Keyboard shortcuts

caution

Cmd/ctrl below indicates command on Mac and control on Windows and Linux. These instructions are for English/QWERTY keyboards.

Hex supports a number of keyboard shortcuts, most modeled after the standard Jupyter set, which make a distinction whether you are selected into a cell or not.

For a full list of supported keyboard shortcuts see the table here.

Edit mode

While in edit mode, you can type in a cell as with a normal text or code editor.

Press cmd + enter/return to run an individual cell

Press option + enter/return to run a cell and add a new cell after

Press shift + enter/return to run a cell and scroll to the next, or add a new cell if there isn't one immediately following

Press escape to enter Command mode. Users with Vim key bindings enabled will need to use shift + esc.

Press ctrl + space after a . to list the attributes for Python classes and objects

Press shift + tab to trigger in-line documentation for Python functions

Command mode

You are in command mode if you are selected out of a cell.

Press j or k to navigate down or up

Press a to add a cell above

Press b to add a cell below

Press dd (d twice) to delete a cell

Press enter/return to select into a cell (enter Edit mode)

Select multiple cells

To select multiple cells, first hit esc to enter Command mode, and then shift + up/down arrow or shift + j/k to select additional cells. After selecting a block of cells, you can move them up/down (with the usual j/k or cmd/ctrl up/down arrow) as well as copy/cut/paste (cmd/ctrl + c/x/v).

Keyboard shortcuts list

Below are some actions we currently support with keyboard shortcuts. More complex actions (e.g. creating Input parameters, getting share links) are available via our Command palette.

Action	Keyboard Command	Mode
Move cell down	Cmd + J, Cmd + Down	Command
Move cell up	Cmd + K, Cmd + Up	Command
Navigate to App Builder	Alt + 4	Command, Edit
Navigate to Logic View	Alt + 3	Command, Edit
Restart and run all	Alt + R	Command, Edit
Move cursor up	Up	Edit
Move cursor down	Down	Edit
Undo	Cmd + Z	Edit
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z	Edit
Select All	Cmd + A	Edit
Dedent	Cmd + [	Edit
Indent	Cmd + ]	Edit
Code completion or indent	Tab	Edit
Change the cell type to Markdown	M	Command
Change the cell type to Code	Y	Command
Open the command palette	Cmd + P	Command, Edit
Undo cell deletion	Z	Command
Delete selected cells	D + D	Command
Insert cell below	B	Command
Insert cell above	A	Command
Select cell below	Down, J	Command
Select cell above	Up, K	Command
Select multiple cells	Shift + Up/Down, Shift + J/K	Command
Copy/Cut/Paste cell	Cmd + C/X/V	Command
Exit Command (enter Edit )	Enter (cell needs focus)	Command
Enter Command (from Edit )	Esc (cell needs focus), Shift + Esc for Vim users	Command, Edit
Save checkpoint	Cmd + S	Command, Edit
Run selected cells	Cmd + Enter	Command, Edit
Run the current cell, select below	⇧ + Enter	Command, Edit
Run the current cell, insert below	Option + Enter	Command, Edit

Command palette

You can access the command palette by hitting cmd+p. From there, you can filter the available actions by typing in the search bar and press enter, or use the corresponding keyboard shortcut, to execute.