YouTube, like a number of other sites, has a list of hotkeys. Some are well known, others are not. Small list.
Keyboard shortcuts are easy to find when you use the app on a Mac or PC. When viewing a function in a menu, the corresponding key combination is often indicated. However, on websites, things are different. Labels are rarely specified and not necessarily present, for that matter. At the same time, there are such labels on many sites, the list still needs to be found.
So what is this secret label that shows all the secret labels? Shift + / or “?”. Simple, right?
YouTube has a long list of keyboard shortcuts
This keyboard shortcut often allows you to see a list of shortcuts on your favorite sites. Moreover, often we unintentionally discover this list or one or another of the labels. You probably know some of them: K starts playback or pauses, J and L go forward or backward. Some of them are less known. You can advance frame by frame after pausing the video with “,”and “.”. You can also slow down or speed up playback with “<“and “>”(Shift +, and Shift +.).
Feel free to browse through the full list, some of them may come in handy on a regular basis. For those who often take screenshots, stepping forward and backward frame by frame is very handy.
Many sites hide their keyboard shortcuts
Many popular sites hide their shortcuts behind the Shift + / combination. Twitter, for example. g + m opens DM, “u”and “x”mute and lock the account. Facebook has its own list. “L”allows you to like the publication, “/”displays the search. You can also pin shortcuts to the bottom right corner of the screen. Exercise.
Reddit, Spotify web app, WhatsApp web app and Twitch also have this list of shortcuts. However, it is not possible to compile a complete list of relevant sites. Feel free to test the combination Shift + / or “?”on your favorite sites. And these shortcuts basically work in all browsers.