The ultimate list of Linear keyboard shortcuts
A free cheat sheet with 100+ keyboard shortcuts to master Linear.
Linear keyboard shortcuts are your fast track to working smarter, not harder.
With just a few keystrokes, you can zip through tasks, update issues, and navigate your workspace with ease. Whether you’re managing projects, assigning tasks, or fine-tuning your workflow, these shortcuts keep things moving without unnecessary clicks.
This Linear cheat sheet lays out the key shortcuts you need to master Linear.
General
| Open command menu | ⌘K |
| Save or submit | ⌘Enter |
| Back | Esc |
| Peek into issue | Space |
| Open focused item | EnterorO |
| Select in a list | X |
| Clear a list selection | Esc |
| Move up | ↑orK |
| Move down | ↓orJ |
| Move right | → |
| Move left | ← |
| Select multiple items in a list | ⇧click |
| Log out | ⌥⇧Q |
Navigation
| Open issue | OthenI |
| Open parent issue | ⌘⇧↑ |
| Open sub issue | ⌘⇧↓ |
| Open search | / |
| Open this view | ? |
| Open details sidebar | ⌘I |
| Toggle list / board view | ⌘B |
| Go to team | ⌃⇧1-9 |
| Go to inbox | GthenI |
| Go to my issues | GthenA |
| Go to backlog | GthenB |
| Go to archived issues | GthenX |
| Go to all issues | GthenE |
| Go to board | GthenD |
| Go to cycles | GthenC |
| Go to active cycle | GthenV |
| Go to upcoming cycle | GthenW |
| Go to projects | GthenP |
| Go to settings | GthenS |
| Open a favorite | OthenF |
| Open a project | OthenP |
| Open a cycle | OthenC |
| Open a user | OthenU |
| Open my profile | OthenM |
| Open a team | OthenT |
Issue actions
| Set issue status | ⌘⌥1-9 |
| New issue | C |
| New issue from template | ⌥C |
| New issue in full screen view | V |
| Edit issue | E |
| Assign to user | A |
| Assign to me | I |
| Change labels | L |
| Remove label | ⇧L |
| Change status | S |
| Change priority | P |
| Change estimate | ⇧E |
| Set due date | ⇧D |
| Remove due date | ⌘⇧D |
| Rename | R |
| Move to another team | ⌘⇧M |
| Delete issue | ⌘Delete |
| Restore issue | # |
| Subscribe to issue | ⇧S |
| Manage issue subscribers | ⌘⇧S |
| Mark as blocked | MthenB |
| Mark as blocking | MthenX |
| Reference related issue | MthenR |
| Merge into another issue | MthenM |
| Link any URL to issue... | ⌃L |
| Filter issues | F |
| Clear last issue filter | ⇧F |
| Clear all issue filters | ⌥⇧F |
| Copy issue ID | ⌘. |
| Copy git branch name | ⌘⇧. |
| Copy issue URL | ⌘⇧, |
| Create sub-issue | ⌘⇧O |
| Add to cycle | ⇧C |
| Add to project | ⇧P |
| Comment on issue | ⌃M |
| Add to active cycle | ⌘⇧C |
Editor
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘D |
| Blockquote | ⌘> |
| Large header | ⌃⇧1 |
| Medium header | ⌃⇧2 |
| Small header | ⌃⇧3 |
| Todo list | ⌘⇧7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘⇧8 |
| Numbered list | ⌘⇧9 |
| Attach image / file | ⌘⇧A |
| Code block | ⌘⇧\ |
| Inline code | ⌘⇧C |
| Turn text into link | ⌘K |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⌘⇧Z |
Markdown
| Large header | # |
| Medium header | ## |
| Small header | ### |
| Bulleted list | - |
| Numbered list | 1. |
| Blockquote | > |
| Code block | ``` |
| Italic | _text_ |
| Bold | **text** |
| Strikethrough | ~~text~~ |
| Inline code | `code` |
| Horizontal divider | *** |
