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⤢ ALACRITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Fo… Q W E R T Y Copy Sel… U Ctrl Scroll H… I O P Ctrl Previous… A S D Ctrl Scroll H… F Ctrl Shift Search F… G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search B… N Ctrl Next Sea… 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 Sel… V Paste Selection Shift INSERT Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selec… Shift V Toggle Block Sele… Ctrl V Open Link or Path… Enter Toggle Semantic S… 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 Fo… A Z E R T Y Copy Sel… U Ctrl Scroll H… I O P Ctrl Previous… Q S D Ctrl Scroll H… F Ctrl Shift Search F… G H J K L M W X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search B… N Ctrl Next Sea… 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 Sel… V Paste Selection Shift INSERT Exit Vi Mode Ctrl C Toggle Line Selec… Shift V Toggle Block Sele… Ctrl V Open Link or Path… Enter Toggle Semantic S… Alt V shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ALACRITTY · WINDOWS
⤢ CLIPBOARD Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Paste Selection Shift INSERT 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 Match Ctrl P Next Search Match 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 INSERT 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 Match Ctrl P Next Search Match 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 INSERT Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search Match Ctrl P Next Search Match 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 Fo… Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F Ctrl Shift Search F… G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B Ctrl Shift Search B… 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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+ 5 more controls in the table below
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
8 Action Shortcut Toggle Fullscreen Alt Enter Create New Window
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Create New Tab
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Quit
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Select Next Tab
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Select Previous Tab
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Hide Window
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Minimize Window
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6 Action Shortcut Search Forward Ctrl Shift F Search Backward Ctrl Shift B Confirm Search Enter Cancel Search Esc Previous Search Match Ctrl P Next Search Match 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 INSERT
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 34 keyboard shortcuts in total — 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 separate Mac and Windows editions so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the Windows edition.
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