`+`P`	`⇧`+`⇡`	extend selection upward
`⇧`+`⌃`+`N`	`⇧`+`⇣`	extend selection downward
`⇥`	move to next placeholder
`⇧`+`⇥`	move to previous placeholder
`⌃`+`H`	`⌥`+`⌦`	`⌫`	delete backward
`⌃`+`D`	`⌥`+`⌫`	`⌦`	delete forward
`⌥`+`⌃`+`B`	`⌥`+`⇠`	move to previous word
`⌥`+`⌃`+`F`	`⌥`+`⇢`	move to next word
`⇧`+`⌥`+`⌃`+`B`	`⇧`+`⌥`+`⇠`	extend selection to previous word
`⇧`+`⌥`+`⌃`+`F`	`⇧`+`⌥`+`⇢`	extend selection to next word
`⇞`	`⌃`+`⇠`	move to group start
`⇟`	`⌃`+`⇢`	move to group end
`⇧`+`⌃`+`⇠`	extend selection to group start
`⇧`+`⌃`+`⇢`	extend selection to group end
`SPACE`	move after parent
`⇧`+`SPACE`	move before parent
`⌃`+`A`	`⤒`	`⌘`+`⇠`	move to mathfield start
`⇧`+`⌃`+`A`	`⇧`+`⤒`	`⇧`+`⌘`+`⇠`	extend selection to mathfield start
`⌃`+`E`	`⤓`	`⌘`+`⇢`	move to mathfield end
`⇧`+`⌃`+`E`	`⇧`+`⤓`	`⇧`+`⌘`+`⇢`	extend selection to mathfield end
`⌃`+`5`	move to opposite superscript/subscript, upper/lower
`⌃`+`6`	move to superscript/upper
`⌃`+`-`	move to subscript/lower
`ESC`	finish
`⇧`+`ESC`	reject
`⇥`	accept suggestion
`⌤`	`⏎`	complete
`⌃`+`A`	`⌘`+`A`	select all
`⌃`+`Z`	`⌘`+`Z`	undo
`⇧`+`⌘`+`Z`	`⇧`+`⌃`+`Z`	`⌃`+`Y`	`⇧`+`⌘`+`Y`	redo
`⌃`+`L`	scroll into view
`⇧`+`⌥`+`K`	toggle keystroke caption
`⇧`+`⌥`+`SPACE`	toggle virtual keyboard
`⌥`+`SPACE`	show context menu
`⌥`+`=`	apply text mode
`⇧`+`⌥`+`T`	toggle math/text mode
`ESC`	enter/exit LaTeX mode
`\`	enter LaTeX mode
`⌥`+`⌃`+`⇡`	speak parent
`⌥`+`⌃`+`⇣`	speak all

Math Symbols

Keybinding	Result
`/`	$$\frac{\char"2B1A}{\char"2B1A}$$
`⌃`+`2`		`⌥`+`V`	$$\sqrt{\char"2B1A}$$
`⌥`+`P`	$$\pi$$
`⌥`+`O`	$$\emptyset$$
`⌥`+`D`	$$\differentialD$$
`⇧`+`⌥`+`O`	$$\varnothing$$
`⇧`+`⌥`+`D`	$$\partial$$
`⇧`+`⌥`+`P`	$$\prod_{i=\char"2B1A}^{\char"2B1A}$$
`⌥`+`5`	$$\infty$$
`⌥`+`9`	$$($$
`⌥`+`0`	$$)$$
`⌥`+`\|`	$$\|$$
`⌥`+`\`	$$\backslash$$
`⇧`+`	`\~`

Matrix Editing

Keybinding	Result
`⌥`+`[`	$$\left\lbrack \char"2B1A\right\rbrack$$
`⇧`+`⌥`+`[`	$$\left\lbrace \char"2B1A \right\rbrace$$
`⌃`+`⏎`	add row after
`⌃`+`⌤`	〃
`⌘`+`⏎`	〃
`⌘`+`⌤`	〃
`⌃`+`;`	〃
`⌘` `;`	〃
`⇧`+`⌃`+`;`	add row before
`⇧`+`⌘`+`;`	〃
`⌃`+`,`	add column after
`⌘`+`,`	〃
`⇧`+`⌃`+`,`	〃
`⇧`+`⌘`+`,`	〃

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

Trigger	Result
`∞`	`infty`	`oo`	$$\infty$$
`ii`	$$\imaginaryI$$
`jj`	$$\imaginaryJ$$
`ee`	$$\exponentialE$$
`NN`	$$\N$$
`ZZ`	$$\Z$$
`QQ`	$$\Q$$
`RR`	$$\R$$
`CC`	$$\C$$
`PP`	$$\P$$
`AA`	`forall`	$$\forall$$
`EE`	`exists`	$$\exists$$
`!EE`	`!exists`	$$\nexists$$
`$`	$
`%`	$$%$$
`#`	$$#$$
`//`	$$\slash$$
`\\`	$$\backslash$$
`diamond`	$$\diamond$$
`square`	$$\square$$
`_\|_`	$$\bot$$
`TT`	$$\top$$
`nabla`	$$\nabla$$
`grad`	$$\nabla$$
`del`	$$\partial$$
`∂`	`∆`	$$\differentialD$$
`dx`	$$\differentialD x$$
`dy`	$$\differentialD y$$
`dt`	$$\differentialD t$$
`aleph`	$$\aleph$$

