Alternatively called Cmd+I, Command+I is a keyboard shortcut often used to italicize and unitalicize text.

How to use the Command+I keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Command key, and while continuing to hold, press I.

On Windows computers, the keyboard shortcut to toggle italics is Ctrl+I.

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Command+I in an Internet browser

In Firefox, pressing Command+I opens the Page Info window.

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Command+I with text

In word processors and text editors, Command+I performs different functions based on highlighting. If no text is highlighted, pressing this keyboard shortcut turns the italic feature on or off at the cursor’s location. If text is highlighted, pressing Command+I changes that content’s appearance between italicized and unitalicized.

Command+I in Excel and other spreadsheet programs

In Microsoft Excel and most other spreadsheet programs, pressing Command+I when a cell(s) is highlighted italicizes or unitalicizes its contents. When editing a cell with no selected text, Command+I toggles the italics feature on and off at the cursor’s location.

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Command+I in Microsoft PowerPoint

In Microsoft PowerPoint, pressing Command+I toggles italics on and off for a highlighted portion of text or at the text cursor’s location.

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