IntelliJ IDEA · Go to declaration
Navigation
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+BMac
Cmd+BWith the caret on a name, it goes to where that name is declared; Ctrl- or Cmd-clicking the name does the same. Press it while the caret is already on the declaration and it does not jump — it shows the list of usages instead, which people misread as a failure.
- Group
- Navigation
- Keys held
- 2
IntelliJ IDEA ships a different default keymap per platform, and two of them on macOS — "macOS" and "macOS System Shortcuts" — so when nothing works, look at Keymap in Settings first; whichever you pick then serves PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand and Android Studio unchanged.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Go to declaration in IntelliJ IDEA?
With the caret on a name, it goes to where that name is declared; Ctrl- or Cmd-clicking the name does the same. Press it while the caret is already on the declaration and it does not jump — it shows the list of usages instead, which people misread as a failure. It is Ctrl+B on Windows and Cmd+B on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+B on Windows, Cmd+B on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in IntelliJ IDEA.