Ghostty Keyboard Shortcuts
Default keyboard shortcuts for Ghostty terminal emulator. Platform-specific differences are noted where applicable.
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
New window
Ctrl+Shift+N
Cmd+N
Close window
Alt+F4
Cmd+Shift+W
Close all windows
-
Cmd+Shift+Option+W
Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl+Enter
Cmd+Enter or Cmd+Ctrl+F
Quit application
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Cmd+Q
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
New tab
Ctrl+Shift+T
Cmd+T
Close tab/surface
Ctrl+Shift+W
Cmd+W
Previous tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Page Up
Cmd+Shift+[
Next tab
Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Right, Ctrl+Page Down
Cmd+Shift+]
Go to tab 1-8
Alt+[1-8]
Cmd+[1-8]
Go to last tab
Alt+9
Cmd+9
Move tab
-
-
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
New split (right)
Ctrl+Shift+O
Cmd+D
New split (down)
Ctrl+Shift+E
Cmd+Shift+D
Focus previous split
Ctrl+Super+[
Cmd+[
Focus next split
Ctrl+Super+]
Cmd+]
Focus split up
Ctrl+Alt+Up
Cmd+Option+Up
Focus split down
Ctrl+Alt+Down
Cmd+Option+Down
Focus split left
Ctrl+Alt+Left
Cmd+Option+Left
Focus split right
Ctrl+Alt+Right
Cmd+Option+Right
Toggle split zoom
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Cmd+Shift+Enter
Resize split up
Ctrl+Super+Shift+Up
Cmd+Ctrl+Up
Resize split down
Ctrl+Super+Shift+Down
Cmd+Ctrl+Down
Resize split left
Ctrl+Super+Shift+Left
Cmd+Ctrl+Left
Resize split right
Ctrl+Super+Shift+Right
Cmd+Ctrl+Right
Equalize splits
Ctrl+Super+Shift+=
Cmd+Ctrl+=
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Copy
Ctrl+Shift+C
Cmd+C
Paste
Ctrl+Shift+V
Cmd+V
Paste from selection
Shift+Insert
-
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Scroll to top
Shift+Home
Cmd+Home
Scroll to bottom
Shift+End
Cmd+End
Scroll page up
Shift+Page Up
Cmd+Page Up
Scroll page down
Shift+Page Down
Cmd+Page Down
Jump to previous prompt
Ctrl+Shift+Page Up
Cmd+Up
Jump to next prompt
Ctrl+Shift+Page Down
Cmd+Down
Clear screen
-
Cmd+K
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Increase font size
Ctrl++/Ctrl+=
Cmd++/Cmd+=
Decrease font size
Ctrl+-
Cmd+-
Reset font size
Ctrl+0
Cmd+0
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Open config
Ctrl+,
Cmd+,
Reload config
Ctrl+Shift+,
Cmd+Shift+,
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Toggle inspector
Ctrl+Shift+I
Cmd+Option+I
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Write scrollback to file (paste)
Ctrl+Shift+J
Cmd+Shift+J
Write scrollback to file (open)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+J
Cmd+Shift+Option+J
Note: These are the default keybindings. All keybindings can be customized through the configuration file using the keybind
option.
ghostty +list-keybinds