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⤢ WINDOWS TERMINAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Shift New Tab … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Fo… Q W Ctrl Shift Close Pa… E R T Ctrl Shift New Tab … Y U I O P Ctrl Shift Open Com… A Ctrl Shift Select A… S D Alt Shift Split Pa… F Ctrl Shift Find G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B N Ctrl Shift New Wind… M Ctrl Shift Toggle M… MORE SHORTCUTS Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab Open Settings… Ctrl , Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Split Pane Do… Alt Shift − Split Pane Ri… Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Do… Alt DOWN Move Focus Le… Alt LEFT Move Focus Ri… Alt RIGHT Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full S… F11 Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Increase Font… Ctrl + Decrease Font… Ctrl − Switch to Tab… Ctrl Alt 1 Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane D… Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane L… Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane R… Alt Shift RIGHT Scroll Up One… Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down O… Ctrl Shift PgDn Open Settings… Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown… Ctrl Shift Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS
WINDOWS TERMINAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Shift New Tab … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Fo… A Ctrl Shift Select A… Z E R T Ctrl Shift New Tab … Y U I O P Ctrl Shift Open Com… Q S D Alt Shift Split Pa… F Ctrl Shift Find G H J K L M Ctrl Shift Toggle M… W Ctrl Shift Close Pa… X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B N Ctrl Shift New Wind… MORE SHORTCUTS Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab Open Settings… Ctrl , Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Split Pane Do… Alt Shift − Split Pane Ri… Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Do… Alt DOWN Move Focus Le… Alt LEFT Move Focus Ri… Alt RIGHT Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full S… F11 Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Increase Font… Ctrl + Decrease Font… Ctrl − Switch to Tab… Ctrl Alt 1 Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane D… Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane L… Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane R… Alt Shift RIGHT Scroll Up One… Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down O… Ctrl Shift PgDn Open Settings… Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown… Ctrl Shift Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS
⤢ TABS New Tab (Default Profi… Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Switch to Tab 1 Ctrl Alt 1 WINDOW New Window Ctrl Shift N Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full Screen F11 VIEW Increase Font Size Ctrl + Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 GENERAL Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , Open Settings File (se… Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown Menu Ctrl Shift Space Open System Menu Alt Space SEARCH Find Ctrl Shift F SCROLLBACK Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Scroll Up One Page Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down One Page Ctrl Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Ctrl Shift HOME Scroll to Bottom Ctrl Shift END CLIPBOARD Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl Shift A Toggle Mark Mode Ctrl Shift M PANES Split Pane (Auto / Dup… Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Dupli… Alt Shift − Split Pane Right (Dupl… Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Down Alt DOWN Move Focus Left Alt LEFT Move Focus Right Alt RIGHT Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane Down Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane Left Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane Right Alt Shift RIGHT Windows Terminal KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS ⤢ TABS 06 New Tab (Default Prof… Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Switch to Tab 1 Ctrl Alt 1 WINDOW 03 New Window Ctrl Shift N Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full Screen F11 VIEW 03 Increase Font Size Ctrl + Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0 GENERAL 05 Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , Open Settings File (s… Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown Menu Ctrl Shift Space Open System Menu Alt Space SEARCH 01 Find Ctrl Shift F SCROLLBACK 06 Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Scroll Up One Page Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down One Page Ctrl Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Ctrl Shift HOME Scroll to Bottom Ctrl Shift END CLIPBOARD 04 Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl Shift A Toggle Mark Mode Ctrl Shift M PANES 12 Split Pane (Auto / Du… Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Dupl… Alt Shift − Split Pane Right (Dup… Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Down Alt DOWN Move Focus Left Alt LEFT Move Focus Right Alt RIGHT Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane Down Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane Left Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane Right Alt Shift RIGHT Windows Terminal KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS
