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⤢ GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 33 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Shift Ctrl Alt Start an… T Y U I O P A Super Show the… S D F G H Super Minimize… J K L Super Lock the… Z Ctrl Undo the… X Ctrl Cut sele… C Ctrl Copy sel… V Ctrl Paste th… B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Activi… Super Switch betwee… Super Tab Maximize a wi… Super UP Tile window t… Super LEFT Tile window t… Super RIGHT Close the cur… Alt F4 Launch the sc… PRINTSCREEN Restore / unm… Super DOWN Switch to wor… Super PgUp Switch to wor… Super PgDn Select all te… Ctrl A Switch betwee… Shift Super Tab Switch betwee… Super ` Maximize a wi… Alt F10 Take a screen… Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screen… Shift PRINTSCREEN Run a command Alt F2 Move window t… Shift Super PgUp Move window t… Shift Super PgDn Show the Powe… Ctrl Alt Del Show the noti… Super V Cycle through… Alt F6 Switch betwee… Alt Esc Restore a max… Alt F5 Open the wind… Alt Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX
GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 33 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Super Show the… Z Ctrl Undo the… E R Shift Ctrl Alt Start an… T Y U I O P Q S D F G H Super Minimize… J K L Super Lock the… M W X Ctrl Cut sele… C Ctrl Copy sel… V Ctrl Paste th… B N MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Activi… Super Switch betwee… Super Tab Maximize a wi… Super UP Tile window t… Super LEFT Tile window t… Super RIGHT Close the cur… Alt F4 Launch the sc… PRINTSCREEN Restore / unm… Super DOWN Switch to wor… Super PgUp Switch to wor… Super PgDn Select all te… Ctrl A Switch betwee… Shift Super Tab Switch betwee… Super ` Maximize a wi… Alt F10 Take a screen… Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screen… Shift PRINTSCREEN Run a command Alt F2 Move window t… Shift Super PgUp Move window t… Shift Super PgDn Show the Powe… Ctrl Alt Del Show the noti… Super V Cycle through… Alt F6 Switch betwee… Alt Esc Restore a max… Alt F5 Open the wind… Alt Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX
⤢ SYSTEM Lock the screen Super L Show the Power Off dial… Ctrl Alt Del Show the notification l… Super V SCREENSHOTS Launch the screenshot t… PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of a … Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of th… Shift PRINTSCREEN Start and stop screenca… Shift Ctrl Alt R WORKSPACES Switch to workspace abo… Super PgUp Switch to workspace bel… Super PgDn Move window to workspac… Shift Super PgUp Move window to workspac… Shift Super PgDn Move window one monitor… Shift Super LEFT Move window one monitor… Shift Super RIGHT WINDOWS Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left hal… Super LEFT Tile window to right ha… Super RIGHT Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a … Super DOWN Maximize a window (togg… Alt F10 Minimize / hide a window Super H Restore a maximized win… Alt F5 Open the window menu Alt Space Move the current window Alt F7 Resize the current wind… Alt F8 NAVIGATION Toggle Activities overv… Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applic… Super A Switch between windows … Shift Super Tab Switch between windows … Super ` Run a command Alt F2 Cycle through windows o… Alt F6 Switch between windows … Alt Esc Give keyboard focus to … Ctrl Alt Tab EDITING Copy selected text or i… Ctrl C Paste the contents of t… Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z Select all text or item… Ctrl A Cut selected text or it… Ctrl X GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 38 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX ⤢ SYSTEM 03 Lock the screen Super L Show the Power Off di… Ctrl Alt Del Show the notification… Super V SCREENSHOTS 04 Launch the screenshot… PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of … Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of … Shift PRINTSCREEN Start and stop screen… Shift Ctrl Alt R WORKSPACES 06 Switch to workspace a… Super PgUp Switch to workspace b… Super PgDn Move window to worksp… Shift Super PgUp Move window to worksp… Shift Super PgDn Move window one monit… Shift Super LEFT Move window one monit… Shift Super RIGHT WINDOWS 11 Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left h… Super LEFT Tile window to right … Super RIGHT Close the current win… Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize … Super DOWN Maximize a window (to… Alt F10 Minimize / hide a win… Super H Restore a maximized w… Alt F5 Open the window menu Alt Space Move the current wind… Alt F7 Resize the current wi… Alt F8 NAVIGATION 09 Toggle Activities ove… Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of appl… Super A Switch between window… Shift Super Tab Switch between window… Super ` Run a command Alt F2 Cycle through windows… Alt F6 Switch between window… Alt Esc Give keyboard focus t… Ctrl Alt Tab EDITING 05 Copy selected text or… Ctrl C Paste the contents of… Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z Select all text or it… Ctrl A Cut selected text or … Ctrl X GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 38 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX
