diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ Layout layouts[] = {
 
 /* key definitions */
 #define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
+#define TAGKEYS(x) \
+	{ MODKEY,			XK_##x,		view,		#x }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_##x,		toggleview,	#x }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_##x,		tag,		#x }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_##x,		toggletag,	#x }
 #define KEYS \
 Key keys[] = { \
 	/* modifier			key		function	argument */ \
@@ -52,42 +57,15 @@ Key keys[] = { \
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_space,	togglefloating,	NULL }, \
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_c,		killclient,	NULL }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_0,		view,		NULL }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_1,		view,		tags[0] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_2,		view,		tags[1] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_3,		view,		tags[2] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_4,		view,		tags[3] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_5,		view,		tags[4] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_6,		view,		tags[5] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_7,		view,		tags[6] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_8,		view,		tags[7] }, \
-	{ MODKEY,			XK_9,		view,		tags[8] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_1,		toggleview,	tags[0] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_2,		toggleview,	tags[1] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_3,		toggleview,	tags[2] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_4,		toggleview,	tags[3] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_5,		toggleview,	tags[4] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_6,		toggleview,	tags[5] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_7,		toggleview,	tags[6] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_8,		toggleview,	tags[7] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,		XK_9,		toggleview,	tags[8] }, \
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_0,		tag,		NULL }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_1,		tag,		tags[0] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_2,		tag,		tags[1] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_3,		tag,		tags[2] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_4,		tag,		tags[3] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_5,		tag,		tags[4] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_6,		tag,		tags[5] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_7,		tag,		tags[6] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_8,		tag,		tags[7] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_9,		tag,		tags[8] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_1,		toggletag,	tags[0] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_2,		toggletag,	tags[1] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_3,		toggletag,	tags[2] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_4,		toggletag,	tags[3] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_5,		toggletag,	tags[4] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_6,		toggletag,	tags[5] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_7,		toggletag,	tags[6] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_8,		toggletag,	tags[7] }, \
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask,	XK_9,		toggletag,	tags[8] }, \
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_q,		quit,		NULL }, \
+	TAGKEYS(1), \
+	TAGKEYS(2), \
+	TAGKEYS(3), \
+	TAGKEYS(4), \
+	TAGKEYS(5), \
+	TAGKEYS(6), \
+	TAGKEYS(7), \
+	TAGKEYS(8), \
+	TAGKEYS(9), \
 };