diff --git a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
index d2bfaccfee4de..dc8dbfcec7d54 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
 
         "C-a" => increment,
         "C-x" => decrement,
-        "C-up" => move_selection_above,
-        "C-down" => move_selection_below,
+        "C-k" => move_selection_above,
+        "C-j" => move_selection_below,
     });
     let mut select = normal.clone();
     select.merge_nodes(keymap!({ "Select mode"
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
index 697e5ed3c317d..2e793b72a538c 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_single_selection_up() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             dddddd
             "})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-up>",
+        "<C-k>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             aaaaaa
             cc#[|c]#ccc
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_single_selection_down() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             dddddd
             "})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-down>",
+        "<C-j>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             bbbbbb
             aa#[|a]#aaa
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_single_selection_top_up() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             cccccc
             dddddd"})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-up>",
+        "<C-k>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             aa#[|a]#aaa
             bbbbbb
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_single_selection_bottom_down() -> anyhow::Result<()
     // linebreak, making it impossible to test
     test((
         "aaaaaa\nbbbbbb\ncccccc\ndd#[|d]#ddd",
-        "<C-down><C-down>",
+        "<C-j><C-j>",
         "aaaaaa\nbbbbbb\ncccccc\ndd#[|d]#ddd",
     ))
     .await?;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_block_up() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             eeeeee
             "})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-up>",
+        "<C-k>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             bb#[bbbb
             ccc|]#ccc
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ async fn test_move_selection_block_down() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             eeeeee
             "})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-down>",
+        "<C-j>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             dddddd
             #[|aaaaaa
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ async fn test_move_two_cursors_down() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             eeeeee
             "})
         .as_str(),
-        "<C-down>",
+        "<C-j>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"
             aaaaaa
             cccccc