Keyboard Navigation

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Updated on Aug 19, 2026

Managing the Focus

The editor integrates the Toolbar component and inherits all shortcuts from it. So, the component has two tab stops - one the toolbar and one the content area. When using the single click tools by mouse, the focus remains on the content.

Actions applied to Editor content area:

Shortcut	Behavior
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+B	Executes bold command.
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+I	Executes italic command.
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+U	Executes underline command.
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+Z	Executes undo command.
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+Y	Executes redo command.
Shift+Enter	Adds <br/> to content.
Enter	Adds <p> to content.

Resources

ARIA Authoring Practices: Toolbar

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See Also

• API Reference of the Editor
• Toolbar keyboard navigation
• Accessibility in KendoReact
• Accessibility Compliance and Keyboard Support in KendoReact