diff --git a/packages/actions/docs/04-modals.md b/packages/actions/docs/04-modals.md
index c8a1187381..55ea1b3ee9 100644
--- a/packages/actions/docs/04-modals.md
+++ b/packages/actions/docs/04-modals.md
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ use Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal;
 Modal::closedByClickingAway(false);
 ```
 
-## Closing the modal by hitting escape
+## Closing the modal by escaping
 
-By default, when you hit escape on a modal, it will close itself. If you wish to disable this behavior for a specific action, you can use the `closedByHittingEscape(false)` method:
+By default, when you press escape on a modal, it will close itself. If you wish to disable this behavior for a specific action, you can use the `closedByEscaping(false)` method:
 
 ```php
 Action::make('updateAuthor')
@@ -518,15 +518,15 @@ Action::make('updateAuthor')
     ->action(function (array $data): void {
         // ...
     })
-    ->closedByHittingEscape(false)
+    ->closedByEscaping(false)
 ```
 
-If you'd like to change the behaviour for all modals in the application, you can do so by calling `Modal::closedByHittingEscape()` inside a service provider or middleware:
+If you'd like to change the behaviour for all modals in the application, you can do so by calling `Modal::closedByEscaping()` inside a service provider or middleware:
 
 ```php
 use Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal;
 
-Modal::closedByHittingEscape(false);
+Modal::closedByEscaping(false);
 ```
 
 ## Hiding the modal close button
diff --git a/packages/actions/resources/views/components/modals.blade.php b/packages/actions/resources/views/components/modals.blade.php
index eb38292739..4799958ee0 100644
--- a/packages/actions/resources/views/components/modals.blade.php
+++ b/packages/actions/resources/views/components/modals.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             :alignment="$action?->getModalAlignment()"
             :close-button="$action?->hasModalCloseButton()"
             :close-by-clicking-away="$action?->isModalClosedByClickingAway()"
-            :close-by-hitting-escape="$action?->isModalClosedByHittingEscape()"
+            :close-by-escaping="$action?->isModalClosedByEscaping()"
             :description="$action?->getModalDescription()"
             display-classes="block"
             :extra-modal-window-attribute-bag="$action?->getExtraModalWindowAttributeBag()"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             :alignment="$action?->getModalAlignment()"
             :close-button="$action?->hasModalCloseButton()"
             :close-by-clicking-away="$action?->isModalClosedByClickingAway()"
-            :close-by-hitting-escape="$action?->isModalClosedByHittingEscape()"
+            :close-by-escaping="$action?->isModalClosedByEscaping()"
             :description="$action?->getModalDescription()"
             display-classes="block"
             :extra-modal-window-attribute-bag="$action?->getExtraModalWindowAttributeBag()"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             :alignment="$action?->getModalAlignment()"
             :close-button="$action?->hasModalCloseButton()"
             :close-by-clicking-away="$action?->isModalClosedByClickingAway()"
-            :close-by-hitting-escape="$action?->isModalClosedByHittingEscape()"
+            :close-by-escaping="$action?->isModalClosedByEscaping()"
             :description="$action?->getModalDescription()"
             display-classes="block"
             :extra-modal-window-attribute-bag="$action?->getExtraModalWindowAttributeBag()"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             :alignment="$action?->getModalAlignment()"
             :close-button="$action?->hasModalCloseButton()"
             :close-by-clicking-away="$action?->isModalClosedByClickingAway()"
-            :close-by-hitting-escape="$action?->isModalClosedByHittingEscape()"
+            :close-by-escaping="$action?->isModalClosedByEscaping()"
             :description="$action?->getModalDescription()"
             display-classes="block"
             :extra-modal-window-attribute-bag="$action?->getExtraModalWindowAttributeBag()"
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
             :alignment="$action?->getModalAlignment()"
             :close-button="$action?->hasModalCloseButton()"
             :close-by-clicking-away="$action?->isModalClosedByClickingAway()"
-            :close-by-hitting-escape="$action?->isModalClosedByHittingEscape()"
+            :close-by-escaping="$action?->isModalClosedByEscaping()"
             :description="$action?->getModalDescription()"
             display-classes="block"
             :extra-modal-window-attribute-bag="$action?->getExtraModalWindowAttributeBag()"
diff --git a/packages/actions/src/Concerns/CanOpenModal.php b/packages/actions/src/Concerns/CanOpenModal.php
index 865b98d161..95a00aac30 100644
--- a/packages/actions/src/Concerns/CanOpenModal.php
+++ b/packages/actions/src/Concerns/CanOpenModal.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ trait CanOpenModal
 
     protected bool | Closure | null $isModalClosedByClickingAway = null;
 
-    protected bool | Closure | null $isModalClosedByHittingEscape = null;
+    protected bool | Closure | null $isModalClosedByEscaping = null;
 
     protected string | Closure | null $modalIcon = null;
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ trait CanOpenModal
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function closeModalByHittingEscape(bool | Closure | null $condition = true): static
+    public function closeModalByEscaping(bool | Closure | null $condition = true): static
     {
-        $this->isModalClosedByHittingEscape = $condition;
+        $this->isModalClosedByEscaping = $condition;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ trait CanOpenModal
         return (bool) ($this->evaluate($this->isModalClosedByClickingAway) ?? Modal::$isClosedByClickingAway);
     }
 
-    public function isModalClosedByHittingEscape(): bool
+    public function isModalClosedByEscaping(): bool
     {
-        return (bool) ($this->evaluate($this->isModalClosedByHittingEscape) ?? Modal::$isClosedByHittingEscape);
+        return (bool) ($this->evaluate($this->isModalClosedByEscaping) ?? Modal::$isClosedByEscaping);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/support/resources/views/components/modal/index.blade.php b/packages/support/resources/views/components/modal/index.blade.php
index 1e107f8ee3..67b1c5edb6 100644
--- a/packages/support/resources/views/components/modal/index.blade.php
+++ b/packages/support/resources/views/components/modal/index.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     'ariaLabelledby' => null,
     'closeButton' => \Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal::$hasCloseButton,
     'closeByClickingAway' => \Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal::$isClosedByClickingAway,
-    'closeByHittingEscape' => \Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal::$isClosedByHittingEscape,
+    'closeByEscaping' => \Filament\Support\View\Components\Modal::$isClosedByEscaping,
     'closeEventName' => 'close-modal',
     'description' => null,
     'displayClasses' => 'inline-block',
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                             $watch('isOpen', () => (isShown = isOpen))
                         })
                     "
-                    @if ($closeByHittingEscape)
+                    @if ($closeByEscaping)
                         x-on:keydown.window.escape="{{ $closeEventHandler }}"
                     @endif
                     x-show="isShown"
diff --git a/packages/support/src/View/Components/Modal.php b/packages/support/src/View/Components/Modal.php
index 8fd281fe33..2c6e80c2a2 100644
--- a/packages/support/src/View/Components/Modal.php
+++ b/packages/support/src/View/Components/Modal.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Modal
 
     public static bool $isClosedByClickingAway = true;
 
-    public static bool $isClosedByHittingEscape = true;
+    public static bool $isClosedByEscaping = true;
 
     public static function closeButton(bool $condition = true): void
     {
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class Modal
         static::$isClosedByClickingAway = $condition;
     }
 
-    public static function closedByHittingEscape(bool $condition = true): void
+    public static function closedByEscaping(bool $condition = true): void
     {
-        static::$isClosedByHittingEscape = $condition;
+        static::$isClosedByEscaping = $condition;
     }
 }