Google Sheets Italic keyboard shortcut

The keyboard shortcut for Italic in Google Sheets is Cmd+I on Mac and Ctrl+I on Windows. It replaces the menu path Format › Text › Italic.

Other shortcuts for Italic

Google Sheets also accepts these keys for the same action:

• Cmd+3 (Mac) / Ctrl+3 (Windows)
• Ctrl+Opt+O → X → I (Mac) / Alt+O → X → I (Windows)

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Related shortcuts

• Bold Cmd+B / Ctrl+B
• Underline Cmd+U / Ctrl+U
• Strikethrough Cmd+Shift+X / Alt+Shift+5
• Format as currency Ctrl+Shift+4
• Merge all Ctrl+Opt+O → M → A / Alt+O → M → A
• Clear formatting Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\