Docs frontend hotkeys

Overview

This page documents keyboard shortcuts used by docs frontend quick actions and command palette.

Command palette and quick actions shortcuts

Action Shortcut Notes
Toggle command palette panel Cmd + K / Ctrl + K Primary open/close shortcut. If panel is open, the same shortcut closes it.
Alternative toggle shortcuts Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + K, Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P, Shift + P, / All map to the same quick actions panel toggle logic.
Move selection up/down ArrowUp / ArrowDown Cycles through visible quick action items.
Activate selected item Enter Opens selected page, section, or command.
Open selected item in a new tab Cmd + Enter (macOS), Ctrl + Enter (Windows/Linux) Works for navigation results when browser allows opening a new tab.
Close command palette Escape Clears focus back to the page context.

Reading mode shortcuts

Action Shortcut Notes
Toggle reading mode Shift + F (primary), F (fallback) Handled globally when focus is not in an input/textarea/select/contenteditable element.

Behavior notes

  • Quick actions UI and keyboard handling are active on desktop/tablet widths and disabled on narrow mobile widths.
  • / and Shift + P are ignored while typing in form fields to avoid input conflicts.
  • Shortcut labels in UI adapt to platform: Cmd on macOS and Ctrl elsewhere.
  • For accessibility, quick actions keep focus management and keyboard navigation in sync.
  • UI density presets are documented in Docs frontend UI kit; runtime currently enables docs-density-ultra-compact by default.

Page history

Date Change Author
Added required Page history section and standardized hotkeys page structure for docs design checks. Ivan Boyarkin