Get the Cursor poster 4 art directions — pick one below, click to zoom & compare.
⤢ CURSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Ctrl Close Chat E Ctrl Toggle Ag… R Ctrl Open Key… T Ctrl New Chat… Y U I Ctrl Toggle Sid… O P Ctrl Shift Command… A S D F G H J Ctrl Shift Cursor Set… K Ctrl Open Inlin… L Ctrl Toggle Sid… Z X C Ctrl Add Copie… V Ctrl Add Clipb… B N Ctrl New Chat M MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Tab Sug… Tab Queue Message Enter Force Send Mes… Ctrl Enter Add Selected C… Ctrl Shift L Accept All Chan… Ctrl Enter Add Selection to… Ctrl Shift L Open Terminal P… Ctrl K Cancel Generati… Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Chang… Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between… Shift Tab Toggle Input Foc… Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Add Selection to… Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to… Ctrl L Accept Next Wo… Ctrl RIGHT Accept Next Wo… Ctrl RIGHT Run Generated… Ctrl Enter Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between A… Ctrl / General Settings Ctrl , Add Clipboard t… Ctrl Shift V Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Quest… Alt Enter Search Codebas… Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CURSOR · WINDOWS CURSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Z E Ctrl Toggle Ag… R Ctrl Open Key… T Ctrl New Chat… Y U I Ctrl Toggle Sid… O P Ctrl Shift Command… Q S D F G H J Ctrl Shift Cursor Set… K Ctrl Open Inlin… L Ctrl Toggle Sid… M W Ctrl Close Chat X C Ctrl Add Copie… V Ctrl Add Clipb… B N Ctrl New Chat MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Tab Sug… Tab Queue Message Enter Force Send Mes… Ctrl Enter Add Selected C… Ctrl Shift L Accept All Chan… Ctrl Enter Add Selection to… Ctrl Shift L Open Terminal P… Ctrl K Cancel Generati… Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Chang… Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between… Shift Tab Toggle Input Foc… Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Add Selection to… Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to… Ctrl L Accept Next Wo… Ctrl RIGHT Accept Next Wo… Ctrl RIGHT Run Generated… Ctrl Enter Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between A… Ctrl / General Settings Ctrl , Add Clipboard t… Ctrl Shift V Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Quest… Alt Enter Search Codebas… Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CURSOR · WINDOWS ⤢ GENERAL Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between AI Models Ctrl / Cursor Settings Ctrl Shift J General Settings Ctrl , Toggle Voice Mode Ctrl Shift Space Open Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl R › Ctrl S TERMINAL Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K Run Generated Command Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc INLINE EDIT Open Inline Edit Ctrl K Toggle Input Focus Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Question Alt Enter CONTEXT Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Add Selection to Edit Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to New Chat Ctrl L Accept Next Word of Suggestion Ctrl RIGHT Search Codebase in Chat Ctrl Enter Shortcut Commands / Add Copied Reference Code as… Ctrl C › Ctrl V Add Copied Code as Text Context Ctrl C › Ctrl Shift V TAB Accept Tab Suggestion Tab Accept Next Word Ctrl RIGHT CHAT Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Context Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Changes Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between Agent Modes Shift Tab Add Clipboard as Context Ctrl V Add Clipboard to Input Box Ctrl Shift V New Chat Tab Ctrl T Cycle to Next Message Tab Model Toggle Ctrl Alt / Previous Chat Ctrl [ Next Chat Ctrl ] Close Chat Ctrl W Unfocus Field Esc Cursor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CURSOR · WINDOWS ⤢ GENERAL 10 Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between AI Models Ctrl / Cursor Settings Ctrl Shift J General Settings Ctrl , Toggle Voice Mode Ctrl Shift Space Open Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl R › Ctrl S TERMINAL 03 Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K Run Generated Command Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc INLINE EDIT 05 Open Inline Edit Ctrl K Toggle Input Focus Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Question Alt Enter CONTEXT 08 Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Add Selection to Edit Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to New Chat Ctrl L Accept Next Word of Sugge… Ctrl RIGHT Search Codebase in Chat Ctrl Enter Shortcut Commands / Add Copied Reference Code… Ctrl C › Ctrl V Add Copied Code as Text… Ctrl C › Ctrl Shift V TAB 02 Accept Tab Suggestion Tab Accept Next Word Ctrl RIGHT CHAT 17 Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Cont… Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Changes Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between Agent Modes Shift Tab Add Clipboard as Context Ctrl V Add Clipboard to Input Box Ctrl Shift V New Chat Tab Ctrl T Cycle to Next Message Tab Model Toggle Ctrl Alt / Previous Chat Ctrl [ Next Chat Ctrl ] Close Chat Ctrl W Unfocus Field Esc Cursor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CURSOR · WINDOWS ⤢ CURSOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 CURSOR TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 10 INLINE EDIT 05 TAB 02 CHAT 17 CONTEXT 08 TERMINAL 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel (alternate binding) Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between AI Models Ctrl / Cursor Settings Ctrl Shift J General Settings Ctrl , Toggle Voice Mode Ctrl Shift Space Open Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl R › Ctrl S Open Inline Edit Ctrl K Toggle Input Focus Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Question Alt Enter Accept Tab Suggestion Tab Accept Next Word Ctrl