Claude Keyboard Shortcuts

Claude keyboard shortcut reference covering 26 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Interrupt / clear input, Exit Claude Code, and Stop background subagents. 26 of 26 shortcuts are verified against official Claude documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.

Official Claude documentation

AI

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Cycle permission mode Shift+Tab Shift+Tab Yes Source
Model picker Alt+P Option+P Yes Source

Editing

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Stash or restore prompt Ctrl+S Ctrl+S Yes Source
Move to line start Ctrl+A Ctrl+A Yes Source
Move to line end Ctrl+E Ctrl+E Yes Source
Delete to end of line Ctrl+K Ctrl+K Yes Source
Delete to line start Ctrl+U Ctrl+U Yes Source
Delete previous word Ctrl+W Ctrl+W Yes Source
Paste deleted text Ctrl+Y Ctrl+Y Yes Source
Move back one word Alt+B Option+B Yes Source
Move forward one word Alt+F Option+F Yes Source
Newline (Shift+Enter) Shift+Enter Shift+Enter Yes Source
Newline (Ctrl+J) Ctrl+J Ctrl+J Yes Source
Open external editor Ctrl+G Ctrl+G Yes Source
File path mention @ @ Yes Source

General

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Interrupt / clear input Ctrl+C Ctrl+C Yes Source
Exit Claude Code Ctrl+D Ctrl+D Yes Source
Stop background subagents Ctrl+X+then+Ctrl+K Ctrl+X+then+Ctrl+K Yes Source
Background running tasks Ctrl+B Ctrl+B Yes Source
Suspend Claude Code Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Z Yes Source
Interrupt / close dialog Escape Escape Yes Source
Show shortcuts help ? ? Yes Source

Search

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Reverse search history Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Yes Source

View

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Redraw screen Ctrl+L Ctrl+L Yes Source
Toggle transcript viewer Ctrl+O Ctrl+O Yes Source
Toggle task checklist Ctrl+T Ctrl+T Yes Source

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