Ctrl+Alt+3

Updated: 12/10/2023 by Computer Hope
Ctrl+Alt+3 keyboard shortcut

Ctrl+Alt+3 or Alt+Ctrl+3 is a keyboard shortcut most commonly used to make a heading 3 in Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Below are other programs that use this keyboard shortcut and related information.

How to use the Ctrl+Alt+3 keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Ctrl and Alt key, and while continuing to hold, press the 3 key.

Ctrl+Alt+3 in Google Docs

Pressing Ctrl+Alt+3 in a Google Docs applies the "Heading 3" formatting to the highlighted text.

Ctrl+Alt+3 in Krita

In Krita, pressing Ctrl+Alt+3 activates brush preset 3, if assigned.

Tip

To assign a brush to this keyboard shortcut, click Tools, Scripts, and then Ten Brushes.

Ctrl+Alt+3 in Microsoft Word

In Microsoft Word, highlighting text and then pressing Ctrl+Alt+3 makes the highlighted text a third heading.

Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.

Keyboard shortcut, Keyboard terms