Keyboard shortcuts

Overview

This article lists shortcuts built in Advanced Charts and Trading Platform. You cannot override or disable most of built‑in shortcuts. Only the shortcuts listed below can be disabled using the corresponding featureset:

• Open indicators using insert_indicator_dialog_shortcut
• Save chart layout using save_shortcut
• Start keyboard navigation using accessibility

However, you can specify custom shortcuts using the onShortcut method. For example, the code sample below specifies a shortcut that opens Symbol Search.

// Alt+Q
widget.onShortcut("alt+q", function() {
    widget.chart().executeActionById("symbolSearch");
});

info

The shortcut dialog that can be seen on tradingview.com is not available in the libraries. Therefore, you need to implement a custom dialog if necessary.

Advanced Charts shortcuts

The shortcuts below are available in Advanced Charts and Trading Platform.

tip

On macOS, you can use ⌘/⌥/⇧ instead of Ctrl/Alt/Shift.

Chart

You can use the following shortcuts to interact with the chart.

Action	Shortcut
Open Quick Search	Ctrl + K
Open indicators	/
Load chart layout	.
Save chart layout	Ctrl + S
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y
Change symbol	Start typing a symbol name
Change interval	Digit or ,
Move chart 1 bar to the left	←
Move chart 1 bar to the right	→
Move chart to the left/right	Shift + Mouse wheel
Zoom in	Ctrl + ↑
Zoom out	Ctrl + ↓
Move further to the left	Ctrl + ←
Move further to the right	Ctrl + →
Toggle maximize pane	Double-click the pane
Toggle collapse pane	Ctrl + Double-click the pane
Go to date	Alt + G
Take snapshot, saving URL to clipboard	Alt + S
Reset chart	Alt + R
Invert series scale	Alt + I
Enable/disable logarithmic series scale	Alt + L
Enable/disable percent series scale	Alt + P
Zoom in focused area	Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Start keyboard navigation	Alt + Z Tab if accessible_keyboard_shortcuts is enabled

Indicators and drawings

You can use the following shortcuts to interact with indicators and drawings.

Action	Shortcut
Partially erase drawing	Eraser + Ctrl
Enable Gann box fixed increments	Hold Shift
Enable measure tool	Hold Shift + Click
Copy selected object	Ctrl + C
Paste object	Ctrl + V
Temporary turn on/off magnet mode	Ctrl + Move a point
Hide all drawings	Ctrl + Alt + H
Clone a drawing	Ctrl + Drag
Select multiple drawings	Hold Ctrl + Click
Move a drawing horizontally or vertically	Drag + Shift
Move selected drawing left	←
Move selected drawing right	→
Move selected drawing up	↑
Move selected drawing down	↓
Draw Trend line	Alt + T
Draw Horizontal line	Alt + H
Draw Vertical line	Alt + V
Draw Cross line	Alt + C
Draw Fib retracement	Alt + F
Draw Rectangle	Alt + Shift + R
Draw Square	Rectangle + Shift
Draw Circle	Ellipse + Shift
Draw 45 degrees angle or horizontal	Trend line or Channel + Shift

Trading Platform shortcuts

The shorcuts below are available in Trading Platform only.

Chart

You can use the following shortcuts to interact with the chart.

Action	Shortcut
Switch between charts	Tab Shift + → if accessible_keyboard_shortcuts is enabled
Switch between charts in reverse order	Shift + Tab Shift + ← if accessible_keyboard_shortcuts is enabled
Toggle maximize chart	Alt + Enter or Alt + Click
Add symbol to watchlist	Alt + W

Watchlist

You can use the following shortcuts to interact with watchlist.

Action	Shortcut
Switch to next symbol	↓ or Space
Switch to previous symbol	↑ or Shift + Space
Select all symbols	Ctrl + A
Select next symbol	Shift + ↓
Select previous symbol	Shift + ↑

Trading

You can use the following shortcuts to trade.

Action	Shortcut
Place market order to buy	Shift + B
Place market order to sell	Shift + S
Place limit order	Click the Depth of Market (DOM) cell
Place limit order to buy	Shift + Alt + B
Place limit order to sell	Shift + Alt + S
Place stop order	Ctrl + Click the DOM cell
Center DOM data	Shift + Alt + C