Ctrl+W

What does Ctrl+W do?

Found in 35 apps across 5 languages

What does Ctrl+W do?
App	Action	Category	Win / Mac
Adobe Acrobat	Close document	File	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Brave	Close tab	Tabs	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Chrome	Close current tab	Tabs & Windows	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Claude Code	Delete word backward	CLI Session	`CtrlW` `CtrlW`
DataGrip	Extend Selection	Editing	`CtrlW` `⌥↑`
Edge	Close Current Tab	Tabs And Windows	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Emacs	Kill (cut) region	Editing	`CtrlW` `CtrlW`
Excel	Close workbook	Workbook & Files	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Firefox	Close Tab	Tabs And Windows	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
FL Studio	Close window	File & General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Foxit PDF Reader	Close tab	File & Edit	`CtrlW`
GitKraken	Close tab	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
GNU nano	Search (where is)	Search & Replace	`CtrlW` `⌃W`
Illustrator	Close	File	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
InDesign	Close Document	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA	Extend Selection	Editing	`CtrlW` `⌥↑`
JetBrains Rider	Extend Selection	Editing	`CtrlW` `⌥↑`
Kate	Close	File	`CtrlW`
LibreOffice Writer	Close document	File	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Neovim	Delete word backward	Insert Mode	`CtrlW` `CtrlW`
Notepad++	Close tab	File	`CtrlW`
Obsidian	Close current tab	File & Note	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Opera	Close tab	Tabs	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Postman	Close tab	Requests	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
PowerPoint	Close Presentation	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
PyCharm	Extend Selection	Editing	`CtrlW` `⌥↑`
Slack	Close Window	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Sublime Text	Close File	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
SumatraPDF	Close document	File & Search	`CtrlW`
TablePlus	Close tab	Connection & Navigation	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
Vim	Navigate splits	File & Buffers	`CtrlWhjkl` `CtrlWhjkl`
Vivaldi	Close tab	Tabs	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
VS Code	Close editor	Editor Management	`CtrlW` `⌘W`
WebStorm	Extend Selection	Editing	`CtrlW` `⌥↑`
Word	Close Document	General	`CtrlW` `⌘W`

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