IntelliJ IDEA · Close the editor tab
Editors
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+F4Mac
Cmd+WCloses the editor tab you are on. The Mac binding matches other apps, but on Windows Ctrl+W is already taken by expanding the selection, which is why closing moved onto a function key — and its neighbour Alt+F4 closes the whole IDE, not the tab.
- Group
- Editors
- Keys held
- 2
IntelliJ IDEA ships a different default keymap per platform, and two of them on macOS — "macOS" and "macOS System Shortcuts" — so when nothing works, look at Keymap in Settings first; whichever you pick then serves PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand and Android Studio unchanged.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Close the editor tab in IntelliJ IDEA?
Closes the editor tab you are on. The Mac binding matches other apps, but on Windows Ctrl+W is already taken by expanding the selection, which is why closing moved onto a function key — and its neighbour Alt+F4 closes the whole IDE, not the tab. It is Ctrl+F4 on Windows and Cmd+W on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+F4 on Windows, Cmd+W on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Editors in IntelliJ IDEA.