⤢ GNOME · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 6 SETS · No.01 GNOME TOTAL 38 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 09 WINDOWS 11 SYSTEM 03 SCREENSHOTS 04 EDITING 05 WORKSPACES 06 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Toggle Activities overview Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applications Super A Switch between windows (reverse) Shift Super Tab Switch between windows of the same application Super ` Run a command Alt F2 Cycle through windows of the same application Alt F6 Switch between windows in current workspace Alt Esc Give keyboard focus to the top bar Ctrl Alt Tab Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left half of screen Super LEFT Tile window to right half of screen Super RIGHT Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a window Super DOWN Maximize a window (toggle) Alt F10 Minimize / hide a window Super H Restore a maximized window Alt F5 Open the window menu Alt Space Move the current window Alt F7 Resize the current window Alt F8 Lock the screen Super L Show the Power Off dialog Ctrl Alt Del Show the notification list Super V Launch the screenshot tool PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of a window Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of the entire screen Shift PRINTSCREEN Start and stop screencast recording Shift Ctrl Alt R Copy selected text or items to the clipboard Ctrl C Paste the contents of the clipboard Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z Select all text or items in a list Ctrl A Cut selected text or items Ctrl X Switch to workspace above Super PgUp Switch to workspace below Super PgDn Move window to workspace above Shift Super PgUp Move window to workspace below Shift Super PgDn Move window one monitor to the left Shift Super LEFT Move window one monitor to the right Shift Super RIGHT
GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A Super Show the… S D F G H J K L Super Lock the… Z Ctrl Undo the… X C Ctrl Copy sel… V Ctrl Paste th… B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Toggle Activities… Super Switch between wi… Super Tab Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to le… Super LEFT Tile window to ri… Super RIGHT Close the current… Alt F4 Launch the screen… PRINTSCREEN Restore / unmaxim… Super DOWN Switch to workspa… Super PgUp shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX Keyboard map WINDOWS Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left half of screen Super LEFT Tile window to right half of screen Super RIGHT Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a window Super DOWN SCREENSHOTS Launch the screenshot tool PRINTSCREEN WORKSPACES Switch to workspace above Super PgUp NAVIGATION Toggle Activities overview Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applications Super A SYSTEM Lock the screen Super L EDITING Copy selected text or items to the… Ctrl C Paste the contents of the clipboard Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX Isometric WINDOWS 05 Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left half of screen Super LEFT Tile window to right half of screen Super RIGHT Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a window Super DOWN SCREENSHOTS 01 Launch the screenshot tool PRINTSCREEN WORKSPACES 01 Switch to workspace above Super PgUp NAVIGATION 03 Toggle Activities overview Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applications Super A SYSTEM 01 Lock the screen Super L EDITING 03 Copy selected text or items to the… Ctrl C Paste the contents of the clipboard Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z GNOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GNOME · LINUX Typewriter GNOME · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 6 SETS · No.01 GNOME TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 03 WINDOWS 05 SYSTEM 01 SCREENSHOTS 01 EDITING 03 WORKSPACES 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Toggle Activities overview Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applications Super A Maximize a window Super UP Tile window to left half of screen Super LEFT Tile window to right half of screen Super RIGHT Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a window Super DOWN Lock the screen Super L Launch the screenshot tool PRINTSCREEN Copy selected text or items to the clipboard Ctrl C Paste the contents of the clipboard Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z Switch to workspace above Super PgUp Editorial GNOME is a widely used Linux desktop environment that provides the windows, panels, and activities overview tying your system together. Learning its keyboard shortcuts streamlines launching apps, switching workspaces, and managing windows.
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11 Action Shortcut Maximize a window Super ↑ Tile window to left half of screen Super ← Tile window to right half of screen Super → Close the current window Alt F4 Restore / unmaximize a window Super ↓ Maximize a window (toggle) Alt F10 Minimize / hide a window Super H Restore a maximized window Alt F5 Open the window menu Alt Space Move the current window Alt F7 Resize the current window Alt F8
9 Action Shortcut Toggle Activities overview Super Switch between windows Super Tab Show the list of applications Super A Switch between windows (reverse) Shift Super Tab Switch between windows of the same application Super ` Run a command Alt F2 Cycle through windows of the same application Alt F6 Switch between windows in current workspace Alt Esc Give keyboard focus to the top bar Ctrl Alt Tab
6 Action Shortcut Switch to workspace above Super PgUp Switch to workspace below Super PgDn Move window to workspace above Shift Super PgUp Move window to workspace below Shift Super PgDn Move window one monitor to the left Shift Super ← Move window one monitor to the right Shift Super →
5 Action Shortcut Copy selected text or items to the clipboard Ctrl C Paste the contents of the clipboard Ctrl V Undo the last action Ctrl Z Select all text or items in a list Ctrl A Cut selected text or items Ctrl X
4 Action Shortcut Launch the screenshot tool PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of a window Alt PRINTSCREEN Take a screenshot of the entire screen Shift PRINTSCREEN Start and stop screencast recording Shift Ctrl Alt R
3 Action Shortcut Lock the screen Super L Show the Power Off dialog Ctrl Alt Del Show the notification list Super V
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