diff --git a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/subagent-footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/subagent-footer.tsx
index 0aadb4f43c96..d89d0f4ed438 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/subagent-footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/subagent-footer.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function SubagentFooter() {
               backgroundColor={hover() === "parent" ? theme.backgroundElement : theme.backgroundPanel}
             >
               <text fg={theme.text}>
-                Parent <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>{parentShortcut()}</span>
+                {parentShortcut()} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>parent</span>
               </text>
             </box>
             <box
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function SubagentFooter() {
               backgroundColor={hover() === "prev" ? theme.backgroundElement : theme.backgroundPanel}
             >
               <text fg={theme.text}>
-                Prev <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>{previousShortcut()}</span>
+                {previousShortcut()} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>prev</span>
               </text>
             </box>
             <box
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export function SubagentFooter() {
               backgroundColor={hover() === "next" ? theme.backgroundElement : theme.backgroundPanel}
             >
               <text fg={theme.text}>
-                Next <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>{nextShortcut()}</span>
+                {nextShortcut()} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>next</span>
               </text>
             </box>
           </box>