Tab Completion in AI
From the Cursor cheat sheet · Essential Shortcuts · verified Jul 2026
Tab Completion
AI-powered code completions
bash
# Accept suggestions
Tab # Accept full suggestion
Ctrl+→ # Accept word-by-word
Esc # Reject suggestion
# After edits
Tab # Jump to next predicted location
# Configuration
Cursor Settings > Features > Tab
- Enable/disable in comments
- Configure auto-import
- Set file extension exclusionsbash
// EXAMPLE: Smart Tab Completion
// Start typing a function...
function calc
// Tab accepts: function calculateTotal(items) {
// return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.price, 0)
// }
// Tab again jumps to next likely edit location💡 Tab learns from your coding patterns
⚡ Multi-line suggestions available
🔍 Auto-imports dependencies
📌 Predictive jumps across files
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