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Chrome keyboard shortcuts

Computer Android iPhone & iPad

Windows & Linux

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 previously closed tabs in the order they were closed 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 rightmost tab Ctrl + 9

Open your home page in the current tab Alt + Home

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

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

Close the current tab Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4

Close the current window Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4

Minimize the current window Alt + Space then n

Maximize the current window Alt + Space then x

Quit Google Chrome Alt + f then x

Move tabs right or left Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift +

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Open the Chrome menu Alt + f or Alt + e

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

Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar F10 

Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars F6

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

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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

Turn on caret browsing F7

Skip to web contents Ctrl + F6

Focus on inactive dialogs Alt + Shift + a

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action Shortcut

Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Enter

Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and
press Tab

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

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

Move cursor to the address bar Control + F5

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 current page Ctrl + u

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

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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 beginning of the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Left arrow

Move your cursor to the next word Ctrl + Right arrow

Delete the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Backspace

Open the Home page in the current tab Alt + Home

Reset page zoom level Ctrl + 0

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action Shortcut

Open a link in a current tab (mouse only) Drag a link to a tab

Open a link in new background tab Ctrl + Click a link

Open a link, and jump to it Ctrl + Shift + Click a link

Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only) Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip

Open a link in a new window Shift + Click a link

Open a tab in a new window (mouse only) Drag the tab out of the tab strip

Move a tab to a current window (mouse only) Drag the tab into an existing window

Return a tab to its original position Press Esc while dragging

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

Scroll horizontally on the page Shift + Scroll your mousewheel

Download the target of a link Alt + Click a link

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

Right-click Next   or click & hold Next 

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

Make everything on the page bigger Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up

Make everything on the page smaller Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down

Mac
If you're on Mac Catalina and up, keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system
preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.

Tab & window shortcuts

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Address bar shortcuts

Webpage shortcuts

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Mouse shortcuts

Related resources
Learn more tips and shortcuts at Chrome.com .

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