YouTube keyboard shortcuts
YouTube publishes desktop player shortcuts for playback, seeking, captions, chapters, speed, volume, search, and playlist navigation.
Windows, macOS · 36 shortcutsPlayback
Use these keys to play, pause, mute, seek, and change playback speed.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Play or pauseThe seek bar must be selected, or the focused button must support activation. | Space | Space |
| Play or pause | Media Play/Pause | Media Play/Pause |
| Play or pause | K | K |
| Mute or unmute | M | M |
| Stop playback | Media Stop | Media Stop |
| Play the next track | Media Next Track | Media Next Track |
| Seek backward five secondsThe seek bar must have focus. | Left Arrow | Left Arrow |
| Seek forward five secondsThe seek bar must have focus. | Right Arrow | Right Arrow |
| Seek backward ten seconds | J | J |
| Seek forward ten seconds | L | L |
| Go to the next chapter | CtrlRight Arrow | OptionRight Arrow |
| Go to the previous chapter | CtrlLeft Arrow | OptionLeft Arrow |
| Move to the next frameUse this only while playback is paused. | . | . |
| Move to the previous frameUse this only while playback is paused. | , | , |
| Increase playback speed | > | > |
| Decrease playback speed | < | < |
Player controls
Jump to a position, change volume, and toggle player display controls.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Seek to the beginning | Home | Home |
| Seek to the end | End | End |
| Increase volume by five percent | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
| Decrease volume by five percent | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
| Toggle fullscreen | F | F |
| Toggle captions | C | C |
| Open the miniplayer | I | I |
| Play the next video | ShiftN | ShiftN |
| Play the previous playlist video | ShiftP | ShiftP |
Seeking and search
Use the number row to jump through a video, and slash to focus YouTube search.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Seek to ten percent | 1 | 1 |
| Seek to twenty percent | 2 | 2 |
| Seek to thirty percent | 3 | 3 |
| Seek to forty percent | 4 | 4 |
| Seek to fifty percent | 5 | 5 |
| Seek to sixty percent | 6 | 6 |
| Seek to seventy percent | 7 | 7 |
| Seek to eighty percent | 8 | 8 |
| Seek to ninety percent | 9 | 9 |
| Seek to the beginning | 0 | 0 |
| Focus search | / | / |