| Action | Paste and Match Style |
| Shortcut | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V |
| Platform | Mac |
| Category | Everyday Essentials |
On Mac, you can paste and match style with ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V. Pastes text without its original formatting. It sits in the Everyday Essentials group and is one of the Mac shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Mac conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to paste and match style.
Press ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V.
Pastes text without its original formatting.