5 YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts that You Ought to Know
We all agree to the fact that keyboard shortcut makes life much easier. That is why we have previously covered shortcut keys for Chrome, GDocs and others. Shortcuts are a great way to speed up things and save time. Also, it makes the application very convenient to use. For example, you can skip videos by hitting 0-9 keys on top row of keyboard (numeric pad does not work). Press 1 to skip first 10% of the video and so on.
Here are the 5 keyboard shortcuts that you must know:
| Keyboard shortcut | Used For |
| Spacebar | Play or pause the video |
| Left/Right arrow | Forwards or rewinds by 10 Second |
| Up/Down Arrow | Play or pause the video |
| Esc Key | Exit full screen view |
| Numbers 1-9 | Jump to 10% to 90% of the video |
These shortcuts will only work when the video player is in focus. To bring the focus try pausing and then resuming the video.
A single click will pause and another will resume the video. Double click makes video go full screen.
If you are interested in more, here is the complete list of shortcuts for your convenience:
| Keyboard shortcut | Used For |
| Number O (not on numeric pad) | Restart video |
| Spacebar or mouse single click | Play/Pause |
| Left and then Up arrow | Initiates mini snake game (only when player is paused) |
| F (doesn’t work for all) | Switch to full screen |
| Left/Right arrow | Move backward/forward 5 seconds |
| Ctrl+left/ctrl+right arrow | Move backward/forward 10 seconds |
| Home/End | Move to the beginning/End |
| Up/Down arrow | Increase/Decrease volume 5% |
| Numbers 1 to 9 (not on the numeric pad) | Jump to the 10% to 90% of the video |
Let us know your favorite YouTube keyboard shortcuts in the comments that you think are worth a share.
Related: Auto Replay YouTube Videos
k button works like spacebar without need for player focus, m for mute
That’s actually very useful. ‘K’ should be default one, pausing videos anytime and anywhere.