I really like to use keyboard shortcuts wherever possible. Including when watching videos. For example, most video players have this combination Alt+Enter, which expands the video to full screen. Works in almost any video player. But not on YouTube. Since the YouTube player is not a full-fledged application, but a web service. And when pressed alt+enter Nothing happens. And I clicked this very often out of habit, trying to expand the video to full screen. I really wanted to expand and collapse it using hot keys. And imagine my surprise when I accidentally discovered hotkeys for expanding videos to full screen on Youtube!

Hotkeys in Youtube

I started searching and found other useful combinations. I guessed that they most likely existed, but didn’t bother with it. So, the combinations themselves.

Key to expand video to full screen:

f. Yes, it’s that simple, one key - a letter F. From the phrase full screen.

Rewind video from keyboard in Youtube

Numbers from 0 before 9 switch immediately to x10%. So, if you want to put it in the middle of the video, then just press 5 and the slider will jump over exactly 50% of the video.

Pair of keys J And L will allow you to rewind 10 seconds of video forward and backward, respectively. This is completely unix-like - the legendary console editor vi uses the same keys to move the cursor character by character :)

Well, just the keys shooter left And right (Left Arrow, Right Arrow) - roll forward and backward for 5 seconds. Most likely you knew about this.

Switch between videos using the keyboard

Carried out using a combination Shift+N. Includes the following from ( N ext) video from the playlist. Or the first one from the sidebar with recommended videos. A very convenient feature, be sure to try it. Moreover, in the case of a playlist, you can switch to the previous video with the combination Shift+P (P revious). Outside of a playlist, this combination does not work, and if you want to switch to the previous video where there is no playlist, use the standard “back” function of the browser itself. For example Alt+Left Arrow(left arrow) will allow you to do this in Google Chrome.

Volume adjustment

The up and down arrow keys allow you to increase and decrease the volume.

Silent mode: m. What is called " mute". Mute the sound in the YouTube player. From the word m ute.

Keys for controlling video playback

Most likely you know that space (Space) allows you to pause a video in any player. Including on YouTube. By the way, my three-year-old child uses this key very actively :) In addition to pausing, it also allows you to start replaying if the video has ended and he wants to watch it again, which happens very often.

But there is one nuance, and quite significant. Space is also used by most browsers as hotkey to scroll the page. It rewinds the page exactly one screen down. And if you are familiar with such a concept as focus in applications, you must understand that the built-in YouTube player has its own focus, and the browser has its own. Thus, if the focus is intercepted by the browser, then the spacebar will not work as a pause for you, but will simply scroll the page down to view comments. In the same way, rewinding with numbers, adjusting the volume with arrows, and rewinding with arrows will not work for you when focus was hijacked by the browser.

However, the key F, for example, will always work, even if the player does not have the focus. And if you press it, then it will be intercepted by the player. If you don't need it Full Screen, then you can simply press it twice, or the key Esc to exit full screen mode. After this, your focus will remain on the player, which means you can use the arrows and space bar to control it. Keys J And L also always work regardless of focus - you can use them for the same purposes.

But it's more interesting to use the key here K. It also starts/pauses the video regardless of focus, unlike space! But at the same time, the focus is not captured by the player. Thus, with its help, you can press play/pause, for example, in a musical composition and scroll the page with arrows to read comments.

And finally, a rather rarely used feature is playback speed. It can be adjusted with keys < And > , and since they are activated only when you press Shift, then the corresponding combinations Shift+. (dot, pot) And Shift+, (comma, comma).

Youtube search activation key

Oh yes, there is also a mega-useful button for transferring focus to the search bar. Also unix-like, this is a forward slash / (slash). But there is also a nuance with it, since it is typed using completely different keys in different layouts. With the active English layout, everything is simple, it is located right next to the shift key and can be typed with one click. But if you have the Russian layout active, then you may be looking for it for quite a long time. For in the Russian version, the slash is on a key located somewhere next to Enter, and may not even be applied to the key. As a rule, it necessarily depicts a vertical ( pipe) and backslashes ( backslash) | And \ . Now, if you find this button on your keyboard, then by holding it with Shift, you will be able to depict a forward slash in the Russian layout. It’s easier to click switch layout and type it in en , isn’t it? :)

Well, this is such a simple set. By the way, for some of the listed buttons YouTube will show you a help window on top of the player if you press the question mark ? when focus is transferred to the player.

