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Chrome keyboard shortcuts

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Windows and Linux

Tab and window shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open a new window Ctrl + n

Open a new window in Incognito mode Ctrl + Shift + n

Open a new tab, and jump to it Ctrl + t

Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it Ctrl + Shift + t

Jump to the next open tab Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn

Jump to the previous open tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl +

PgUp

Jump to a specific tab Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8

Jump to the last tab Ctrl + 9

Open your home page in the current tab Alt + Home

Open the previous page from your browsing history in Alt + Left arrow
the current tab

Open the next page from your browsing history in the Alt + Right arrow
current tab

Close the current tab Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4

Close all open tabs and the browser Ctrl + Shift + w

Minimize the current window Alt + Space + n

Maximize the current window Alt + Space + x

Close the current window Alt + F4

Quit Google Chrome Ctrl + Shift + q

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open the Chrome menu Alt + f or Alt + e

or F10

Show or hide the Bookmarks bar Ctrl + Shift + b

Open the Bookmarks Manager Ctrl + Shift + o

Open the History page in a new tab Ctrl + h

Open the Downloads page in a new tab Ctrl + j

Open the Chrome Task Manager Shift + Esc

Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar Shift + Alt + t

Switch focus forward between the Address bar, Bookmarks bar F6

(if showing), and page content

Switch focus backward between the Address bar, Bookmarks Shift + F6

bar (if showing), and page content

Open the Find Bar to search the current page Ctrl + f or F3

Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + g

Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + g

Open Developer Tools Ctrl + Shift + j or

F12

Open the Clear Browsing Data options Ctrl + Shift +

Delete

Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab F1

Log in a different user or browse as a Guest Ctrl + Shift + m

Open a feedback form Alt + Shift + i

 Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it Type a site name + Ctrl +
in the current tab Enter

Open a new tab and perform a Google search Type a search term + Alt +
Enter

Jump to the address bar Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6

Search from anywhere on the page Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e

Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight

+ Shift + Delete

Webpage shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open options to print the current page Ctrl + p

Open options to save the current page Ctrl + s

Reload the current page F5 or Ctrl + r

Reload the current page, ignoring cached content Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift +
r

Stop the page loading Esc

Browse clickable items moving forward Tab

Browse clickable items moving backward Shift + Tab

Open a file from your computer in Chrome Ctrl + o + Select a file

Display non-editable HTML source code for the Ctrl + u

current page

Save your current webpage as a bookmark Ctrl + d

Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder Ctrl + Shift + d

Turn full-screen mode on or off F11

Make everything on the page bigger Ctrl and +

Make everything on the page smaller Ctrl and -

Return everything on the page to default size Ctrl + 0

Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time Space or PgDn

Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time Shift + Space or PgUp

Go to the top of the page Home

Go to the bottom of the page End

Scroll horizontally on the page Shift + Scroll your

mousewheel

Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in Ctrl + Left arrow
a text field

Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a Ctrl + Right arrow
text field

Delete the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Backspace

Move focus to a notification Alt + n

Allow within a notification Alt + Shift + a

Deny within a notification Alt + Shift + d

Open the Home page in the current tab Alt + Home

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

 Return a tab to its original position Press Esc while dragging

Save the current webpage as a Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
bookmark

Download the target of a link Alt + Click a link

Display your browsing history Right-click Back or Next , or click &

hold Back or Next

Switch between maximized and Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
windowed modes

Make everything on the page Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up

bigger

Make everything on the page Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down

smaller

Mac

Tab and window shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open a new window ⌘+n

Open a new window in Incognito mode ⌘ + Shift + n

Open a new tab, and jump to it ⌘+t

Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it ⌘ + Shift + t

Jump to the next open tab ⌘ + Option + Right

arrow

Jump to the previous open tab ⌘ + Option + Left

arrow

Jump to a specific tab ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8

Jump to the last tab ⌘+9

Open the previous page in your browsing history for the ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
current tab

Open the next page in your browsing history for the ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right
current tab arrow

Closes the current tab or pop-up ⌘+w

Closes the current window ⌘ + Shift + w

Minimize the window ⌘+m

Hide Google Chrome ⌘+h

Quit Google Chrome ⌘+q

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar ⌘ + Shift + b

Open the Bookmark Manager ⌘ + Option + b

Open the Settings page in a new tab ⌘+,

Open the History page in a new tab ⌘+y

 Add www. and .com to a site name, and Type a site name + Control +
open it in the current tab Enter

Add www. and .com to a site name, and Type a site name + Control +
open it in a new tab Shift + Enter

Open the website in a new background tab Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter

Jump to the address bar ⌘+l

Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight + Shift +
fn + Delete

Webpage shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open options to print the current page ⌘+p

Open options to save the current page ⌘+s

Open the Page Setup dialog ⌘ + Option + p

Email your current page ⌘ + Shift + i

Reload your current page ⌘+r

Reload your current page, ignoring cached content ⌘ + Shift + r

Stop the page loading Esc

Browse clickable items moving forward Tab

Browse clickable items moving backward Shift + Tab

Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome ⌘ + o + Select a file

Display non-editable HTML source code for the current ⌘ + Option + u

page

Open the JavaScript Console ⌘ + Option + j

Save your current webpage as a bookmark ⌘+d

Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder ⌘ + Shift + d

Turn full-screen mode on or off ⌘ + Ctrl + f

Make everything on the page bigger ⌘ and +

Make everything on the page smaller ⌘ and -

Return everything on the page to the default size ⌘+0

Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time Space

Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time Shift + Space

Search the web ⌘ + Option + f

Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text Option + Left arrow
field

Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field Option + Right
arrow

Delete the previous word in a text field Option + Delete

Open your home page in the current tab ⌘ + Shift + h

 Download the target of a link Option + Click a link

Display your browsing history Right-click Back or Next , or click & hold
Back or Next

Increase the window to full Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
height

Note: If you're using the TalkBack screen reader on an Android device with an external keyboard,
you can use TalkBack keyboard shortcuts to navigate web pages.

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