⤢ WINDOWS TERMINAL · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 8 SETS · No.01 WINDOWS TERMINAL TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 05 TABS 06 CLIPBOARD 04 PANES 12 SEARCH 01 WINDOW 03 SCROLLBACK 06 VIEW 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , Open Settings File (settings.json) Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown Menu Ctrl Shift Space Open System Menu Alt Space New Tab (Default Profile) Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Switch to Tab 1 Ctrl Alt 1 Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl Shift A Toggle Mark Mode Ctrl Shift M Split Pane (Auto / Duplicate) Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Duplicate) Alt Shift − Split Pane Right (Duplicate) Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Down Alt DOWN Move Focus Left Alt LEFT Move Focus Right Alt RIGHT Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane Down Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane Left Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane Right Alt Shift RIGHT Find Ctrl Shift F New Window Ctrl Shift N Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full Screen F11 Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Scroll Up One Page Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down One Page Ctrl Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Ctrl Shift HOME Scroll to Bottom Ctrl Shift END Increase Font Size Ctrl + Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0
WINDOWS TERMINAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Shift New Tab … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Ctrl Shift Close Pa… E R T Ctrl Shift New Tab … Y U I O P Ctrl Shift Open Com… A S D Alt Shift Split Pa… F Ctrl Shift Find G H J K L Z X C Ctrl Shift Copy V Ctrl Shift Paste B N Ctrl Shift New Wind… M MORE SHORTCUTS Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Split Pane Down (… Alt Shift − shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS Keyboard map TABS New Tab (Default Profile) Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D PANES Split Pane (Auto / Duplicate) Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Duplicate) Alt Shift − WINDOW New Window Ctrl Shift N GENERAL Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , CLIPBOARD Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V SEARCH Find Ctrl Shift F Windows Terminal 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 WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS Isometric GENERAL 02 Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , CLIPBOARD 02 Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V SEARCH 01 Find Ctrl Shift F WINDOW 01 New Window Ctrl Shift N TABS 05 New Tab (Default Profile) Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D PANES 03 Split Pane (Auto / Duplicate) Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Duplicate) Alt Shift − Windows Terminal 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 WINDOWS TERMINAL · WINDOWS Typewriter WINDOWS TERMINAL · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 WINDOWS TERMINAL TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 02 TABS 05 CLIPBOARD 02 PANES 03 SEARCH 01 WINDOW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , New Tab (Default Profile) Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Split Pane (Auto / Duplicate) Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Duplicate) Alt Shift − Find Ctrl Shift F New Window Ctrl Shift N Editorial Windows Terminal is Microsoft's modern terminal app that hosts PowerShell, WSL, and command prompt in tabbed panes. Its keyboard shortcuts make opening tabs, splitting panes, and switching profiles fast, giving you a fluid command-line experience on Windows.
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12 Action Shortcut Split Pane (Auto / Duplicate) Alt Shift D Close Pane Ctrl Shift W Split Pane Down (Duplicate) Alt Shift − Split Pane Right (Duplicate) Alt Shift + Move Focus Up Alt UP Move Focus Down Alt DOWN Move Focus Left Alt LEFT Move Focus Right Alt RIGHT Resize Pane Up Alt Shift UP Resize Pane Down Alt Shift DOWN Resize Pane Left Alt Shift LEFT Resize Pane Right Alt Shift RIGHT
6 Action Shortcut New Tab (Default Profile) Ctrl Shift T Next Tab Ctrl Tab Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab New Tab (Profile 1) Ctrl Shift 1 Duplicate Tab Ctrl Shift D Switch to Tab 1 Ctrl Alt 1
6 Action Shortcut Scroll Up Ctrl Shift UP Scroll Down Ctrl Shift DOWN Scroll Up One Page Ctrl Shift PgUp Scroll Down One Page Ctrl Shift PgDn Scroll to Top Ctrl Shift HOME Scroll to Bottom Ctrl Shift END
5 Action Shortcut Open Command Palette Ctrl Shift P Open Settings (UI) Ctrl , Open Settings File (settings.json) Ctrl Shift , Open Dropdown Menu Ctrl Shift Space Open System Menu Alt Space
4 Action Shortcut Copy Ctrl Shift C Paste Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl Shift A Toggle Mark Mode Ctrl Shift M
3 Action Shortcut New Window Ctrl Shift N Close Window Alt F4 Toggle Full Screen F11
3 Action Shortcut Increase Font Size Ctrl + Decrease Font Size Ctrl − Reset Font Size Ctrl 0
1 Action Shortcut Find Ctrl Shift F
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