Chrome browser keyboard shortcuts

Modified on Wed, 9 Jul at 4:46 PM

Windows & Linux

Tab & 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 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 current tab	Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Right arrow
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 + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode	F11
Turn off full-screen mode	F11 or press and hold Esc

On Windows:

On your Windows computer, open Chrome.
To move to tab selection, press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.
To open the tab group menu, press Menu.
To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press Up arrow or Down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.

On a Chromebook:

On your Chromebook, open Chrome.
To move to tab selection, press Ctrl + Tab.
To switch focus to a specific tab, press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward .
To open the tab group menu:
- Press Search + Shift + Increase volume .
- You can also press Launcher + Shift + Increase volume .
To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press Up arrow or Down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a colored circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

Switch focus to the tab group header.
Press Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
Press Ctrl + Left arrow or Ctrl + Right arrow .

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
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + Shift + g
Open Developer Tools	Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
Open the Delete 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 tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Add `www.` and `.com` to a site name, and open it in a new window	Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + 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
Move cursor to the address bar	Ctrl + 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
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 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

Mouse shortcuts

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

Keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

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