Functions

Trigger	Result
`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`	$$\lim_{\char"2B1A}$$
`det`	$$\det$$
`mod`	$$\mod$$
`max`	$$\max$$
`min`	$$\min$$
`erf`	$$\operatorname{erf}$$
`erfc`	$$\operatorname{erfc}$$
`bessel`	$$\operatorname{bessel}$$
`mean`	$$\operatorname{mean}$$
`median`	$$\operatorname{median}$$
`fft`	$$\operatorname{fft}$$
`lcm`	$$\operatorname{lcm}$$
`gcd`	$$\operatorname{gcd}$$
`randomReal`	$$\operatorname{randomReal}$$
`randomInteger`	$$\operatorname{randomInteger}$$
`Re`	$$\operatorname{Re}$$
`Im`	$$\operatorname{Im}$$

Relational Operators

Trigger	Result
`!=`	$$\ne$$
`>=`	$$\ge$$
`<=`	$$\le$$
`<<`	$$\ll$$
`>>`	$$\gg$$
`~~`	$$\approx$$
`≈`	$$\approx$$
`?=`	$$\questeq$$
`:=`	$$\coloneq$$
`::`	$$\Colon$$
`-=`	$$\equiv$$
`~=`	$$\cong$$
`lt`	$$<$$
`lt=`	$$\leq$$
`gt`	$$>$$
`gt=`	$$\geq$$
`-<`	$$\prec$$
`-lt`	$$\prec$$
`-<=`	$$\preceq$$
`>-=`	$$\succeq$$
`prop`	$$\propto$$

Other Operators

Trigger	Result
`*`	$$\cdot$$
`**`	$$\ast$$
`***`	$$\star$$
`&&`	$$\land$$
`xin`	$$x \in$$
`in`	$$\in$$
`!in`	$$\notin$$
`xx`	$$\times$$
`+-`	$$\pm$$
`÷`	$$\div$$
`(.)`	`o.`	$$\odot$$
`(+)`	`o+`	$$\oplus$$
`(/)`	$$\oslash$$
`(x)`	`ox`	$$\otimes$$
`(-)`	$$\ominus$$
`@`	$$\circ$$
`\|><`	$$\ltimes$$
`><\|`	$$\rtimes$$
`\|><\|`	$$\bowtie$$
`divide`	`-:`	$$\div$$
`^^`	$$\wedge$$
`^^^`	$$\bigwedge$$
`vv`	$$\vee$$
`vvv`	$$\bigvee$$
`nn`	$$\cap$$
`nnn`	$$\bigcap$$
`uu`	$$\cup$$
`uuu`	$$\bigcup$$
`setminus`	$$\backslash$$
`sub`	$$\subset$$
`sup`	$$\supset$$
`sube`	$$\subseteq$$
`supe`	$$\supseteq$$
`and`	$$\land$$
`or`	$$\lor$$
`not`	$$\neg$$

Delimiters

Trigger	Result
`\|__`	$$\lfloor$$
`__\|`	$$\rfloor$$
`\|~`	$$\lceil$$
`~\|`	$$\rceil$$
`\|\|`	$$\Vert$$
`{`	$$\{$$
`}`	$$\}$$
`(:`	$$\langle$$
`:)`	$$\rangle$$

Units

Trigger	Result
`mm`	$$\operatorname{mm}$$
`cm`	$$\operatorname{cm}$$
`km`	$$\operatorname{km}$$
`kg`	$$\operatorname{kg}$$

Arrows

Trigger	Result
`iff`	$$\iff$$
`>->`	$$\rightarrowtail$$
`->>`	$$\twoheadrightarrow$$
`>->>`	$$\twoheadrightarrowtail$$
`->...`	$$\to\cdots$$
`->`	$$\to$$
`\|->`	$$\mapsto$$
`-->`	$$\longrightarrow$$
`<--`	$$\longleftarrow$$
`=>`	$$\Rightarrow$$
`==>`	$$\Longrightarrow$$
`<=>`	$$\Leftrightarrow$$
`<->`	$$\leftrightarrow$$
`uarr`	$$\uparrow$$
`darr`	$$\downarrow$$
`rarr`	$$\rightarrow$$
`rArr`	$$\Rightarrow$$
`larr`	$$\leftarrow$$
`lArr`	$$\Leftarrow$$
`harr`	$$\leftrightarrow$$
`hArr`	$$\Leftrightarrow$$
`\|--`	$$\vdash$$
`\|==`	$$\models$$

Greek Letters

Trigger	Result
`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`	$$\mu$$
`nu`	`µ`	$$\nu $$
`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`	$$\Omega$$

Miscelaneous

Trigger	Result
`%`	$$%$$
`''`	$$^{\doubleprime}$$
`∑`	$$\sum$$
`sum`	$$\sum_{\char"2B1A}^{\char"2B1A}$$
`int`	$$\int_{\char"2B1A}^{\char"2B1A}$$
`prod`	$$\prod_{\char"2B1A}^{\char"2B1A}$$
`sqrt`	$$\sqrt{\char"2B1A}$$
`¬`	$$\neg$$
`liminf`	$$\operatorname*{lim~inf}_{\char"2B1A}$$
`limsup`	$$\operatorname*{lim~sup}_{\char"2B1A}$$
`argmin`	$$\operatorname*{arg~min}_{\char"2B1A}$$
`argmax`	$$\operatorname*{arg~max}_{\char"2B1A}$$
`...`	$$\ldots$$
`+...`	$$+\cdots$$
`-...`	$$-\cdots$$
`:.`	$$\therefore$$