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⤢ ZELLIJ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 25 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Enter Pane mo… Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T New pane Alt › N Enter Resize … Ctrl › N Enter Scroll … Ctrl › S Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q New pane (in … Ctrl › P › N Close focused… Ctrl › P › X Move focus le… Alt › H Move focus ri… Alt › L Move focus do… Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K New tab Ctrl › T › N Detach from s… Ctrl › O › D Enter Move mo… Ctrl › H Enter Session… Ctrl › O Toggle pane f… Ctrl › P › F Toggle floati… Alt › F Close tab Ctrl › T › X Increase pane… Alt › = Decrease pane… Alt › Enter Locked … Ctrl › G New pane spli… Ctrl › P › D New pane spli… Ctrl › P › R Move focus / … Ctrl › P › P shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ZELLIJ · LINUX
ZELLIJ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 25 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Z E R T Y U I O P Q S D F G H J K L M W X C V B N MORE SHORTCUTS Enter Pane mo… Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T New pane Alt › N Enter Resize … Ctrl › N Enter Scroll … Ctrl › S Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q New pane (in … Ctrl › P › N Close focused… Ctrl › P › X Move focus le… Alt › H Move focus ri… Alt › L Move focus do… Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K New tab Ctrl › T › N Detach from s… Ctrl › O › D Enter Move mo… Ctrl › H Enter Session… Ctrl › O Toggle pane f… Ctrl › P › F Toggle floati… Alt › F Close tab Ctrl › T › X Increase pane… Alt › = Decrease pane… Alt › Enter Locked … Ctrl › G New pane spli… Ctrl › P › D New pane spli… Ctrl › P › R Move focus / … Ctrl › P › P shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ZELLIJ · LINUX
⤢ PANES New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X Toggle pane fullscreen Ctrl › P › F Toggle floating panes Alt › F New pane split down Ctrl › P › D New pane split right Ctrl › P › R Toggle pane frames Ctrl › P › Z Toggle embed or floatin… Ctrl › P › E Rename focused pane Ctrl › P › C Previous swap layout Alt › [ Next swap layout Alt › ] RESIZE Increase pane size Alt › = Decrease pane size Alt › SESSIONS Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D Open session manager Ctrl › O › W Open configuration Ctrl › O › C Open plugin manager Ctrl › O › P NAVIGATION Move focus left (or to … Alt › H Move focus right (or to… Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K Move focus / switch to … Ctrl › P › P Search scrollback (in S… Ctrl › S › S Edit scrollback in edit… Ctrl › S › E MODES Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S Enter Move mode Ctrl › H Enter Session mode Ctrl › O Enter Locked mode Ctrl › G Enter Tmux mode Ctrl › B TABS New tab Ctrl › T › N Close tab Ctrl › T › X Go to next tab (in Tab … Ctrl › T › L Go to previous tab (in … Ctrl › T › H Rename tab Ctrl › T › R Toggle tab sync (broadc… Ctrl › T › S Toggle between two rece… Ctrl › T › Tab Move tab left Alt › I Move tab right Alt › O Zellij KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ZELLIJ · LINUX ⤢ PANES 12 New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X Toggle pane fullscreen Ctrl › P › F Toggle floating panes Alt › F New pane split down Ctrl › P › D New pane split right Ctrl › P › R Toggle pane frames Ctrl › P › Z Toggle embed or floati… Ctrl › P › E Rename focused pane Ctrl › P › C Previous swap layout Alt › [ Next swap layout Alt › ] RESIZE 02 Increase pane size Alt › = Decrease pane size Alt › SESSIONS 05 Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D Open session manager Ctrl › O › W Open configuration Ctrl › O › C Open plugin manager Ctrl › O › P NAVIGATION 07 Move focus left (or to… Alt › H Move focus right (or t… Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K Move focus / switch to… Ctrl › P › P Search scrollback (in … Ctrl › S › S Edit scrollback in edi… Ctrl › S › E MODES 08 Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S Enter Move mode Ctrl › H Enter Session mode Ctrl › O Enter Locked mode Ctrl › G Enter Tmux mode Ctrl › B TABS 09 New tab Ctrl › T › N Close tab Ctrl › T › X Go to next tab (in Tab… Ctrl › T › L Go to previous tab (in… Ctrl › T › H Rename tab Ctrl › T › R Toggle tab sync (broad… Ctrl › T › S Toggle between two rec… Ctrl › T › Tab Move tab left Alt › I Move tab right Alt › O Zellij KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ZELLIJ · LINUX
