Sublime 3 toggle comment command doesn't work in Windows

Question

I've edited the file Preferences > Key Bindings User, and added this:

[
  { "keys": ["ctrl+/"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
  { "keys": ["ctrl+shift+/"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }, 
]

But the shortcuts doesn't work. What went wrong?

How do I get it to work? – Funny Frontend May 26 '15 at 14:10 — Funny Frontend, May 26 '15 at 14:10

score 48 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '15 at 14:32

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I solved my problem:

[
    { "keys": ["ctrl+keypad_divide"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
    { "keys": ["ctrl+shift+keypad_divide"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } },   
]

Just replace '/' by 'keypad_divide'

answered May 26 '15 at 14:32

Funny Frontend

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Worked for me. Thank you! – 317 Sep 15 '17 at 08:39

score 16 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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This works for me, with a QWERTY (Italian) keyboard, where the / is above the number 7.

Add in Preferences > Key Bindings User

{ "keys": ["ctrl+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }

It should works good on German QWERTZ keyboard also.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered May 20 '16 at 14:16

Andrea

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Works for me on a QWERTZ keyboard. – Fabian Damken Jul 05 '16 at 07:22
Works for me too. – Guillem Cucurull Oct 13 '16 at 10:09
The same on Linux – iago Mar 18 '21 at 11:45
Works fine on german QWERTZ – Piezo Pea Sep 29 '22 at 08:26

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 20:48

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This worked for me on Windows 10:

{ "keys": ["control+keypad_divide"],"command": "toggle_comment", "args": {"block": false} }, 
{ "keys": ["shift+control+keypad_divide"],"command": "toggle_comment", "args": {"block": true}}

answered Jun 29 '17 at 20:48

Alex

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 01 '18 at 19:54

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I was having the same problem, but what worked for me was

ctrl + ç

without going to preferences.

(I have no idea why, notice is the c cedilla)

answered Mar 01 '18 at 19:54

Rosa Alejandra

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 29 '18 at 09:19

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With portuguese keyboard layout (my case) I had to use this:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }

answered Aug 29 '18 at 09:19

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 06 '19 at 14:13

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The solution for italian keyboards also works for spanish keyboards on Windows 10:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+7"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }

answered Mar 06 '19 at 14:13

Nicolás Ippolito

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

Follows this link for the solution: Keyboard shorcut to Toggle (Block) comment in Sublime-Text

Few additional comments:

Also, as a good practice try to edit the Default (Windows).sublime-keymap -User file to place your personal preferences
If the symbol still doesn't works for you, possibly due to different keyboard layout, then can change opt for other key as well for e.g.

"keys": ["ctrl+shift+#"] ...

in the Default (Windows).sublime-keymap -User file.

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 06 '17 at 13:20

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This one work for me under window 10

{ "keys": ["ctrl+'"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+'"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }

answered Oct 06 '17 at 13:20

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score -2 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 29 '16 at 05:21

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[ { "keys": ["ctrl+keypad_divide"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } }, { "keys": ["ctrl+shift+keypad_divide"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }, ]

keypad_divide just solve my problem

answered Jun 29 '16 at 05:21

Ing Carlos Andrés Rojas Rojas

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score -2 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 04 '16 at 13:24

This has solved the issue for me, without having to add an alternate keyboard shortcut:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+'"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": false } },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+'"], "command": "toggle_comment", "args": { "block": true } }

I don't quite understand why. This key undoubtedly types a slash(/) but SublimeText interprets it as an apostrophe(') in the key binding.

Sublime 3 toggle comment command doesn't work in Windows

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