# Ctrl+Backspace in Chat Deletes Up to '@' Instead of One Word Since 0.49 (Overrides deleteWordLeft?)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153 "2025-04-16T17:49:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![dedyyshka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/dedyyshka/32/41867_2.png) [@dedyyshka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dedyyshka)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153/1 "2025-04-16T17:49:50Z")

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After updating to version 0.49, the standard Ctrl+Backspace functionality (deleteWordLeft) seems broken within the chat input field. Pressing Ctrl+Backspace deletes significantly more than one word, often removing everything up to the last @ mention/command. This disrupts chat editing flow. It feels like another command’s keybinding is interfering specifically in this context.

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**Author:** ![leoing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@leoing](https://forum.cursor.com/u/leoing)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153/2 "2025-04-17T10:00:00Z")

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It’s “cancel” result (vs “accept”)

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**Author:** ![pfapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/pfapp/32/5528_2.png) [@pfapp](https://forum.cursor.com/u/pfapp)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153/3 "2025-04-17T17:50:41Z")

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They really seem to hate the ctrl+backspace users lol. You also can’t right click + copy/paste in the chat window. annoying because my ctrl button works only 50% of the time

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**Author:** ![danperks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/danperks/32/19087_2.png) [@danperks](https://forum.cursor.com/u/danperks)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153/4 "2025-04-18T09:22:10Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report, we already have a fix for this that should be available in the next build (I believe that should be v0.49.2?)!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ctrl-backspace-in-chat-deletes-up-to-instead-of-one-word-since-0-49-overrides-deletewordleft/80153/5 "2025-05-18T09:22:55Z")

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Closed on May 18, 2025, 9:22am UTC

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