47 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS THAT WORK IN ALLWEB BROWSERS
Each major web browser shares a large number
of keyboard shortcuts in common. Whether
you’re using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome,
Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera – these
keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.
Each browser also has some of its own, browser-
specific shortcuts, but learning the ones they
have in common will serve you well as you
switch between different browsers and
computers. This list includes a few mouse
actions, too.
Tabs
Ctrl+1-8 – Switch to the specified tab, counting
from the left.
Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab – in other
words, the tab on the right. ( Ctrl+Page Up also
works, but not in Internet Explorer.)
Ctrl+Shift+Tab – Switch to the previous tab – in
other words, the tab on the left. ( Ctrl+Page
Down also works, but not in Internet Explorer.)
Ctrl+W , Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab.
Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab.
Ctrl+T – Open a new tab.
Ctrl+N – Open a new browser window.
Alt+F4 – Close the current window. (Works in all
applications.)
Mouse Actions for Tabs
Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab.
Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a
background tab.
Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser
window.
Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a
foreground tab.
Navigation
Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back.
Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward.
F5 – Reload.
Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-
downloading the entire website.
Escape – Stop.
Alt+Home – Open homepage.
Zooming
Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up – Zoom in.
Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down — Zoom out.
Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level.
F11 – Full-screen mode.
Scrolling
Space , Page Down – Scroll down a frame.
Shift+Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame.
Home – Top of page.
End – Bottom of page.
Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse. (Windows
only)
Address Bar
Ctrl+L , Alt+D , F6 – Focus the address bar so you
can begin typing.
Ctrl+Enter – Prefix www. and append .com to
the text in the address bar, and then load the
website. For example, type howtogeek into the
address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open
Alt+Enter – Open the location in the address bar
in a new tab.
Search
Ctrl+K , Ctrl+E – Focus the browser’s built-in
search box or focus the address bar if the
browser doesn’t have a dedicated search box.
( Ctrl+K doesn’t work in IE, Ctrl+E does.)
Alt+Enter – Perform a search from the search
box in a new tab.
Ctrl+F , F3 – Open the in-page search box to
search on the current page.
Ctrl+G , F3 – Find the next match of the
searched text on the page.
Ctrl+Shift+G , Shift+F3 – Find the previous match
of the searched text on the page.
History & Bookmarks
Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history.
Ctrl+J – Open the download history.
Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website.
Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History
window.
Other Functions
Ctrl+P – Print the current page.
Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your
computer.
Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer.
Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code.
(Not in IE.)
F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug
extension for Firefox.)
Does one of these keyboard shortcuts not work
in a specific browser, or is there another
important one we missed here? Leave a
comment and let us know.
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