Termux Hotkeys Cheatsheet
date: 2026-02-07
author: Peterino
Volume Keys
| Shortcut |
Action |
Volume Up |
Acts as a special key modifier (like Fn) |
Volume Down |
Acts as Ctrl key |
Essential Shortcuts
(Volume Down = Ctrl)
| Shortcut |
Action |
Volume Down + C |
Ctrl+C — Interrupt/kill current process |
Volume Down + D |
Ctrl+D — EOF / logout |
Volume Down + Z |
Ctrl+Z — Suspend process (background) |
Volume Down + L |
Ctrl+L — Clear terminal screen |
Volume Down + A |
Ctrl+A — Move cursor to beginning of line |
Volume Down + E |
Ctrl+E — Move cursor to end of line |
Volume Down + K |
Ctrl+K — Cut text from cursor to end of line |
Volume Down + U |
Ctrl+U — Cut text from cursor to beginning of line |
Volume Down + W |
Ctrl+W — Delete word before cursor |
Volume Down + Y |
Ctrl+Y — Paste previously cut text |
Volume Down + R |
Ctrl+R — Reverse search command history |
| Shortcut |
Action |
Volume Up + E |
Escape key (Esc) |
Volume Up + T |
Tab key |
Volume Up + 1 |
F1 |
Volume Up + 2 |
F2 |
Volume Up + 3…9 |
F3…F9 |
Volume Up + 0 |
F10 |
Volume Up + B |
Alt+B — Move back one word |
Volume Up + F |
Alt+F — Move forward one word |
Volume Up + D |
Alt+D — Delete word after cursor |
Volume Up + W |
Up arrow |
Volume Up + S |
Down arrow |
Volume Up + A |
Left arrow |
Volume Up + D |
Right arrow |
Volume Up + L |
Pipe character \| |
Volume Up + H |
Tilde ~ |
Volume Up + U |
Underscore _ |
Volume Up + P |
Page Up |
Volume Up + N |
Page Down |
Volume Up + . |
Ctrl+ (SIGQUIT) |
Volume Up + V |
Show volume control |
Volume Up + Q |
Show extra keys row |
Volume Up + K |
Toggle extra keys view |
When the extra keys row is visible (toggle with
Volume Up + Q), you get on-screen buttons for:
ESC | CTRL | ALT |
TAB | - | DOWN | UP
| /
Session Management
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Swipe right from left edge |
Open the navigation drawer (sessions/settings) |
Volume Up + N |
New session |
Volume Up + (1-9) |
Switch to session 1-9 |
Volume Up + Right Arrow |
Next session |
Volume Up + Left Arrow |
Previous session |
Useful Terminal
Shortcuts (Standard Shell)
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + R |
Search command history |
Ctrl + P / Up arrow |
Previous command |
Ctrl + N / Down arrow |
Next command |
!! |
Repeat last command |
!$ |
Last argument of previous command |
Tab |
Autocomplete |
Tab Tab |
Show all completions |
Edit ~/.termux/termux.properties to customize the extra
keys row:
extra-keys = [['ESC','/','-','HOME','UP','END','PGUP'],['TAB','CTRL','ALT','LEFT','DOWN','RIGHT','PGDN']]
Run termux-reload-settings after editing.
