Default shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Scroll line up | ctrl+shift+up (also ⌥+⌘+⇞ and ⌘+↑ on macOS) |
| Scroll line down | ctrl+shift+down (also ⌥+⌘+⇟ and ⌘+↓ on macOS) |
| Scroll page up | ctrl+shift+page_up (also ⌘+⇞ on macOS) |
| Scroll page down | ctrl+shift+page_down (also ⌘+⇟ on macOS) |
| Scroll to top | ctrl+shift+home (also ⌘+↖ on macOS) |
| Scroll to bottom | ctrl+shift+end (also ⌘+↘ on macOS) |
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Tabs management
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| New tab | ctrl+shift+t (also ⌘+t on macOS) |
| Close tab | ctrl+shift+q (also ⌘+w on macOS) |
| Next tab | ctrl+shift+right (also ^+⇥ and ⇧+⌘+] on macOS) |
| Previous tab | ctrl+shift+left (also ⇧+^+⇥ and ⇧+⌘+[ on macOS) |
| Move tab forward | ctrl+shift+. |
| Move tab backward | ctrl+shift+, |
| Set tab title | ctrl+shift+alt+t (also ⇧+⌘+i on macOS) |
Other keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Copy to clipboard | ctrl+shift+c (also ⌘+c on macOS) |
| Paste from clipboard | ctrl+shift+v (also ⌘+v on macOS) |
| Paste from selection | ctrl+shift+s |
| Increase font size | ctrl+shift+equal (also ⌘++ on macOS) |
| Decrease font size | ctrl+shift+minus (also ⌘+- on macOS) |
| Restore font size | ctrl+shift+backspace (also ⌘+0 on macOS) |
| Toggle fullscreen | ctrl+shift+f11 (also ^+⌘+f on macOS) |
| Toggle maximized | ctrl+shift+f10 |
| Input unicode character | ctrl+shift+u (also ^+⌘+space on macOS) |
| Click URL with keyboard | ctrl+shift+e |
| Reset the terminal | ctrl+shift+delete |
| Reload kitty.conf | ctrl+shift+f5 (also ^+⌘+f5 on macOS) |
| Debug kitty.conf | ctrl+shift+f6 (also ⌘+option+f6 on macOS) |
| Pass selection to program | ctrl+shift+o |
| Edit kitty config file | ctrl+shift+f2 |
| View kitty docs in browser | ctrl+shift+f1 |
| Open a kitty shell | ctrl+shift+escape |
| Increase/decrease background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>m / crtl+shift+a>l |
| Full background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>1 |
| Reset background opacity | ctrl+shift+a>d |
Shell integration
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| View output of last command | crtl+shift+g |
| Prev/next prompt in scrollback | crtl+shift+z / crtl+shitft+x |
Windows management
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| New window | ctrl+shift+enter (also ⌘+↩ on macOS) |
| Switch to next layout | ctrl+shift+l |
| New OS window | ctrl+shift+n (also ⌘+n on macOS) |
| Close window | ctrl+shift+w (also ⇧+⌘+d on macOS) |
| Next window | ctrl+shift+] |
| Previous window | ctrl+shift+[ |
| Move window forward | ctrl+shift+f |
| Move window backward | ctrl+shift+b |
| Move window to top | ctrl+shift+` |
| Focus specific window | ctrl+shift+1, ctrl+shift+2 … ctrl+shift+0 (also ⌘+1, ⌘+2 … ⌘+9 on macOS) (clockwise from the top-left) |
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