+U

Underline Text on Mac

Mac · Everyday Essentials
ActionUnderline Text
Shortcut⌘ + U
PlatformMac
CategoryEveryday Essentials

About this shortcut

On Mac, you can underline text with ⌘ + U. Toggles underline on the selected text. 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.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to underline text.

2

Press the keys

Press ⌘ + U.

3

Done

Toggles underline on the selected text.

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