diff --git a/lib/common/src/version.h b/lib/common/src/version.h
index aa34a608..35e53100 100644
--- a/lib/common/src/version.h
+++ b/lib/common/src/version.h
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define NCHAT_VERSION "4.46"
+#define NCHAT_VERSION "4.47"
diff --git a/src/nchat.1 b/src/nchat.1
index 2f962e7f..5044a461 100644
--- a/src/nchat.1
+++ b/src/nchat.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man.
-.TH NCHAT "1" "March 2024" "nchat v4.46" "User Commands"
+.TH NCHAT "1" "March 2024" "nchat v4.47" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 nchat \- ncurses chat
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/uikeyconfig.cpp b/src/uikeyconfig.cpp
index 2dacdefb..f5a9c539 100644
--- a/src/uikeyconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/uikeyconfig.cpp
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ void UiKeyConfig::Init(bool p_MapKeys)
     { "begin_line", "KEY_CTRLA" },
     { "end_line", "KEY_CTRLE" },
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
-    { "backward_word", "\\033\\142" }, // opt-left
-    { "forward_word", "\\033\\146" }, // opt-right
-    { "kill_word", "\\033\\010" }, // opt-delete
+    { "backward_word", "\\33\\142" }, // opt-left
+    { "forward_word", "\\33\\146" }, // opt-right
+    { "kill_word", "\\33\\50" }, // opt-delete
 #else // defined(__linux__)
-    { "backward_word", "\\1040" }, // alt-left
-    { "forward_word", "\\1057" }, // alt-right
-    { "kill_word", "\\1006" }, // alt-delete
+    { "backward_word", "\\4001040" }, // alt-left
+    { "forward_word", "\\4001057" }, // alt-right
+    { "kill_word", "\\4001006" }, // alt-delete
 #endif
     { "edit_msg", "KEY_CTRLZ" },
     { "backward_kill_word", "\\033\\177" }, // alt/opt-backspace