Ctrl-B doesn't move cursor left in Chat input
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 13, 2026 by massemanet Closed Feb 17, 2026
Description
In the Chat input area, Ctrl-B does not move the cursor left one character as expected with standard readline/Emacs keybindings.
Expected behavior
Ctrl-B should move the cursor one character to the left (backward-char), matching readline behavior.
Actual behavior
Nothing happens when pressing Ctrl-B.
Notes
- Left arrow key works correctly
- Other readline keybindings appear to work
Ctrl-Bis not bound in~/.claude/keybindings.json(Chat context or otherwise), so it should pass through to the input handler- Not using tmux or anything else that would capture
Ctrl-B
Environment
- macOS (Darwin 25.2.0)
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