Google Sheets Italic keyboard shortcut
Mac
Cmd+I
Windows
Ctrl+I
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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