Keyboard shortcuts (HTML and JavaScript)
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio for debugging UWP apps using HTML and JavaScript.
General shortcuts
These shortcuts work across all tools for UWP apps using HTML and JavaScript.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Refresh Windows app | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Restart Windows app | Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
| Stop debugging | Shift+F5 |
| Open Performance and Diagnostics Hub | Alt+F2 |
JavaScript Console shortcuts
Use these shortcuts in the JavaScript Console window.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Run a console command | Enter |
| Clear the console | Esc |
| Toggle between single-line and multi-line mode | Ctrl+Alt+M |
DOM Explorer shortcuts
Use these shortcuts in the DOM Explorer.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select element | Ctrl+B |
| Toggle between displaying and hiding webpage highlight boxes when using Select Element | Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Commit changes using Edit as HTML | Ctrl+Enter |
| Discard changes using Edit as HTML | Esc |
| Increase selected CSS value by 1 | Up Arrow |
| Decrease selected CSS value by 1 | Down Arrow |