VS Code · Add cursor at next occurrence

Selection

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+D

Mac

Cmd+D

Adds a cursor at the next place the selection appears; with nothing selected the first press grabs the word under the cursor, and Ctrl+U, or Cmd+U on mac, removes the cursor you just added.

Group: Selection
Keys held: 2

Learn the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) and you can skip memorising the rest — type a feature name and its shortcut is listed beside it.

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 Add cursor at next occurrence in VS Code?

Adds a cursor at the next place the selection appears; with nothing selected the first press grabs the word under the cursor, and Ctrl+U, or Cmd+U on mac, removes the cursor you just added. It is Ctrl+D on Windows and Cmd+D on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+D on Windows, Cmd+D on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Selection in VS Code.

Shortcuts nearby

Select every occurrence of the selectionCtrl+Shift+LSelect every occurrence of the wordCtrl+F2Cursor at the end of every selected lineShift+Alt+IColumn selectionCtrl+Shift+Alt+DownSelect the current lineCtrl+LExpand selectionShift+Alt+RightShrink selectionShift+Alt+LeftAdd a cursor with the mouseAlt+Click