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iPadOS 26 Keyboard Shortcuts for iPad

Keyboard shortcuts for iPadOS 26 on iPad. Covers editing with the Command key, system actions on the Globe key, screenshots, Spotlight, and window tiling.
Key label style

Editing

Select all items
Cmd+A
Cut the selected item and copy it to the clipboard
Cmd+X
Copy the selected item to the clipboard
Cmd+C
Paste contents of the clipboard
Cmd+V
Undo previous action
Cmd+Z
Redo to reverse undo command
Cmd+Shift+Z
Show Emoji
Globe
or
Globe+E
Start Dictation
Globe+D
Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off
Cmd+B
Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off
Cmd+I
Add a web link
Cmd+K
Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off
Cmd+U

System commands

Show or hide the Dock
Globe+A
Show or hide App Library
Shift+Globe+A
Show Control Center
Globe+C
Go to the Home Screen
Globe+H
Show Menu Bar
Globe+M
Show Lock Screen
Globe+N
Show or hide Spotlight
Cmd+Space
Take a screenshot
Cmd+Shift+3
Take a screenshot and immediately open Markup to view or edit it
Cmd+Shift+4

Window management

Close a window
Cmd+W
Minimize a window
Cmd+M
Enter or exit full screen
Globe+F
Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps
Cmd+Tab
Tile the current window to half the screen in the direction of the pressed arrow
Ctrl+Globe+UpDownLeftRight
Arrange the current and most recent windows in two halves of the screenThe active window is placed in the half of the screen in the direction of the pressed arrow.
Ctrl+Shift+Globe+UpDownLeftRight

Intro

The table above lists the system keyboard shortcuts for iPadOS 26. They need an external keyboard connected to the iPad, and most use the Command key just as a Mac does, with an iPad-specific set built on the Globe key for the Dock, Control Center, and the Home Screen.

iPad-specific shortcut notes

The Command key and the Globe key. Editing shortcuts (Cmd+C, Cmd+V, Cmd+Z, Cmd+B) match the Mac exactly, so Mac muscle memory transfers. The iPad-only actions live on the Globe key: Globe+H for Home, Globe+A for the Dock, Globe+C for Control Center, and Globe or Globe+E for emoji.

Screenshots and Markup. Cmd+Shift+3 takes a plain screenshot and saves it. Cmd+Shift+4 takes one and opens it in Markup right away, so you can crop or annotate before saving.

Window tiling. iPadOS 26 arranges apps as windows. Control+Globe with an arrow key tiles the current window to that half of the screen, and Control+Shift+Globe with an arrow places the current and most recent windows into two halves at once.

Printable PDF

The iPadOS 26 shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. It works as a cheat sheet to keep beside the iPad while the Command-key and Globe-key actions are still new, and for anyone setting up an external keyboard for the first time.

FAQ

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Apple iPadOS 26 app page for an overview and helpful links.

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