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Delete Characters to the Right of the Cursor

Deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor (forward delete).

Del

When to use it

When editing text and you need to remove the next character without moving the cursor.

Pro tip

On most keyboards, this is labeled 'Del' or 'Delete'. On laptops without a dedicated Delete key, use Fn+Backspace.

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F5 F6 F7 F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
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