Ctrl+W
What does Ctrl+W do?
| App | Action | Category | Win / Mac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brave | Close tab | Tabs | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Chrome | Close current tab | Tabs & Windows | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Claude Code | Delete word backward | CLI Session | Ctrl+W Ctrl+W |
 | Edge | Close Current Tab | Tabs And Windows | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Emacs | Kill (cut) region | Editing | Ctrl+W Ctrl+W |
 | Excel | Close workbook | Workbook & Files | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Firefox | Close Tab | Tabs And Windows | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | FL Studio | Close window | File & General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | GitKraken | Close tab | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Illustrator | Close | File | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | InDesign | Close Document | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA | Extend Selection | Editing | Ctrl+W ⌥↑ |
 | Neovim | Delete word backward | Insert Mode | Ctrl+W Ctrl+W |
 | Notepad++ | Close tab | File | Ctrl+W |
 | Obsidian | Close current tab | File & Note | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Postman | Close tab | Requests | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | PowerPoint | Close Presentation | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Slack | Close Window | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Sublime Text | Close File | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | TablePlus | Close tab | Connection & Navigation | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Vim | Navigate splits | File & Buffers | Ctrl+Whjkl Ctrl+Whjkl |
 | VS Code | Close editor | Editor Management | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
 | Word | Close Document | General | Ctrl+W ⌘W |
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