Select Line Shortcut

To select a whole line, put the cursor on it and press ⌘⇧← then ⌘⇧→ on Mac, or Home then Shift+End on Windows. Code editors have a one-key version.

Action	Mac	Windows
Select to start of line	`⌘⇧←`	`Shift+Home`
Select to end of line	`⌘⇧→`	`Shift+End`
Select whole line (VS Code)	`⌘L`	`Ctrl+L`
Select line down	`⇧↓`	`Shift+↓`
Select all	`⌘A`	`Ctrl+A`

Select one line in a text field

Click anywhere on the line, then press Home and hold Shift+End on Windows, or ⌘⇧← then ⌘⇧→ on the Mac, to highlight from edge to edge. This works in browsers, email and word processors.

One-key select line in code editors

In VS Code, Sublime and many IDEs, ⌘L (Mac) / Ctrl+L (Windows) selects the entire current line — press it again to add the next line to the selection.

FAQ

How do I select a whole line with the keyboard?

Press Home then Shift+End on Windows, or ⌘⇧← then ⌘⇧→ on Mac, to select from the start to the end of the line.

Is there a one-key shortcut to select a line?

In code editors like VS Code, Ctrl+L (Windows) or ⌘L (Mac) selects the whole current line at once.

How do I select multiple lines?

Hold Shift and press the down arrow (Shift+↓) to extend the selection line by line.