Please use it, it saves a lot of time and even gives you a kind of pleasure. The more you use it, the easier it becomes. Well, at least that's how it is for me. There's no need to remember everything, just use what you need most often. I'm telling you, I was delighted with just one button F. I really like such small joys. I wish the same for you.

Do you ever have such moments that when loading a video on the YouTube website you have to press pause and wait until the video loads at least a little before you start watching? I'm sure there are. Take a break from the tedious waiting and play snake on youtube when loading videos !

The Google development team, which in turn is the owner of the “powerful” video hosting YouTube, has pleased us with another development. This innovation is more suitable for amateurs computer games. Although everyone probably played this game... To reduce waiting time or just to get distracted. So, let's reveal the cards: famous game“Snake” is brought to your attention by YouTube - snake on YouTube! I think that you immediately remembered how you could not tear yourself away from entertainment for a long time and direct all your strength to win!

A little background

Let's go back a little, when there was no talk that Snake would be on YouTube. This video hosting site was created in 2005 by three former PayPal employees, and in November 2006 it became owned by Google. There you can find both professional and amateur videos. It is important to note that Google itself is the most popular search engine in the world. Perhaps, in order to strengthen their priority, the developers decided to please users and revealed the secret of how to play snake on YouTube. The game itself originated around the 70s of the last century.. It has become very widespread due to its simplicity and uniqueness at the same time.

After all, there is nothing simpler - just chase the snake around the monitor, collect food and not go beyond the limits. But at the same time, difficulties were added - different obstacles arise at different levels and the speed of movement of the “character” increases. Therefore, the further you go, the more difficult it is to control the trajectory of movement and the adrenaline is pumped up more and more and it is important not to miss the “thin and slippery creature”, otherwise it will jump out of the display, and - Game over. In addition, on the playing field there is, so to speak, “food for the snake,” which, when eaten, makes it longer. The rules of the game state that she must not bump into her "body". Overall, there are a lot of nuances, but the game is worthy. Therefore, even before the appearance of the snake on YouTube, it was in the standard complex gaming applications V mobile phones. This is where most people know this game from.

Get to the point

We have talked enough about the game itself; we should already answer the most important question-riddle of this article - how to play snake on youtube? In order to penetrate into the depths of the game, you must, of course, first go to the YouTube site itself. Next, choose any video you like. (Perhaps you have already chosen a very long video and are wasting time waiting - this was the reason for reading this article. Then you have already completed the above steps - further!). Start the video and stop it. While it is loading, you will be able to enjoy the game. The most important thing: hold down the “Right” key and then press the “Up” or “Down” key.

Another option will also work - if you initially hold down the “Left” key, and then “Up” / “Down”. I think it’s time to check how to play snake on YouTube. The game is simplified in this case, since there are no difficulty levels, no variable speed, no “food” on the way, but even without that it will take up your time when downloading the required video on the hosting.

Brief step-by-step instructions:
1. Open any video on the YouTube website.
2. Start the video and press pause.
3. Press the "Right" key, and then press the "Down" or "Up" key. You can also simply quickly press “Up and Down” one by one.
4. Enjoy the game while the video is loading!

Conclusion

How do they play snake on YouTube without anyone noticing? Everything is very simple - the “game snake” is quite faded, so some people may not be able to see it from afar.

This is how you can spend your time in an interesting and exciting way instead of a painfully long wait for the required video. Snake on Youtube will help you pass the time and get distracted without taking the attention of others. See other new products from the developers of our time - they work to make our lives more comfortable.

You can try playing in the video below

By the way, a very cool melody from the movie "Requiem for a Dream". Did you like it? Write in the comments!

How to play snake on YouTube?

Folks, I heard that on YouTube you can now play snake while the video is loading. This is true? If yes, how to play it? How can I make it appear? This is a very interesting function, I would like to try it. They know how to lure clients. In general, I think it’s cool, while the video is loading, you can be distracted.

Paul02-17 | 26 February 2017, 16:28
This feature only worked when watching a video on YouTube. That is, if a YouTube video is embedded on another website or social network, you will not play. You need to go to the original - on the YouTube website. To call “Snake” you had to click the pause icon, and then press the “Up” and “Left” keys on the keyboard. Now, as far as I know, this Easter egg does not work.

Alex Professional | 22 August 2012, 20:50
Snake can only be played on YouTube. To do this, you need to pause the video, and then simultaneously press the Up and Left arrow keys. The game appears in videos uploaded to the site no earlier than three months ago.