macOS · Close the window

Apps

Windows · Linux

Not on this system

Mac

Cmd+W

Closes just one window; the app keeps running with the dot still under its Dock icon, so quitting takes Cmd+Q.

Cmd sits where Windows puts Ctrl. Text movement is the exception: end of line is Ctrl+A/E or Cmd+←/→, not a Cmd version of the Windows key.

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.

Q. What is the shortcut for Close the window in macOS?

Closes just one window; the app keeps running with the dot still under its Dock icon, so quitting takes Cmd+Q. It is — on Windows and Cmd+W on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — — on Windows, Cmd+W on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Apps in macOS.