Most of us use the popular video hosting website YouTubeon a regular basis, but not everyone is aware of the convenience offered by the service's keyboard shortcuts.
By using access keys, or hotkeys, you can use the popular social networking site faster and more efficiently, almost as if you were using a desktop media player. Let's take a look at which keys on the popular site are available while watching a video from the service.
Note: As mentioned above, the hotkeys listed below can be used while a video is playing.
The list of YouTube keyboard shortcuts you need to know.
Playback Hotkeys
Space or k for play / pause
> (Shift+. key) – plays the clip faster
< (Shift+, key) – plays the clip slower
f – fullscreen and to go back the familiar ESC.
Rewind video
←: go back 5 seconds
→: go forward 5 seconds
Ctrl + ← or j: back 10 seconds
Ctrl + → or l : forward 10 seconds
0 or home – go to the beginning of the video
1 – go to 10% of the video
2 – go to 20% of the video
3 – go to 30% of the video
4 – go to 40% of the video
5 – go to 50% of the video
6 – go to 60% of the video
7 – go to 70% of the video
8 – go to 80% of the video
9 – go to 90% of the video
End– go to the end of the video
Volume Buttons
↑ – increases the volume level by 5%
↓ – increases the volume by 5%
M – mute
Navigation Keys for Playlists
N – next video in the playlist
P – previous video in the playlist
Other useful hotkeys
/ – Focus on the page search box
Esc – leave the search box / or fullscreen
?– Displays the hotkeys help window
Source: secnews.gr
