"Enter" to send message or "Ctrl+Enter"
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Nov 6, 2025 by CroCooCn Closed Nov 6, 2025
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What version of Codex is running?
0.4.34
What subscription do you have?
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Which model were you using?
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What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
When you type in the first line , press "Enter" will send the message immediately.
But from the second line or more , "Enter" doesn't work , you have to press "Ctrl+Enter".
What steps can reproduce the bug?
When you type in the first line , press "Enter" will send the message immediately.
But from the second line or more , "Enter" doesn't work , you have to press "Ctrl+Enter".
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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4 Comments
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Thanks for posting. The behavior you're seeing is by design, but I can understand why some might find it confusing.
If you'd like to see this changed or have a better suggestion for how it works, please upvote (or respond to) this issue: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/5687.
Press enter does not send the message I had to click the button. Which is inconvenience.
That issue is locked.