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Keyboard Navigation
Updated on Jan 20, 2026
The keyboard navigation of the Angular Editor is always available. The navigable elements are the toolbar and the content area of the Editor.
When a ToolBar tool is focused, Tab focuses to the Editor content area. When the content area is focused, Shift+Tab focuses the first ToolBar tool.
The toolbar of the Editor supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
| SHORTCUT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
Tab | Focuses the first tool in the Toolbar. |
Shift+Tab | Focuses the previous focusable element on the page. |
Right Arrow | Focuses the next tool in the Toolbar. |
Left Arrow | Focuses the previous tool in the Toolbar. |
Enter&Space | Activates the focused tool. If the tool has a popup, navigate through the options with the Up and Down arrow. To select an option, use Enter. To close the popup and focus the tool, use Esc. |
The content area of the Editor supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
| SHORTCUT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
Ctrl/Cmd(MacOS) + B | Executes the `bold command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(MacOS) + I | Executes italic command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(MacOS) + U | Executes underline command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(MacOS) + Z | Executes undo command. |
Ctrl + Y/Cmd + Shift + Z(MacOS) | Executes redo command. |
Shift + Enter | Adds <br /> element to content. |
Enter | Adds <p> to content. |
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