---
title: "Default Key Assignments - Wez's Terminal Emulator"
source: "https://wezterm.org/config/default-keys.html"
author:
published:
created: 2026-04-17
description: "Wez's Terminal Emulator"
tags:
  - "clippings"
---
## Default Key Assignments

The default key assignments are shown in the table below.

You may also use `wezterm show-keys --lua` to see the assignments in a form that you can copy and paste into your own configuration.

| Modifiers | Key | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `SUPER` | `c` | `CopyTo="Clipboard"` |
| `SUPER` | `v` | `PasteFrom="Clipboard"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `c` | `CopyTo="Clipboard"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `v` | `PasteFrom="Clipboard"` |
|  | `Copy` | `CopyTo="Clipboard"` |
|  | `Paste` | `PasteFrom="Clipboard"` |
| `CTRL` | `Insert` | `CopyTo="PrimarySelection"` (*Since: Version 20210203-095643-70a364eb*) |
| `SHIFT` | `Insert` | `PasteFrom="PrimarySelection"` |
| `SUPER` | `m` | `Hide` |
| `SUPER` | `n` | `SpawnWindow` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `n` | `SpawnWindow` |
| `ALT` | `Enter` | `ToggleFullScreen` |
| `SUPER` | `-` | `DecreaseFontSize` |
| `CTRL` | `-` | `DecreaseFontSize` |
| `SUPER` | `=` | `IncreaseFontSize` |
| `CTRL` | `=` | `IncreaseFontSize` |
| `SUPER` | `0` | `ResetFontSize` |
| `CTRL` | `0` | `ResetFontSize` |
| `SUPER` | `t` | `SpawnTab="CurrentPaneDomain"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `t` | `SpawnTab="CurrentPaneDomain"` |
| `SUPER+SHIFT` | `T` | `SpawnTab="DefaultDomain"` |
| `SUPER` | `w` | `CloseCurrentTab{confirm=true}` |
| `SUPER` | `1` | `ActivateTab=0` |
| `SUPER` | `2` | `ActivateTab=1` |
| `SUPER` | `3` | `ActivateTab=2` |
| `SUPER` | `4` | `ActivateTab=3` |
| `SUPER` | `5` | `ActivateTab=4` |
| `SUPER` | `6` | `ActivateTab=5` |
| `SUPER` | `7` | `ActivateTab=6` |
| `SUPER` | `8` | `ActivateTab=7` |
| `SUPER` | `9` | `ActivateTab=-1` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `w` | `CloseCurrentTab{confirm=true}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `1` | `ActivateTab=0` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `2` | `ActivateTab=1` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `3` | `ActivateTab=2` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `4` | `ActivateTab=3` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `5` | `ActivateTab=4` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `6` | `ActivateTab=5` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `7` | `ActivateTab=6` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `8` | `ActivateTab=7` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `9` | `ActivateTab=-1` |
| `SUPER+SHIFT` | `[` | `ActivateTabRelative=-1` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `Tab` | `ActivateTabRelative=-1` |
| `CTRL` | `PageUp` | `ActivateTabRelative=-1` |
| `SUPER+SHIFT` | `]` | `ActivateTabRelative=1` |
| `CTRL` | `Tab` | `ActivateTabRelative=1` |
| `CTRL` | `PageDown` | `ActivateTabRelative=1` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `PageUp` | `MoveTabRelative=-1` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `PageDown` | `MoveTabRelative=1` |
| `SHIFT` | `PageUp` | `ScrollByPage=-1` |
| `SHIFT` | `PageDown` | `ScrollByPage=1` |
| `SUPER` | `r` | `ReloadConfiguration` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `R` | `ReloadConfiguration` |
| `SUPER` | `h` | `HideApplication` (macOS only) |
| `SUPER` | `k` | `ClearScrollback="ScrollbackOnly"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `K` | `ClearScrollback="ScrollbackOnly"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `L` | `ShowDebugOverlay` (*Since: Version 20210814-124438-54e29167*) |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `P` | `ActivateCommandPalette` (*Since: Version 20230320-124340-559cb7b0*) |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `U` | `CharSelect` (*Since: Version 20220903-194523-3bb1ed61*) |
| `SUPER` | `f` | `Search={CaseSensitiveString=""}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `F` | `Search={CaseSensitiveString=""}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `X` | `ActivateCopyMode` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `Space` | `QuickSelect` (*Since: Version 20210502-130208-bff6815d*) |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `"` | `SplitVertical={domain="CurrentPaneDomain"}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `%` | `SplitHorizontal={domain="CurrentPaneDomain"}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `LeftArrow` | `AdjustPaneSize={"Left", 1}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `RightArrow` | `AdjustPaneSize={"Right", 1}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `UpArrow` | `AdjustPaneSize={"Up", 1}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT+ALT` | `DownArrow` | `AdjustPaneSize={"Down", 1}` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `LeftArrow` | `ActivatePaneDirection="Left"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `RightArrow` | `ActivatePaneDirection="Right"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `UpArrow` | `ActivatePaneDirection="Up"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `DownArrow` | `ActivatePaneDirection="Down"` |
| `CTRL+SHIFT` | `Z` | `TogglePaneZoomState` |

If you don't want the default assignments to be registered, you can disable all of them with this configuration; if you chose to do this, you must explicitly register every binding.

```lua
config.disable_default_key_bindings = true
```

> [!tip] Tip
> When using `disable_default_key_bindings`, it is recommended that you assign [ShowDebugOverlay](https://wezterm.org/config/lua/keyassignment/ShowDebugOverlay.html) to something to aid in potential future troubleshooting.
> 
> Likewise, you may wish to assign [ActivateCommandPalette](https://wezterm.org/config/lua/keyassignment/ActivateCommandPalette.html).