Problem
You wish to control YouTube using the keyboard.
Applies to
- YouTube
Resolution
Please find keystrokes below:
Playback
Spacebar: Toggle Play/Pause
UP ARROW/DOWN ARROWnd ↓: Increase and decrease volume by 5%
← and →: Seek backward/forward 5 seconds
j: Seek backward 10 seconds
l: Seek forward 10 seconds
,: Seek backward 1 frame when the video is paused
.: Seek forward 1 frame when the video is paused
0 to 9: Seek to a specific point in the video (4 advances to 40% of duration, 5 to 50%, etc...)
↖: Seek to the beginning of the video
End: Seek to the end of the video
Ctrl + ←: Seek to the previous chapter
Ctrl + →: Seek to the next chapter
< (Shift + ,): Decrease playback speed
> (Shift + .): Increase playback speed
Shift + n: Move to the next video
Shift + p: Move to the previous video (playlist only)
Subtitles and closed captions
c: Toggle On/Off subtitles/closed captions if available
+: Rotate through font sizes (increasing)
-: Rotate through font sizes (decreasing)
o: Rotate through different text opacity levels
w: Rotate through different window opacity levels
Spherical videos
w: Pan up
s: Pan down
a: Pan left
d: Pan right
+ on numpad or ]: Zoom in
- on numpad or [: Zoom out
Global keyboard shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts can be used when the video player either has or doesn't have the focus, but they are inactive when you are typing some text.
Global keyboard shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts can be used when the video player either has or doesn't have the focus, but they are inactive when you are typing some text.
/ Go to search box
k: Toggle Play/Pause
m: Toggle Mute/Unmute
f: Toggle full screen mode
t: Toggle theater mode
i: Toggle miniplayer mode
Escape: Exit full screen mode, close miniplayer, close dialogs
awesome: Toggle YouTube's “Party mode” (blinking progress bar)