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⤢ KITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 ⌘ Focus Sp… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Restore … Q W ⌘ Close Tab E ⌃ ⇧ Open URL… R ⌘ Resize W… T ⌘ New Tab Y U I ⇧ ⌘ Set Tab … O ⌃ ⇧ Pass Sel… P A S ⌃ ⇧ Paste fr… D ⇧ ⌘ Close Wi… F ⌘ Search S… G ⌃ ⇧ Browse L… H ⌃ ⇧ Browse S… J K L ⌃ ⇧ Next Lay… Z ⌃ ⇧ Scroll t… X ⌃ ⇧ Scroll t… C ⌘ Copy to … V ⌘ Paste fr… B ⌃ ⇧ Move Win… N ⌘ New OS W… M MORE SHORTCUTS New Window ⌘ ↵ Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Wind… ⌃ ⇧ [ Increase Font… ⌘ + Decrease Font… ⌘ − Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line D… ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page D… ⌘ ⇟ Open Command … ⌃ ⇧ F3 Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bot… ⌘ ↘ Edit Config F… ⌘ , Toggle Fullsc… ⌃ ⌘ F Move Tab Forw… ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Back… ⌃ ⇧ , Move Window F… ⌃ ⇧ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Visually Focu… ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap… ⌃ ⇧ F8 Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Sh… ⌃ ⇧ ⎋ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KITTY · MAC
KITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 ⌘ Focus Sp… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Restore … A Z ⌃ ⇧ Scroll t… E ⌃ ⇧ Open URL… R ⌘ Resize W… T ⌘ New Tab Y U I ⇧ ⌘ Set Tab … O ⌃ ⇧ Pass Sel… P Q S ⌃ ⇧ Paste fr… D ⇧ ⌘ Close Wi… F ⌘ Search S… G ⌃ ⇧ Browse L… H ⌃ ⇧ Browse S… J K L ⌃ ⇧ Next Lay… M W ⌘ Close Tab X ⌃ ⇧ Scroll t… C ⌘ Copy to … V ⌘ Paste fr… B ⌃ ⇧ Move Win… N ⌘ New OS W… MORE SHORTCUTS New Window ⌘ ↵ Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Wind… ⌃ ⇧ [ Increase Font… ⌘ + Decrease Font… ⌘ − Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line D… ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page D… ⌘ ⇟ Open Command … ⌃ ⇧ F3 Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bot… ⌘ ↘ Edit Config F… ⌘ , Toggle Fullsc… ⌃ ⌘ F Move Tab Forw… ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Back… ⌃ ⇧ , Move Window F… ⌃ ⇧ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Visually Focu… ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap… ⌃ ⇧ F8 Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Sh… ⌃ ⇧ ⎋ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KITTY · MAC
⤢ WINDOWS New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Resize Window ⌘ R Focus Specific Window (1-9) ⌘ 1 Move Window Forward ⌃ ⇧ F Move Window Backward ⌃ ⇧ B Visually Focus Window ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap Window ⌃ ⇧ F8 GENERAL Open Command Palette ⌃ ⇧ F3 Edit Config File ⌘ , Open URL Under Cursor ⌃ ⇧ E Toggle Fullscreen ⌃ ⌘ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Shell ⌃ ⇧ ⎋ TABS New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Move Tab Forward ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Backward ⌃ ⇧ , Set Tab Title ⇧ ⌘ I LAYOUTS Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L CLIPBOARD Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V Paste from Selection ⌃ ⇧ S Pass Selection to Program ⌃ ⇧ O FONT Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − Restore Default Font Size ⌘ 0 SCROLLING Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line Down ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page Down ⌘ ⇟ Search Scrollback ⌘ F Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bottom ⌘ ↘ Scroll to Previous Shell P… ⌃ ⇧ Z Scroll to Next Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ X Browse Scrollback in Pager ⌃ ⇧ H Browse Last Command Output ⌃ ⇧ G kitty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KITTY · MAC ⤢ TABS 07 New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Move Tab Forward ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Backward ⌃ ⇧ , Set Tab Title ⇧ ⌘ I LAYOUTS 01 Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L GENERAL 08 Open Command Palette ⌃ ⇧ F3 Edit Config File ⌘ , Open URL Under Cursor ⌃ ⇧ E Toggle Fullscreen ⌃ ⌘ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Shell ⌃ ⇧ ⎋ WINDOWS 11 New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Resize Window ⌘ R Focus Specific Window (1-9) ⌘ 1 Move Window Forward ⌃ ⇧ F Move Window Backward ⌃ ⇧ B Visually Focus Window ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap Window ⌃ ⇧ F8 CLIPBOARD 04 Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V Paste from Selection ⌃ ⇧ S Pass Selection to Program ⌃ ⇧ O FONT 03 Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − Restore Default Font Size ⌘ 0 SCROLLING 11 Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line Down ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page Down ⌘ ⇟ Search Scrollback ⌘ F Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bottom ⌘ ↘ Scroll to Previous Shell P… ⌃ ⇧ Z Scroll to Next Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ X Browse Scrollback in Pager ⌃ ⇧ H Browse Last Command Output ⌃ ⇧ G kitty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KITTY · MAC
