Most web browser developers today understand what users expect to see and do when they use a browser. This is true for Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari. Nearly every web browser out there shares a common set of keyboard shortcuts, and as a result, it’s easy for users to switch over and between browsers. There’s plenty of keyboard shortcuts unique to each browser, but here I’ll show you the shortcuts that can be used in all of them.
Note: If you’re using Linux or Mac the modifier keys may be slightly different, though still generally universal. Also, feel free to review our complete list of Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts.
Basic Navigation Hotkeys
KeyboardShortcut
Action
F5
Refresh
Ctrl + F5
Refresh and reset the browser cache for the current page.
Alt + Left Arrow
Back
Alt + Right Arrow
Forward
Alt + Home
Return to Homepage
Escape
Stop
F6
Select the address bar (Alt+D and Ctrl+L also works here)
F11
Fullscreen mode, exit fullscreen mode
Home
Scroll to top of page
End
Scroll to bottom of page
Spacebar
Scroll down
Shift+ Spacebar
Scroll up
Page Down / Up
Scroll down / up
Ctrl + C
Copy selected text
Ctrl + X
Cut (copy and delete original) text
Ctrl + V
Paste copied text
Advanced Navigation Shortcut Keys
KeyboardShortcut
Action
Ctrl + D
Bookmark current page
F1
Open a mostly useless help page
F3
Perform a text search on the current page, find next text result
Shift + F3
Find previous text search results
Ctrl + F
Perform a text search on the current page
Ctrl + G
Find next text result
Ctrl + Shift + G
Find previous text result
Ctrl + H
Open browsing history
Ctrl + J
Open downloads folder and/or history
Ctrl + O
Open a local file in the browser
Ctrl + S
Download and save current page
Ctrl + P
Print current page
Ctrl + E
Select the search box or omnibar. (Ctrl + K also works)
Ctrl + Shift + Del
Opens up the clear browser history dialog or settings
Alt + Enter
Open search in a new tab
Ctrl + Enter
Open search term as a website
F12
Open developer tools or Firebug
Ctrl + U
View source
Alt + F
Makes the menu bar appear (if hidden)
All About Tabs
KeyboardShortcut
Action
Ctrl + N
Opens a new window (this works in Windows too)
Ctrl + Tab
Cycle forward to the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Cycle backward to the previous tab
Ctrl + F4
Closes the current tab.
Ctrl + T
Opens a new tab.
Ctrl + Shift + T
Opens a recently closed tab.
Alt + F4
Close the entire window (truly universal for every app)
Ctrl + # key (1 to 8)
Changes view to the tab number chosen
Ctrl + 9
Changes view to the last tab
Mouse and Keyboard Combos
KeyboardShortcut
Action
Ctrl + Mousewheel
Zoom in our out
Ctrl + 0
Reset to 100% (default) zoom
Mousewheel Press
Closes tabs if clicked on a tab, opens links in a new tab, scroll
Ctrl + Left Click
Open link in a new tab
Shift + Left click
Open link in a new window
Shift + Ctrl + Left click
Open link in a new background tab
I hope you find all of these shortcut keys useful, and please let us know if we missed any in the comments below!
sid
A great list!! thanks
Sathya
Good list ……Thanks a lot
Brian Burgess
It’s always cool to have a reference for universal keyboard shortcuts…and with Windows 8, Keyboard shortcuts will be a necessity.
https://www.groovypost.com/groovytip/windows-8-metro-keyboard-shortcuts/
israel
Ctrl + R = refresh
Ctrl + J = shows downloads
Prince Vishwakarma
VERY HELPFUL LIST………THANKS
Sirajuddin Kadiwal
Wonder List of Shortcuts…!
in addition to Ctrl + F4, Ctrl+ W also closes the current tab
Steve Krause
Hey nice find. Thnx for the input!
P Sravan Kumar
Loaded with some great stuff. Thanks for some unknown information.