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| raw/Default Key Assignments - Wez's Terminal Emulator.md |
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2026-04-17 |
2026-04-17 |
Overview
WezTerm ships with a full set of default key bindings. To inspect them in Lua format (copy-paste ready), run:
wezterm show-keys --lua
To disable all defaults and start from scratch:
config.disable_default_key_bindings = true
-- then register every binding explicitly
Tip: if disabling defaults, assign ShowDebugOverlay and ActivateCommandPalette manually — useful for troubleshooting.
Clipboard
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
c |
CopyTo="Clipboard" |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
v |
PasteFrom="Clipboard" |
CTRL |
Insert |
CopyTo="PrimarySelection" |
SHIFT |
Insert |
PasteFrom="PrimarySelection" |
Window & Font
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
SUPER |
m |
Hide |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
n |
SpawnWindow |
ALT |
Enter |
ToggleFullScreen |
SUPER / CTRL |
- |
DecreaseFontSize |
SUPER / CTRL |
= |
IncreaseFontSize |
SUPER / CTRL |
0 |
ResetFontSize |
SUPER |
h |
HideApplication (macOS only) |
Tabs
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
t |
SpawnTab="CurrentPaneDomain" |
SUPER+SHIFT |
T |
SpawnTab="DefaultDomain" |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
w |
CloseCurrentTab{confirm=true} |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
1–8 |
ActivateTab=0–7 |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
9 |
ActivateTab=-1 (last tab) |
SUPER+SHIFT / CTRL+SHIFT |
[ / Tab |
ActivateTabRelative=-1 |
SUPER+SHIFT / CTRL |
] / Tab |
ActivateTabRelative=1 |
CTRL |
PageUp / PageDown |
ActivateTabRelative=-1/1 |
CTRL+SHIFT |
PageUp / PageDown |
MoveTabRelative=-1/1 |
Scrollback
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
SHIFT |
PageUp |
ScrollByPage=-1 |
SHIFT |
PageDown |
ScrollByPage=1 |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
k / K |
ClearScrollback="ScrollbackOnly" |
Panes
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
CTRL+SHIFT+ALT |
" |
SplitVertical (CurrentPaneDomain) |
CTRL+SHIFT+ALT |
% |
SplitHorizontal (CurrentPaneDomain) |
CTRL+SHIFT |
←↑→↓ |
ActivatePaneDirection |
CTRL+SHIFT+ALT |
←↑→↓ |
AdjustPaneSize by 1 |
CTRL+SHIFT |
Z |
TogglePaneZoomState |
Utilities
| Modifiers |
Key |
Action |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
r / R |
ReloadConfiguration |
CTRL+SHIFT |
L |
ShowDebugOverlay |
CTRL+SHIFT |
P |
ActivateCommandPalette |
CTRL+SHIFT |
U |
CharSelect |
SUPER / CTRL+SHIFT |
f / F |
Search={CaseSensitiveString=""} |
CTRL+SHIFT |
X |
ActivateCopyMode |
CTRL+SHIFT |
Space |
QuickSelect |
Key Takeaways
SUPER bindings are macOS; CTRL+SHIFT equivalents work cross-platform- Pane splits:
CTRL+SHIFT+ALT + " (vertical) or % (horizontal)
- Pane navigation:
CTRL+SHIFT + arrow keys; resize with CTRL+SHIFT+ALT + arrows
- Tab navigation:
CTRL+Tab / CTRL+PageDown (next), CTRL+SHIFT+Tab / CTRL+PageUp (prev)
CTRL+SHIFT+Z zooms/unzooms the active paneCTRL+SHIFT+P opens the Command Palette — discover any action without memorizing bindings- Disable all defaults with
config.disable_default_key_bindings = true, then add only what you need
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