⤢ ZELLIJ · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 6 SETS · No.01 ZELLIJ TOTAL 43 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS MODES 08 PANES 12 SESSIONS 05 NAVIGATION 07 TABS 09 RESIZE 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S Enter Move mode Ctrl › H Enter Session mode Ctrl › O Enter Locked mode Ctrl › G Enter Tmux mode Ctrl › B New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X Toggle pane fullscreen Ctrl › P › F Toggle floating panes Alt › F New pane split down Ctrl › P › D New pane split right Ctrl › P › R Toggle pane frames Ctrl › P › Z Toggle embed or floating pane Ctrl › P › E Rename focused pane Ctrl › P › C Previous swap layout Alt › [ Next swap layout Alt › ] Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D Open session manager Ctrl › O › W Open configuration Ctrl › O › C Open plugin manager Ctrl › O › P Move focus left (or to previous tab) Alt › H Move focus right (or to next tab) Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K Move focus / switch to next pane (in Pane m… Ctrl › P › P Search scrollback (in Scroll mode) Ctrl › S › S Edit scrollback in editor (in Scroll mode) Ctrl › S › E New tab Ctrl › T › N Close tab Ctrl › T › X Go to next tab (in Tab mode) Ctrl › T › L Go to previous tab (in Tab mode) Ctrl › T › H Rename tab Ctrl › T › R Toggle tab sync (broadcast input) Ctrl › T › S Toggle between two recent tabs Ctrl › T › Tab Move tab left Alt › I Move tab right Alt › O Increase pane size Alt › = Decrease pane size Alt ›
ZELLIJ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T New pane Alt › N Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q New pane (in Pane… Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X Move focus left (… Alt › H Move focus right … Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K New tab Ctrl › T › N Detach from sessi… Ctrl › O › D shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ZELLIJ · LINUX Keyboard map PANES New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X SESSIONS Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D TABS New tab Ctrl › T › N MODES Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S NAVIGATION Move focus left (or to previous ta… Alt › H Move focus right (or to next tab) Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K Zellij KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 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 ZELLIJ · LINUX Isometric PANES 03 New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X SESSIONS 02 Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D TABS 01 New tab Ctrl › T › N MODES 04 Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S NAVIGATION 04 Move focus left (or to previous ta… Alt › H Move focus right (or to next tab) Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K Zellij KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 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 ZELLIJ · LINUX Typewriter ZELLIJ · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 5 SETS · No.01 ZELLIJ TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS MODES 04 PANES 03 SESSIONS 02 NAVIGATION 04 TABS 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Enter Pane mode Ctrl › P Enter Tab mode Ctrl › T Enter Resize mode Ctrl › N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl › S New pane Alt › N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl › P › N Close focused pane Ctrl › P › X Quit Zellij Ctrl › Q Detach from session Ctrl › O › D Move focus left (or to previous tab) Alt › H Move focus right (or to next tab) Alt › L Move focus down Alt › J Move focus up Alt › K New tab Ctrl › T › N Editorial Zellij is a terminal workspace and multiplexer for Linux that manages panes, tabs, and layouts. Its keyboard shortcuts let you split, resize, and navigate panes effortlessly, turning a single terminal into an organized, keyboard-driven workspace.
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All Zellij keyboard shortcuts (Linux)
12 Action Shortcut New pane Alt then N New pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl then P then N Close focused pane Ctrl then P then X Toggle pane fullscreen Ctrl then P then F Toggle floating panes Alt then F New pane split down Ctrl then P then D New pane split right Ctrl then P then R Toggle pane frames Ctrl then P then Z Toggle embed or floating pane Ctrl then P then E Rename focused pane Ctrl then P then C Previous swap layout Alt then [ Next swap layout Alt then ]
9 Action Shortcut New tab Ctrl then T then N Close tab Ctrl then T then X Go to next tab (in Tab mode) Ctrl then T then L Go to previous tab (in Tab mode) Ctrl then T then H Rename tab Ctrl then T then R Toggle tab sync (broadcast input) Ctrl then T then S Toggle between two recent tabs Ctrl then T then Tab Move tab left Alt then I Move tab right Alt then O
8 Action Shortcut Enter Pane mode Ctrl then P Enter Tab mode Ctrl then T Enter Resize mode Ctrl then N Enter Scroll mode Ctrl then S Enter Move mode Ctrl then H Enter Session mode Ctrl then O Enter Locked mode Ctrl then G Enter Tmux mode Ctrl then B
7 Action Shortcut Move focus left (or to previous tab) Alt then H Move focus right (or to next tab) Alt then L Move focus down Alt then J Move focus up Alt then K Move focus / switch to next pane (in Pane mode) Ctrl then P then P Search scrollback (in Scroll mode) Ctrl then S then S Edit scrollback in editor (in Scroll mode) Ctrl then S then E
5 Action Shortcut Quit Zellij Ctrl then Q Detach from session Ctrl then O then D Open session manager Ctrl then O then W Open configuration Ctrl then O then C Open plugin manager Ctrl then O then P
2 Action Shortcut Increase pane size Alt then = Decrease pane size Alt then
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Does the poster include every Zellij shortcut? Zellij has 43 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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