⤢ KITTY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 KITTY TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TABS 07 WINDOWS 11 CLIPBOARD 04 FONT 03 LAYOUTS 01 SCROLLING 11 GENERAL 08 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Move Tab Forward ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Backward ⌃ ⇧ , Set Tab Title ⇧ ⌘ I New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Resize Window ⌘ R Focus Specific Window (1-9) ⌘ 1 Move Window Forward ⌃ ⇧ F Move Window Backward ⌃ ⇧ B Visually Focus Window ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap Window ⌃ ⇧ F8 Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V Paste from Selection ⌃ ⇧ S Pass Selection to Program ⌃ ⇧ O Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − Restore Default Font Size ⌘ 0 Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line Down ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page Down ⌘ ⇟ Search Scrollback ⌘ F Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bottom ⌘ ↘ Scroll to Previous Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ Z Scroll to Next Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ X Browse Scrollback in Pager ⌃ ⇧ H Browse Last Command Output ⌃ ⇧ G Open Command Palette ⌃ ⇧ F3 Edit Config File ⌘ , Open URL Under Cursor ⌃ ⇧ E Toggle Fullscreen ⌃ ⌘ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Shell ⌃ ⇧ ⎋
KITTY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W ⌘ Close Tab E R T ⌘ New Tab Y U I O P A S D ⇧ ⌘ Close Wi… F G H J K L ⌃ ⇧ Next Lay… Z X C ⌘ Copy to … V ⌘ Paste fr… B N ⌘ New OS W… M MORE SHORTCUTS New Window ⌘ ↵ Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KITTY · MAC Keyboard map TABS New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ CLIPBOARD Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V LAYOUTS Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L WINDOWS New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ FONT Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − kitty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 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 KITTY · MAC Isometric TABS 04 New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ CLIPBOARD 02 Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V LAYOUTS 01 Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L WINDOWS 05 New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ FONT 02 Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − kitty KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 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 KITTY · MAC Typewriter KITTY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 KITTY TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TABS 04 WINDOWS 05 CLIPBOARD 02 FONT 02 LAYOUTS 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L Editorial kitty is a fast, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with rich features like tabs, layouts, and graphics support. Its keyboard shortcuts make managing windows, tabs, and scrollback quick, which suits its power-user audience.
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All kitty keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 7 more controls in the table below
+ 7 more controls in the table below
11 Action Shortcut New Window ⌘ ↵ New OS Window ⌘ N Close Window ⇧ ⌘ D Next Window ⌃ ⇧ ] Previous Window ⌃ ⇧ [ Resize Window ⌘ R Focus Specific Window (1-9) ⌘ 1 Move Window Forward ⌃ ⇧ F Move Window Backward ⌃ ⇧ B Visually Focus Window ⌃ ⇧ F7 Visually Swap Window ⌃ ⇧ F8
11 Action Shortcut Scroll Line Up ⌘ ↑ Scroll Line Down ⌘ ↓ Scroll Page Up ⌘ ⇞ Scroll Page Down ⌘ ⇟ Search Scrollback ⌘ F Scroll to Top ⌘ ↖ Scroll to Bottom ⌘ ↘ Scroll to Previous Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ Z Scroll to Next Shell Prompt ⌃ ⇧ X Browse Scrollback in Pager ⌃ ⇧ H Browse Last Command Output ⌃ ⇧ G
8 Action Shortcut Open Command Palette ⌃ ⇧ F3 Edit Config File ⌘ , Open URL Under Cursor ⌃ ⇧ E Toggle Fullscreen ⌃ ⌘ F Reload Config ⌃ ⌘ , Unicode Input ⌃ ⌘ ␣ Reset Terminal ⌥ ⌘ R Open kitty Shell ⌃ ⇧ ⎋
7 Action Shortcut New Tab ⌘ T Close Tab ⌘ W Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⇧ ⌃ ⇥ Move Tab Forward ⌃ ⇧ . Move Tab Backward ⌃ ⇧ , Set Tab Title ⇧ ⌘ I
4 Action Shortcut Copy to Clipboard ⌘ C Paste from Clipboard ⌘ V Paste from Selection ⌃ ⇧ S Pass Selection to Program ⌃ ⇧ O
3 Action Shortcut Increase Font Size ⌘ + Decrease Font Size ⌘ − Restore Default Font Size ⌘ 0
1 Action Shortcut Next Layout ⌃ ⇧ L
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Does the poster include every kitty shortcut? kitty has 45 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.
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