kitty Keyboard Shortcuts
kitty keyboard shortcut reference covering 30 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Scroll Line Up, Scroll Line Down, and Scroll Page Up. 30 of 30 shortcuts are verified against official kitty documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
Official kitty documentation
Clipboard
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Copy |
Copy |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
Cmd+C |
Yes |
Source |
| Paste |
Paste |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Cmd+V |
Yes |
Source |
Config
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Edit kitty.conf |
Edit kitty.conf |
Ctrl+Shift+F2 |
Cmd+, |
Yes |
Source |
| Reload kitty.conf |
Reload kitty.conf |
Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Ctrl+Cmd+, |
Yes |
Source |
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Show Help |
Show Help |
Ctrl+Shift+F1 |
Ctrl+Shift+F1 |
Yes |
Source |
Scrolling
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Scroll Line Up |
Scroll Line Up |
Ctrl+Shift+Up |
Cmd+Up |
Yes |
Source |
| Scroll Line Down |
Scroll Line Down |
Ctrl+Shift+Down |
Cmd+Down |
Yes |
Source |
| Scroll Page Up |
Scroll Page Up |
Ctrl+Shift+PageUp |
Cmd+PageUp |
Yes |
Source |
| Scroll Page Down |
Scroll Page Down |
Ctrl+Shift+PageDown |
Cmd+PageDown |
Yes |
Source |
| Scroll Top |
Scroll Top |
Ctrl+Shift+Home |
Cmd+Home |
Yes |
Source |
| Scroll Bottom |
Scroll Bottom |
Ctrl+Shift+End |
Cmd+End |
Yes |
Source |
| Previous Shell Prompt |
Previous Shell Prompt |
Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Yes |
Source |
| Next Shell Prompt |
Next Shell Prompt |
Ctrl+Shift+X |
Ctrl+Shift+X |
Yes |
Source |
| Browse Scrollback |
Browse Scrollback |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Yes |
Source |
| Search Scrollback |
Search Scrollback |
Ctrl+Shift+/ |
Cmd+F |
Yes |
Source |
Tabs
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| New Tab |
New Tab |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
Cmd+T |
Yes |
Source |
| Close Tab |
Close Tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Q |
Cmd+W |
Yes |
Source |
| Next Tab |
Next Tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Right |
Ctrl+Tab |
Yes |
Source |
| Previous Tab |
Previous Tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Left |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Yes |
Source |
| Next Layout |
Next Layout |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
Yes |
Source |
View
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Increase Font Size |
Increase Font Size |
Ctrl+Shift+= |
Cmd++ |
Yes |
Source |
| Decrease Font Size |
Decrease Font Size |
Ctrl+Shift+- |
Cmd+- |
Yes |
Source |
| Restore Font Size |
Restore Font Size |
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace |
Cmd+0 |
Yes |
Source |
| Toggle Fullscreen |
Toggle Fullscreen |
Ctrl+Shift+F11 |
Ctrl+Cmd+F |
Yes |
Source |
Windows
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| New Window |
New Window |
Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes |
Source |
| New OS Window |
New OS Window |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Cmd+N |
Yes |
Source |
| Close Window |
Close Window |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Cmd+Shift+D |
Yes |
Source |
| Resize Window |
Resize Window |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
Cmd+R |
Yes |
Source |
| Next Window |
Next Window |
Ctrl+Shift+] |
Ctrl+Shift+] |
Yes |
Source |
| Previous Window |
Previous Window |
Ctrl+Shift+[ |
Ctrl+Shift+[ |
Yes |
Source |
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