diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 6d36267..5ea450c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function App() {
           <SearchAutocomplete
             variant="nav"
             globalShortcut
-            placeholder="Search… ⌘K"
+            placeholder="Search… Ctrl+⇧F"
             onSearch={(q) => navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`)}
           />
         )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SearchAutocomplete.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SearchAutocomplete.tsx
index f3f8de2..bd0460e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SearchAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SearchAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface SearchAutocompleteProps {
   variant?: 'hero' | 'inline' | 'nav';
   initialQuery?: string;
   autoFocus?: boolean;
-  /** When true, Cmd+K / Ctrl+K focuses the input globally */
+  /** When true, Ctrl+Shift+F focuses the input globally */
   globalShortcut?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ export default function SearchAutocomplete({
     if (autoFocus) inputRef.current?.focus();
   }, [autoFocus]);
 
-  // Global Cmd+K / Ctrl+K shortcut to focus input
+  // Global Ctrl+Shift+F shortcut to focus input
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!globalShortcut) return;
     function handleGlobalKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-      if (e.key === "k" && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey)) {
+      if (e.key === "F" && e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey) {
         e.preventDefault();
         inputRef.current?.focus();
       }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default function SearchAutocomplete({
           </button>
         )}
         {variant === 'nav' && (
-          <kbd className="search-nav__shortcut">⌘K</kbd>
+          <kbd className="search-nav__shortcut">Ctrl⇧F</kbd>
         )}
       </form>