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⤢ ALACRITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Font… Q W E R T Y Copy Sele… U Ctrl Scroll Half… I O P Ctrl Previous S… A S D Ctrl Scroll Half… F Ctrl Shift Search For… G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search Ba… N Ctrl Next Searc… M MORE SHORTCUTS Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End Toggle Normal Select… V Paste Selection Shift Ins Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path Enter Toggle Semantic Sele… Alt V shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS ALACRITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Font… A Z E R T Y Copy Sele… U Ctrl Scroll Half… I O P Ctrl Previous S… Q S D Ctrl Scroll Half… F Ctrl Shift Search For… G H J K L M W X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search Ba… N Ctrl Next Searc… MORE SHORTCUTS Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End Toggle Normal Select… V Paste Selection Shift Ins Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path Enter Toggle Semantic Sele… Alt V shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS ⤢ CLIPBOARD Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Paste Selection Shift Ins FONT Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 SCROLLING Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End WINDOW Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter SEARCH Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search History Entry Ctrl P Next Search History Entry Ctrl N VI MODE Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Toggle Normal Selection V Copy Selection (Vi Mode) Y Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path (Vi Mode) Enter Scroll Half Page Up (Vi Mode) Ctrl U Scroll Half Page Down (Vi Mode) Ctrl D Toggle Semantic Selection Alt V Alacritty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 27 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS ⤢ CLIPBOARD 03 Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Paste Selection Shift Ins FONT 03 Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 SCROLLING 04 Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End WINDOW 01 Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter SEARCH 06 Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search History Entry Ctrl P Next Search History Entry Ctrl N VI MODE 10 Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Toggle Normal Selection V Copy Selection (Vi Mode) Y Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path (Vi Mode) Enter Scroll Half Page Up (Vi Mode) Ctrl U Scroll Half Page Down (Vi Mode) Ctrl D Toggle Semantic Selection Alt V Alacritty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 27 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS ⤢ ALACRITTY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 ALACRITTY TOTAL 27 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS CLIPBOARD 03 SEARCH 06 FONT 03 VI MODE 10 SCROLLING 04 WINDOW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Paste Selection Shift Ins Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search History Entry Ctrl P Next Search History Entry Ctrl N Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Toggle Normal Selection V Copy Selection (Vi Mode) Y Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path (Vi Mode) Enter Scroll Half Page Up (Vi Mode) Ctrl U Scroll Half Page Down (Vi Mode) Ctrl D Toggle Semantic Selection Alt V Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter ALACRITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Font… Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F Ctrl Shift Search For… G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search Ba… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Scroll to Top Shift Home shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS Keyboard map CLIPBOARD Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V FONT Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 WINDOW Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter SEARCH Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc VI MODE Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space SCROLLING Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Alacritty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS Isometric CLIPBOARD 02 Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V FONT 03 Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 WINDOW 01 Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter SEARCH 04 Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc VI MODE 01 Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space SCROLLING 03 Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Alacritty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS Typewriter ALACRITTY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 ALACRITTY TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS CLIPBOARD 02 SEARCH 04 FONT 03 VI MODE 01 SCROLLING 03 WINDOW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter Editorial Alacritty is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator prized for its speed and minimal, config-file-driven design. Since it lives at the command line, its shortcuts for scrolling, searching, and copying text keep your terminal workflow quick and keyboard-centric.
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All Alacritty keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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10 Action Shortcut Toggle Vi Mode Ctrl Shift Space Toggle Normal Selection V Copy Selection (Vi Mode) Y Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selection Shift V Toggle Block Selection Ctrl V Open Link or Path (Vi Mode) Enter Scroll Half Page Up (Vi Mode) Ctrl U Scroll Half Page Down (Vi Mode) Ctrl D Toggle Semantic Selection Alt V
1 Action Shortcut Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter
6 Action Shortcut Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search History Entry Ctrl P Next Search History Entry Ctrl N
4 Action Shortcut Scroll Page Up Shift PgUp Scroll Page Down Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Shift Home Scroll to Bottom Shift End
3 Action Shortcut Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Paste Selection Shift Ins
3 Action Shortcut Increase Font Size Ctrl = Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Alacritty shortcut? Alacritty has 27 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the Windows edition.
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