Brackets Shortcuts is all about inserting various bracket symbols into your documents. There are different names for brackets, such as square brackets, braces, parentheses, etc. There is a keyboard shortcut to insert each brackets into your document.
These shortcuts are intended for front-end developers and web designers, as they will create an easy workflow for them—download Brackets Shortcuts for Windows users in PDF format.
Most Used Brackets Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcuts
Quick Open
Ctrl + Shift + O
Close Current File
Ctrl + W
Close All Files
Ctrl + Shift + W
Open a File
Ctrl + O
New File
Ctrl + N
Switch Project
Ctrl + Alt + R
Rename current file
F2
Cut
Ctrl + X
Copy
Ctrl + C
Paste
Ctrl + V
Duplicate
Ctrl + D
Single line comment
Ctrl + /
Block comment
Ctrl + Shift + /
Add a new line after the current line
Ctrl + Enter
Add a new line before the current line
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Editing Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcuts
Open or Close Quick Edit
Ctrl + E
Go to the next rule in the list
Alt + Down Arrow key
Go to the previous rule in the list
Alt + Up Arrow key
Close Quick Edit
Esc
Create a New Rule
Ctrl + N
Find & Replace Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcut keys
Find
Ctrl + F
Find Next
F3
Find Previous
Shift + F3
Find in Files
Ctrl + Shift + F
Replace
Ctrl + H
Replace in Files
Ctrl + Shift + H
Navigation Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcuts
Quick Edit
Ctrl + E
Jump to Definition
Ctrl + J
Quick Open
Ctrl + Shift + O
Go to Definition
Ctrl + T
Go to Line
Ctrl + G
Quick Docs
Ctrl + K
Workspace Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcuts
Increase Font Size
Ctrl + +
Decrease Font Size
Ctrl + –
Return to Default
Ctrl + 0
Hide or Show the Sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + H
Live Preview
Ctrl + Alt + P
Live Preview Highlight
Ctrl + Shift + C
Code Selection Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcut keys
Select the current line
Ctrl + L
Select the current word
Ctrl + B
Select all
Ctrl + A
Select the next character
Shift + Right Arrow key
Select the previous character
Shift + Left Arrow key
Select the previous line
Shift + Up Arrow key
Select the next line
Shift + Down Arrow key
Select next word
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select the previous word
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key
Select the end of the line
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select the beginning of the line
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key
Select the beginning of the file
Ctrl + Shift + Home
Select the end of the file
Ctrl + Shift + End
Code Movement Shortcuts
Action
Brackets Shortcut keys
Move the current line or selection up
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow key
Move the current line or selection down
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow key
Indent Right
Ctrl + ]
Indent Left
Ctrl + [
Indent Right
Tab
Indent Left
Shift + Tab
Move to the left
Right Arrow key
Move to the right
Left Arrow key
Move up one line
Up Arrow key
Move down one line
Down Arrow key
Move to the next word
Ctrl + Right Arrow key
Move to the previous word
Ctrl + Left Arrow key
Move to the end of the line
Alt + Right Arrow key
Move to the beginning of the line
Alt + Left Arrow key
Move to the beginning of the file
Ctrl + Home
Move to the end of the file
Ctrl + End
Scroll up
Ctrl + Up Arrow key
Scroll down
Ctrl + Down Arrow key
With all the above Brackets Shortcuts for Windows users, you can enhance your bracket experience. Brackets is not as well-known because it has many famous alternatives. Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, and Sublime Text are some other major text editors used by web designers.
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