Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? in the review to see the same bindings. For a walkthrough, see Keyboard review.

How keys are read

rule	value
grammar	[count] key or [count] prefix key, for example 10j, 3J, gg
chord timeout	1000 ms between the two keys of a chord (gg, dd, zo)
max count	9999
jump history	100 entries (Ctrl+o, Ctrl+i)
case	case-sensitive: j and J are different keys
text fields	keys are ignored while focus is in an input or the comment editor
behind a dialog	navigation, search, comment and code navigation keys pause
behind the read-only viewer	navigation, search, comment and code navigation keys pause, except Ctrl+o and Ctrl+i
holding a key	repeats only j k J K ] [ Ctrl+d Ctrl+u

Navigation

key	action	notes
j	next line	takes a count
k	previous line	takes a count
]	next hunk	takes a count
[	previous hunk	takes a count
gg	first line of the file	chord
G	last line of the file	with a count, goes to line N: 42G
Ctrl+d	half a page down	takes a count
Ctrl+u	half a page up	takes a count
h	side-by-side: move to the old side	side-by-side view only
l	side-by-side: move to the new side	side-by-side view only
Ctrl+o	jump back	100-entry history; also steps back out of the read-only viewer
Ctrl+i	jump forward

Files

key	action	notes
J	next file	takes a count
K	previous file	takes a count
gf	go to the file path on the cursor line	chord
zo	expand the current file	chord
zc	collapse the current file	chord
zO	expand every file	chord
zC	collapse every file	chord
v	toggle viewed on the file
Ctrl+p	go to a changed file (fuzzy picker)	Cmd+p on macOS; a second press closes the picker, even from its input

Comments

key	action	notes
c	comment on the cursor line
V	start a visual range	j k ] [ extend it, Esc cancels
c (visual mode)	comment on the range
C	comment on the cursor’s file
gv	reselect the last visual range	chord
e	edit the comment on the cursor line
dd	delete the comment on the cursor line	chord
u	undo the last comment delete	offered for 8 seconds; otherwise shows Nothing to undo.
R	resolve or reopen that comment
yy	copy that comment, or the cursor line when it has none	chord
}	next comment on the cursor line
{	previous comment on the cursor line

In the comment editor

key	action	notes
Ctrl+Enter	save the comment	Cmd+Enter on macOS
Esc	close the box and keep the draft	the Cancel button discards the draft
Ctrl+G	suggest change: insert a suggestion fence prefilled with the anchored lines	line and range comments only; Ctrl on every OS, including macOS

In the reply box

key	action	notes
Ctrl+Enter	send the reply	Cmd+Enter on macOS
Esc	close the reply box

Search

key	action	notes
/	search the file	smart case: case-insensitive unless the query has an uppercase letter
Enter (in the search box)	next match, and hand the keys back to the diff
Shift+Enter (in the search box)	previous match
n	next match	takes a count
N	previous match	takes a count
g/	search all changed files	chord; opens the results panel

In the g/ results panel

key	action	notes
ArrowDown / ArrowUp	move through hits	from the query box or the list
j / k	move through hits	list focused only
Enter	jump to the hit	from the query box, also focuses the list
/	back to the query box	list focused

Code navigation

Needs a language server for the file’s language. Keys act on the word the pointer last rested on in the cursor’s row, else the row’s first identifier.

key	action	notes
gd	go to definition	on a definition, lists references instead
gy	go to type definition
gh	hover docs for the cursor word
gA	list references	grouped by file, changed files first
gs	symbols in this file	picker
gS	symbols in the repository	picker
Ctrl+click	go to definition of the word under the pointer	Cmd+click on macOS; holding the modifier shows words as links
pointer rest	hover card for the word

In the references panel and the symbol and definition pickers

key	action	notes
ArrowDown / ArrowUp	move
PageDown / PageUp	move 8 rows
j / k	move	list focused, not the text input
Enter	open the selected item

In the read-only viewer

key	action	notes
j / ArrowDown	scroll down 40 px
k / ArrowUp	scroll up 40 px
gg	top
G	bottom
gd	follow the definition	on the viewed file’s own side
gy	follow the type definition
Ctrl+o	step back through viewer hops, then back to the diff

View

key	action	notes
s	side-by-side / unified
w	wrap long lines
o	single-file / all files	the default is all files
m	file list: tree / review order
t	light / dark theme
r	re-run the diff
Shift+wheel	scroll one side-by-side pane horizontally

On the side-by-side divider

key	action	notes
Tab	focus the divider
ArrowLeft / ArrowRight	resize by 2%	Shift resizes by 10%
Home / End	minimum / maximum width
Enter	reset to 50/50	double-click does the same

Panels

key	action	notes
P	preview review feedback
gc	open the review scorecard	chord
gw	what’s new	chord
?	keyboard help	works in every mode
Esc	cancel a count or chord, leave the mode, close the overlay	works in every mode; closes one layer per press

Esc closes layers in this order: a pending count or chord, an open dialog, the file picker, the code navigation layers (pending definition, hover card, definition picker, symbols, viewer, references), the g/ panel, / search, then visual mode.

In overflow menus

key	action
ArrowDown / ArrowUp	move
Home / End	first / last item
Esc	close