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[GH-ISSUE #1985] [FR] Ctrl, shift or alt + backspace deletes a whole word at a time #783

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opened 2026-03-23 20:41:00 +00:00 by mirror · 9 comments

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Originally created by @annieappflowy on GitHub (Mar 13, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/1985

Originally assigned to: @MayurSMahajan on GitHub.

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As described in the title

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Users who use a shortcut to delete a word

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Originally created by @annieappflowy on GitHub (Mar 13, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/1985 Originally assigned to: @MayurSMahajan on GitHub. ### Description As described in the title ### Impact Users who use a shortcut to delete a word ### Additional Context _No response_

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@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2023):

Hello @annieappflowy! Actually pressing ctrl + backspace already deletes a word. This issue (#75 ) is already completed with this PR: #1845 . Maybe on some users' keyboards, it might not work because of different international keyboard layouts.

@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2023): Hello @annieappflowy! Actually pressing ctrl + backspace already deletes a word. This issue (#75 ) is already completed with this PR: #1845 . Maybe on some users' keyboards, it might not work because of different international keyboard layouts.

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@Erik0806 commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2023):

Doesn't work on a German keyboard

@Erik0806 commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2023): Doesn't work on a German keyboard

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@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2023):

The user who reported this issue is on a Norwegian keyboard

@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2023): The user who reported this issue is on a Norwegian keyboard

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@richardshiue commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023):

I'm not sure what's the norm on macOS but I've only been able to delete a whole word at a time in other text fields or text editing software (browser, office, etc) with Ctrl+Backspace, not shift+backspace or alt+backspace.

And to add to this, I hope the usability of the handler can be improved. When Ctrl+Backspace is triggered while there are multiple spaces and tabs after a word like an apple |, should still be able to delete the word. That is, the previous text turns into an |

@richardshiue commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023): I'm not sure what's the norm on macOS but I've only been able to delete a whole word at a time in other text fields or text editing software (browser, office, etc) with Ctrl+Backspace, not shift+backspace or alt+backspace. And to add to this, I hope the usability of the handler can be improved. When Ctrl+Backspace is triggered while there are multiple spaces and tabs after a word like `an apple |`, should still be able to delete the word. That is, the previous text turns into `an |`

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2026-03-23 20:41:02 +00:00

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@LucasXu0 commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023):

@MayurSMahajan is working on this issue. Users can customize the delete a whole word to their desired keybinding.

@LucasXu0 commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023): @MayurSMahajan is working on this issue. Users can customize the `delete a whole word` to their desired keybinding.

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@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023):

And to add to this, I hope the usability of the handler can be improved. When Ctrl+Backspace is triggered while there are multiple spaces and tabs after a word like an apple |, should still be able to delete the word. That is, the previous text turns into an |

Yeah, that could be more reasonable, I will see what I can do about it.

@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2023): > And to add to this, I hope the usability of the handler can be improved. When Ctrl+Backspace is triggered while there are multiple spaces and tabs after a word like `an apple |`, should still be able to delete the word. That is, the previous text turns into `an |` Yeah, that could be more reasonable, I will see what I can do about it.

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@iBobik commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2023):

It should by default follow OS conventions. So on macOS alt+backpace for word.

@iBobik commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2023): It should by default follow OS conventions. So on macOS alt+backpace for word.

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2023):

There is this PR on the Editor repo (https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy-editor/pull/32)

What it does is it makes cmd + backspace delete to beginning of sentence on MacOS, and alt + backspace on Windows. And makes it so ctrl + backspace on Windows deletes word, on MacOS word deletion is alt (option) + backspace.

@Xazin commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2023): There is this PR on the Editor repo (https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy-editor/pull/32) What it does is it makes `cmd + backspace` delete to beginning of sentence on MacOS, and `alt + backspace` on Windows. And makes it so `ctrl + backspace` on Windows deletes word, on MacOS word deletion is `alt (option) + backspace`.

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2026-03-23 20:41:03 +00:00

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023):

@annieappflowy This can be closed as done 👍

@Xazin commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023): @annieappflowy This can be closed as done :+1: