Keyboard shortcuts

Overview

This article lists shortcuts built in Advanced Charts and Trading Platform. It also explains how to override the default shortcuts and specify custom ones.

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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.

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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

Manage shortcuts

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Starting from Advanced Charts version 31, the shortcut system only accepts key code–based definitions. Definitions using printable-character strings, such as "alt+q", will no longer be supported. Modifier keys like ctrl, alt, shift, and meta/command can still be written as strings.

Transition to key code-based shortcuts (v31)

Starting from version 31, all shortcuts must use numeric key codes for non-modifier keys. This replaces previous character-literal definitions (e.g., "alt+q", "/", "+"), which are now deprecated and will no longer work in future versions.

This change:

• Unifies the shortcut API across different keyboard layouts.
• Eliminates ambiguities between characters that map to the same physical key.

To update your code, follow the steps below.

1. Identify all widget.onShortcut() calls that pass printable characters as a single string or inside an array.
2. Replace each character with its corresponding numeric key code taken from the KeyboardEvent.keyCode or which property. For convenience, use a lookup tool like Key code reference.
3. Keep modifier keys (ctrl, alt, shift, and meta/command) as lowercase strings.
4. Test the shortcuts under v31 to confirm the callbacks are triggered.

Override shortcuts

The onShortcut method allows you to override the built‑in shortcuts or specify custom ones. To do this, pass a keyboard shortcut and a callback function as parameters. The shortCut parameter depends on the key types:

• Before v31: If a shortcut consists of a modifier and alphabet keys, you could pass a string and use + as a separator. Note that this format will be deprecated starting from version 31.

  // ⚠️ Will be deprecated in v31
  widget.onShortcut("alt+q", function() {
    widget.chart().executeActionById("symbolSearch");
  });

• If a shortcut consists of a modifier and alphabet keys, pass them as an array — the modifier as a string, and the key as its numeric code.

  // alt + q
  widget.onShortcut(["alt", 81], function() {
    widget.chart().executeActionById("symbolSearch");
  });
  
  // ctrl + shift + /
  widget.onShortcut(["ctrl", "shift", 220], function() {
      widget.chart().executeActionById("symbolSearch");
  });

Disable shortcuts

The shortcuts listed below can be disabled using the corresponding featureset:

• Open indicators using insert_indicator_dialog_shortcut
• Save chart layout using save_shortcut