Keyboard shortcuts and formatting commands for Markdown editing in VS Code.
Features
Shortcut (Win)
Shortcut (Mac)
Action
Ctrl+B
Cmd+B
Bold
Ctrl+I
Cmd+I
Italic
Ctrl+U
Cmd+U
Underline
Ctrl+`
Ctrl+`
Inline code
Ctrl+K
Cmd+K
Hyperlink
Ctrl+Alt+I
Ctrl+Cmd+I
Image
Ctrl+M
Ctrl+M
Inline math
Ctrl+Shift+`
Ctrl+Shift+`
Strikethrough
Ctrl+-
Cmd+-
Unordered list
Ctrl+=
Cmd+=
Ordered list
Ctrl+Alt+1–6
Cmd+Alt+1–6
Heading 1–6
Ctrl+Shift+.
Cmd+Shift+.
Blockquote
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Horizontal rule (command palette)
All shortcuts toggle: applying the same shortcut to already-formatted text removes the formatting. Bold and italic stack: applying italic to bold text (or vice versa) produces ***bold italic***, and each can be removed independently.
Install
From the VS Code Marketplace (recommended):
Search for markdown-formatter-vsc-extension in the Extensions panel, or install from the Marketplace.
npm install # install dependencies
npm run compile # compile TypeScript
npm run watch # watch and recompile on change
npm test # run tests
npm run package # build .vsix into build/
Note:npm run package uses scripts/package.js instead of calling vsce directly.
This works around a Windows limitation where & in the project path breaks npm script shell resolution.
