Delete word to the left in macOS
Text editingMacOption+Delete⌥Delete
On Mac, press Option + Delete.
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Prompt
In macOS, the shortcut to "Delete word to the left" is Option+Delete on Mac. Check whether anything in my setup overrides it, and if I want a different key, change the binding for me.
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Related macOS shortcuts
- Move insertion point to document startCmd+Up⌘↑
- Move insertion point to document endCmd+Down⌘↓
- Move insertion point to line startCmd+Left⌘←
- Move insertion point to line endCmd+Right⌘→
- Boldface selected textCmd+B⌘B
- Underline selected textCmd+U⌘U
- Add a web linkCmd+K⌘K
- Show the Character ViewerCtrl+Cmd+Space⌃⌘Space
Delete word to the left in other apps
- Windows 11Ctrl+BackspaceCtrl⌫
Questions
On Mac, press Option + Delete.