Here a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for YouTube website, above all, that will improve your watch experience with the use of your keyboard. So you save time navigating YouTube on a computer with keyboard shortcuts. If you find this useful you can share this link on Facebook or share this link on Twitter.
Keyboard shortcuts for YouTube
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Keyboard shortcut | Function |
Spacebar | Play/Pause when the seek bar is selected. Activate a button if a button has focus. |
Play/Pause Media Key on keyboards | Play / Pause. |
k | Pause/Play in the video player. |
Stop Media Key on keyboards | Stop. |
Next Track Media Key on keyboards | Moves to the next track in a playlist. |
Left/Right arrow on the seek bar | Seek backward/forward 5 seconds. |
j | Seek backward 10 seconds in player. |
l | Seek forward 10 seconds in player. |
Home/End on the seek bar | Seek to the beginning/last seconds of the video. |
Up/Down arrow on the seek bar | Increase/Decrease volume 5%. |
Numbers 1 to 9 on the seek bar (not on the numeric pad) | Seek to the 10% to 90% of the video. |
Number 0 on the seek bar (not on the numeric pad) | Seek to the beginning of the video. |
Number 1 or Shift+1 | Move between H1 headers. |
/ | Go to the search box. |
f | Activate the full screen. If full screen mode is enabled, activate F again or press escape to exit full screen mode. |
c | Activate closed captions and subtitles if available. To hide captions and subtitles, activate C again. |
Shift+N | Move to the next video (If you’re using a playlist, will go to the next video of the playlist. If not using a playlist, it will move to the next YouTube suggested video). |
Shift+P | Move to the previous video. Note that this shortcut only works when you’re using a playlist. |
i | Launch the Miniplayer. |
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