Essential TradingView keyboard shortcuts
Clicking through menus is slow. Learn a dozen high-frequency shortcuts and switching intervals, adding indicators, drawing and screenshotting all become one-key actions. On macOS, swap Ctrl for Cmd.
Viewing & navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Symbol search | Ctrl + K |
| Switch interval | type a number (e.g. 5, 15) then Enter |
| Zoom in / out | + / − |
| Full-screen chart | Shift + F |
Indicators & drawing
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open indicators panel | / |
| Trend line | Alt + T |
| Horizontal line | Alt + H |
| Remove all drawings | right-click chart → Remove drawings |
Alerts & screenshots
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New alert | Alt + A |
| Screenshot chart | Alt + S |
Key takeaways
- Ctrl+K search, / indicators, Alt+A alert, Alt+S screenshot are the big four.
- Type a number to switch interval — far faster than menus.
- On macOS, Ctrl becomes Cmd.
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