# Prompt Shortcuts: Type ; to Insert a Prompt


A prompt shortcut is a short word you give to a saved prompt. Type a semicolon and that word in a supported AI chat box, press Enter, and Kortex inserts the whole prompt. Your hands never leave the keyboard.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-whats-new-prompt-shortcuts.webp" alt="Typing a semicolon and a prompt shortcut in a chat box inserts the saved prompt" width="560" />

## Why use a shortcut?

It works like a text shortcut on your phone. You type `;sum` and a whole paragraph shows up. Your hands never leave the keyboard.

## How to give a prompt a shortcut

1. Open your prompts. The easiest way is the side panel's **Prompts** tab, or the Library's Prompts view.
1. Make a new prompt, or edit one you have.
1. Fill in the **Shortcut** box with one short word, such as `sum`.
1. Save the prompt.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-ai-sites-prompt-editor.webp" alt="A prompt open for editing, with its title, text, folder, tags and shortcut" width="560" />

## How to use a shortcut

1. Click in the chat box of an AI site.
1. Type `;`. A menu opens with your prompts. Prompts you use most come first.
1. Type the shortcut, or the first letters of a title, to narrow the list.
1. Press **Enter** or **Tab** to put the prompt in the chat box.

There is a faster way. Type the whole shortcut and then a space, such as `;sum `. The prompt goes in straight away. Press **Esc** to close the menu.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-library-p3-semicolon-menu.webp" alt="The ; menu lists your prompts, then the Kortex commands ;ref, ;ask, ;me and ;pack" width="560" />

## Which sites does it work on?

The `;` menu works in the chat box on the AI sites Kortex supports. These are ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Genspark, Kimi, Merlin and OpenEvidence. On any other site, use the [prompt panel](/docs/prompts-anywhere).

## How do I turn it off?

1. Open the side panel and click the three dots (**⋯**) in its top right corner.
1. Choose **Manage features**.
1. Switch off **Prompt Shortcuts**.

The `;ref`, `;ask`, `;me` and `;pack` commands share this switch, so they stop too.

:::tip Good to know

- If your own prompt uses a word that is also a Kortex command, your prompt wins.
- Prompts with blanks open a small form first. See [Prompts with blanks](/docs/prompt-blanks).

:::

Next: [Prompts with blanks](/docs/prompt-blanks), [The ; commands](/docs/semicolon-commands).