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Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut Action
C Create a work item
/ or Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac) Open search and the command palette: recent items, projects, boards and filters
Ctrl+J (Cmd+J on Mac) Open the Lumen panel. It works in Orbit, Forge, Pulse and Folio.
Esc Close the open dialog, menu or panel. Inside the work item side panel it closes a menu or dialog first, not the panel.
? Open the shortcuts guide

Single-key shortcuts such as C are a per-person preference and are on by default. The Lumen shortcut is matched by the physical key, so it also works with a Russian keyboard layout.

Where Shortcut Action
JQL editor Ctrl+Space Show suggestions
JQL editor arrow keys, Enter or Tab, Esc Move through suggestions, accept, dismiss
Shortcut Action
Ctrl+K Quick open
Ctrl+Alt+M Add an inline comment to the selected text
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste as plain text
  • Dialogs trap focus and return it to where you were when they close.
  • Keyboard focus is visible, and controls have screen-reader labels.
  • Reduced-motion settings are honoured.