diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/keymaps.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/keymaps.lua
index 2c134f7..ee0d997 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/keymaps.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/keymaps.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 -- Keymaps are automatically loaded on the VeryLazy event
 -- Default keymaps that are always set: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
 -- Add any additional keymaps here
+
+-- Override LazyVim's <C-/> / <C-_>: count 99 opens the floating terminal,
+-- everything else stays native (bottom terminal at project root).
+-- Both keys are mapped because terminals differ in which code Ctrl+/ sends.
+local function term_open()
+  if vim.v.count == 99 then
+    require("config.terminal").open_float()
+  else
+    Snacks.terminal.focus(nil, { cwd = LazyVim.root() })
+  end
+end
+
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "t" }, "<C-/>", term_open, { desc = "Terminal (Root Dir) | 99<C-/> = float" })
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "t" }, "<C-_>", term_open, { desc = "Terminal (Root Dir) | 99<C-/> = float" })
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/terminal.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/terminal.lua
index d97f644..1a27d4f 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/terminal.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/terminal.lua
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@
 --                  count, e.g. 2<C-/> opens a *separate* terminal #2)
 --   <leader>fT     terminal in the current working directory
 --
--- This module adds:
---   <Tab>          open/focus a *dedicated* floating terminal (close it with <C-/>)
---   <leader>ft     a picker that lists every live terminal so any contextual
---                  terminal can be focused or restored even after its window was
---                  closed/hidden.
+-- This module adds (actual key bindings are declared in lua/plugins/terminal.lua):
+--   open_float()   open/focus a *dedicated* floating terminal (close it with <C-/>)
+--   picker()       list every live terminal so any contextual terminal can be
+--                  focused or restored even after its window was closed/hidden.
 local M = {}
 
--- The <Tab> floating terminal. Tracked as an upvalue so <Tab> always re-focuses
+-- The floating terminal. Tracked as an upvalue so the same key always re-focuses
 -- the *same* float regardless of which directory the editor is in.
 ---@type snacks.win?
 local float
 
---- Open or focus the <Tab> floating terminal, or hide it if already focused.
--- NOTE: currently unused; <Tab> calls open_float() instead so shell
+--- Open or focus the floating terminal, or hide it if already focused.
+-- NOTE: currently unused; the binding calls open_float() instead so shell
 -- tab-completion keeps working while the terminal is open. Kept around for a
 -- future explicit open/close toggle.
 function M.toggle_float()
@@ -35,17 +34,17 @@ function M.toggle_float()
 
   -- First open: a high fixed count guarantees this terminal never collides with
   -- the count-keyed bottom terminals (1, 2, 3 ...), so it is always the *same*
-  -- float for <Tab> no matter the context.
+  -- float for <C-Tab> no matter the context.
   float = Snacks.terminal(nil, {
     count = 99,
     win = { position = "float", border = "rounded" },
   })
 
-  -- Close it with a single keystroke from inside the shell: <Tab> hides the
+  -- Close it with a single keystroke from inside the shell: hides the
   -- window (buffer-local, so it only affects this floating terminal and never
   -- the bottom split, where shell tab-completion must keep working).
   if float and float.buf then
-    vim.keymap.set("t", "<Tab>", function()
+    vim.keymap.set("t", "<leader>tt", function()
       if float and float:win_valid() then
         float:hide()
       end
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ function M.toggle_float()
   end
 end
 
---- Open or focus the <Tab> floating terminal. This never hides the window, so
---- once the float is open <Tab> falls through to the shell and stays available
+--- Open or focus the floating terminal. This never hides the window, so
+--- once the float is open the key falls through to the shell and stays available
 --- for tab-completion. Close the floating terminal with <C-/> while it is
 --- visible (handled by Snacks' native terminal keymap).
 function M.open_float()
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ function M.open_float()
 
   -- First open: a high fixed count guarantees this terminal never collides with
   -- the count-keyed bottom terminals (1, 2, 3 ...), so it is always the *same*
-  -- float for <Tab> no matter the context.
+  -- float for <C-Tab> no matter the context.
   float = Snacks.terminal(nil, {
     count = 99,
     win = { position = "float", border = "rounded" },
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/terminal.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/terminal.lua
index cf30a6b..4ac7335 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/terminal.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/terminal.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ return {
   "folke/snacks.nvim",
   keys = {
     {
-      "<Tab>",
+      "<leader>tt",
       function()
         require("config.terminal").open_float()
       end,