Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Keyboard shortcuts

Fuller list of mouse and keyboard interactions

Feature	Keyboard action	Mouse action
Move text cursor	Direction keys (↑, ↓, ←, →, Home, End, PageUp and PageDown)	Clicking
Select content	⇧ Shift + (Direction keys)	Dragging
Select word		Double click word
Select paragraph		Triple click paragraph
Adjust selection	⇧ Shift + (Direction keys)	⇧ Shift + Click
Load insertion formatting from content	Move cursor
Insert text	Character and number keys
Insert special characters	Multiple character or number keys using an Input method editor
Delete text	← Backspace and Delete keys
Delete to beginning of word	(⌥ Option or Ctrl) + ← Backspace
Delete to end of word	(⌥ Option or Ctrl) + Delete
Delete line	⌘ Cmd + (← Backspace or Delete)
Undo	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + Z
Redo	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + ⇧ Shift + Z
Copy selection	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + C	"Copy" in context or browser menu
Cut selection	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + X	"Cut" in context or browser menu
Paste selection	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + V	"Paste" in context or browser menu
Add a link to selection or current word	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + K
Highlight object		Click the object
Toggle bold on selected content and in insertion formatting	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + B	Click bold tool in toolbar
Toggle italic on selected content and in insertion formatting	(⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + I	Click italic tool in toolbar
Split paragraph	↵ Enter
Merge paragraphs	← Backspace at beginning of paragraph or Delete at end of paragraph
Format as heading	Two or more = in beginning of paragraph
Start a bulleted list	* followed by Space in beginning of paragraph
Start a numbered list	# followed by Space in beginning of paragraph
Indent item in list	Tab ↹
Unindent item in list	⇧ Shift+Tab ↹
Format as block quote	: in beginning of paragraph
Open the "Add a link" dialog	Type [[
Open the "Add a template" (transclusion) dialog	Type {{
Open the "Preformatted text" dialog	Type <pre
Open the "Reference" dialog	Type <ref