RIGHT Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Context Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Changes Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between Agent Modes Shift Tab Add Clipboard as Context Ctrl V Add Clipboard to Input Box Ctrl Shift V New Chat Tab Ctrl T Cycle to Next Message Tab Model Toggle Ctrl Alt / Previous Chat Ctrl [ Next Chat Ctrl ] Close Chat Ctrl W Unfocus Field Esc Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Add Selection to Edit Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to New Chat Ctrl L Accept Next Word of Suggestion Ctrl RIGHT Search Codebase in Chat Ctrl Enter Shortcut Commands / Add Copied Reference Code as Context Ctrl C › Ctrl V Add Copied Code as Text Context Ctrl C › Ctrl Shift V Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K Run Generated Command Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc CURSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Ctrl Toggle Ag… R T Y U I Ctrl Toggle Sid… O P Ctrl Shift Command… A S D F G H J K Ctrl Open Inlin… L Ctrl Toggle Sid… Z X C V B N Ctrl New Chat M MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Tab Suggesti… Tab Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code a… Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Open Terminal Promp… Ctrl K Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CURSOR · WINDOWS Keyboard map INLINE EDIT Open Inline Edit Ctrl K TAB Accept Tab Suggestion Tab CONTEXT Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L TERMINAL Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K GENERAL Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel (alternate binding) Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E CHAT Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Context Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Cursor 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 CURSOR · WINDOWS Isometric INLINE EDIT 01 Open Inline Edit Ctrl K TAB 01 Accept Tab Suggestion Tab CONTEXT 01 Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L TERMINAL 01 Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K GENERAL 04 Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E CHAT 06 Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Con… Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Cursor 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 CURSOR · WINDOWS Typewriter CURSOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 CURSOR TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 04 INLINE EDIT 01 TAB 01 CHAT 06 CONTEXT 01 TERMINAL 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel (alternate binding) Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E Open Inline Edit Ctrl K Accept Tab Suggestion Tab Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Context Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K Editorial Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on a fork of VS Code, pairing familiar editor keybindings with AI features like inline edits, an agentic Composer, and Tab completion. Knowing its shortcuts lets you trigger AI generation, accept or reject suggestions, and move through code without breaking flow.
Official: Official site
All Cursor keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Chat General Context Inline Edit Terminal Tab
Show all keys Show used keys only
+ 2 more controls in the table below
Chat General Context Inline Edit Terminal Tab
Show all keys Show used keys only
+ 2 more controls in the table below
Chat 17 Action Shortcut Queue Message Enter Force Send Message Ctrl Enter Add Selected Code as Context Ctrl Shift L Accept All Changes Ctrl Enter New Chat Ctrl N Cancel Generation Ctrl Shift Bksp Reject All Changes Ctrl Shift Bksp Rotate Between Agent Modes Shift Tab Add Clipboard as Context Ctrl V Add Clipboard to Input Box Ctrl Shift V New Chat Tab Ctrl T Cycle to Next Message Tab Model Toggle Ctrl Alt / Previous Chat Ctrl [ Next Chat Ctrl ] Close Chat Ctrl W Unfocus Field Esc
General 10 Action Shortcut Toggle Sidepanel Ctrl I Toggle Sidepanel (alternate binding) Ctrl L Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Toggle Agent Layout Ctrl E Mode Menu Ctrl . Loop Between AI Models Ctrl / Cursor Settings Ctrl Shift J General Settings Ctrl , Toggle Voice Mode Ctrl Shift Space Open Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl R then Ctrl S
Context 8 Action Shortcut Add Selection to Chat Ctrl Shift L Add Selection to Edit Ctrl Shift K Add Selection to New Chat Ctrl L Accept Next Word of Suggestion Ctrl RIGHT Search Codebase in Chat Ctrl Enter Shortcut Commands / Add Copied Reference Code as Context Ctrl C then Ctrl V Add Copied Code as Text Context Ctrl C then Ctrl Shift V
Inline Edit 5 Action Shortcut Open Inline Edit Ctrl K Toggle Input Focus Ctrl Shift K Submit Inline Edit Enter Cancel Inline Edit Ctrl Shift Bksp Ask Quick Question Alt Enter
Terminal 3 Action Shortcut Open Terminal Prompt Bar Ctrl K Run Generated Command Ctrl Enter Accept Command Esc
Tab 2 Action Shortcut Accept Tab Suggestion Tab Accept Next Word Ctrl RIGHT
Sourced from cursor.com
·
Last verified September 25, 2026 (re-checked every 6 weeks)
·
Shortcuts last changed September 24, 2026
Unofficial reference. ShortcutPosters is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or
sponsored by Cursor. All product names, logos, and trademarks are property of
their respective owners. See our licensing & trademark
notice .
These shortcuts, on physical keys
There is a Stream Deck profile for Cursor — 76
shortcuts laid out across the keys, each one labelled, installed by
double-clicking a file. It fits every current Stream Deck model.
Get the Cursor Stream Deck profile →
Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Cursor shortcut? Cursor has 45 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.
Is this an official Cursor product? No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cursor. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Was this reference helpful? Thanks — your feedback helps us improve.
▲ Yes
▼ No