Windows Terminal Keyboard Shortcuts
We gathered all 77 Windows Terminal shortcuts so you can run cli on windows at speed
Developed by Microsoft, Windows Terminal is a widely used terminal & CLI tool built to help users run cli on windows.
Efficient Windows Terminal workflows rely heavily on keyboard shortcuts. Every second saved on navigation adds up over the course of a project.
Running only on Windows, Windows Terminal offers a streamlined shortcut set tuned for its native platform.
Windows
77 shortcuts
9 categories
Jump to Section (9 sections)
Application-level commands 19 shortcuts
Close the terminal window / Quit: Closes all open terminal windows.
Alt +F4 Alt +F4
Open a new tab (first profile)
Ctrl +Shift +1
Open a new tab (second profile)
Ctrl +Shift +2
Open a new tab (third profile)
Ctrl +Shift +3
Open a new tab (fourth profile)
Ctrl +Shift +4
Open a new tab (fifth profile)
Ctrl +Shift +5
Open a new tab (sixth profile)
Ctrl +Shift +6
Open a new tab (seventh profile)
Ctrl +Shift +7
Open a new tab (eighth profile)
Ctrl +Shift +8
Open a new tab (ninth profile)
Ctrl +Shift +9
Find: Opens the search dialog box.
Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Open the dropdown: Opens the dropdown menu.
Ctrl +Shift +Space Ctrl +Shift +Space
Open settings files: Opens the settings UI, custom settings file, or default settings file.
Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Open settings files: Opens the settings UI, custom settings file, or default settings file.
Ctrl +Shift +, Ctrl +Shift +,
Open settings files: Opens the settings UI, custom settings file, or default settings file.
Ctrl +Alt +, Ctrl +Alt +,
Open system menu: Opens the system menu at the top left corner of the window.
Alt +Space Alt +Space
Toggle full screen: Switches between full screen and default window sizes.
Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
Toggle full screen: Switches between full screen and default window sizes.
F11 F11
Duplicate tab: Makes a copy of the current tab's profile and directory.
Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Tab Management 20 shortcuts
Open a new tab
Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Open a new tab with profile 0
Ctrl +Shift +1 Ctrl +Shift +1
Open a new tab with profile 1
Ctrl +Shift +2 Ctrl +Shift +2
Open a new tab with profile 2
Ctrl +Shift +3 Ctrl +Shift +3
Open a new tab with profile 3
Ctrl +Shift +4 Ctrl +Shift +4
Open a new tab with profile 4
Ctrl +Shift +5 Ctrl +Shift +5
Open a new tab with profile 5
Ctrl +Shift +6 Ctrl +Shift +6
Open a new tab with profile 6
Ctrl +Shift +7 Ctrl +Shift +7
Open a new tab with profile 7
Ctrl +Shift +8 Ctrl +Shift +8
Open a new tab with profile 8
Ctrl +Shift +9 Ctrl +Shift +9
Open next tab
Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Open previous tab
Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab
Open tab 0
Ctrl +Alt +1 Ctrl +Alt +1
Open tab 1
Ctrl +Alt +2 Ctrl +Alt +2
Open tab 2
Ctrl +Alt +3 Ctrl +Alt +3
Open tab 3
Ctrl +Alt +4 Ctrl +Alt +4
Open tab 4
Ctrl +Alt +5 Ctrl +Alt +5
Open tab 5
Ctrl +Alt +6 Ctrl +Alt +6
Open tab 6
Ctrl +Alt +7 Ctrl +Alt +7
Open tab 7
Ctrl +Alt +8 Ctrl +Alt +8
Pane Management 13 shortcuts
Split a pane (duplicate)
Alt +Shift +D Alt +Shift +D
Split a pane (duplicate down)
Alt +Shift +- Alt +Shift +-
Split a pane (duplicate right)
Alt +Shift ++ Alt +Shift ++
Close pane
Ctrl +Shift +W Ctrl +Shift +W
Move focus down
Alt +Down Alt +Down
Move focus left
Alt +Left Alt +Left
Move focus right
Alt +Right Alt +Right
Move focus up
Alt +Up Alt +Up
Move focus to previous pane
Ctrl +Alt +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left
Resize pane down
Alt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down
Resize pane left
Alt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left
Resize pane right
Alt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right
Resize pane up
Alt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up
Window Management 1 shortcut
Open a new window
Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Clipboard 7 shortcuts
Copy
Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Copy
Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Copy
Ctrl +Insert Ctrl +Insert
Copy
Enter Enter
Paste
Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Paste
Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Paste
Shift +Insert Shift +Insert
Selection 2 shortcuts
Select all
Ctrl +Shift +A Ctrl +Shift +A
Mark mode
Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M
Scrolling 6 shortcuts
Scroll up
Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Scroll down
Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Scroll up a whole page
Ctrl +Shift +PageUp Ctrl +Shift +PageUp
Scroll down a whole page
Ctrl +Shift +PageDown Ctrl +Shift +PageDown
Scroll to the earliest history
Ctrl +Shift +Home Ctrl +Shift +Home
Scroll to the latest history
Ctrl +Shift +End Ctrl +Shift +End
Font Size 6 shortcuts
Adjust font size
Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Adjust font size
Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Adjust font size
Ctrl +Numpad_Plus Ctrl +Numpad_Plus
Adjust font size
Ctrl +Numpad_Minus Ctrl +Numpad_Minus
Reset font size
Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Reset font size
Ctrl +Numpad_0 Ctrl +Numpad_0
Unbind Keys 3 shortcuts
Unbind `Alt+Shift+-`
Alt +Shift +-
Unbind `Alt+Shift+`=
Alt +Shift +=
Unbind `Ctrl+V`
Ctrl +V
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