Complete Browser Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Master your web browsing with these essential keyboard shortcuts

Quick Reference

These shortcuts work in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari unless noted otherwise.

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Table of Contents
Navigation 8 Tab Management 10 Bookmarks & History 5 Search & Find 6 Developer Tools 5 Miscellaneous 7
Browser Compatibility
Chrome Firefox
Edge Safari
Ctrl + L ⌘ + L
Focus the address bar (omnibox)
Alt + ← ⌘ + [
Go back to previous page
Alt + → ⌘ + ]
Go forward to next page
F5 or Ctrl + R ⌘ + R
Reload the current page
Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R ⌘ + ⇧ + R
Hard reload (bypass cache)
Esc
Stop page loading
Ctrl + O ⌘ + O
Open a file in the browser
Ctrl + H ⌘ + ⇧ + H
Open browsing history

2 Tab Management

Ctrl + T ⌘ + T
Open a new tab
Ctrl + W ⌘ + W
Close current tab
Ctrl + Shift + T ⌘ + ⇧ + T
Reopen last closed tab
Ctrl + Tab ⌃ + Tab
Switch to next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab ⌃ + ⇧ + Tab
Switch to previous tab
Ctrl + 1 to 8 ⌘ + 1 to 8
Jump to specific tab (1-8)
Ctrl + 9 ⌘ + 9
Jump to last tab
Ctrl + N ⌘ + N
Open new browser window
Ctrl + Shift + N ⌘ + ⇧ + N
Open new incognito/private window
Firefox: Ctrl+Shift+P
Ctrl + PgUp/PgDn
Switch tabs (Windows/Linux)

3 Bookmarks & History

Ctrl + D ⌘ + D
Bookmark current page
Ctrl + Shift + D ⌘ + ⇧ + D
Bookmark all open tabs
Ctrl + Shift + O ⌘ + ⇧ + B
Open bookmark manager
Firefox: Ctrl+B (toggle bookmarks sidebar)
Ctrl + H ⌘ + ⇧ + H
Open history
Ctrl + J ⌘ + ⇧ + J
Open downloads
Ctrl + F ⌘ + F
Find on page
F3 or Ctrl + G ⌘ + G
Find next match
Shift + F3 or Ctrl + Shift + G ⌘ + ⇧ + G
Find previous match
Ctrl + K ⌘ + L
Focus the address bar for search
Ctrl + E
Focus the address bar for search (alternative)
/
Quick find (Firefox/Safari)

5 Developer Tools

F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I ⌘ + ⌥ + I
Open Developer Tools
Firefox: Ctrl+Shift+K (Web Console) or Ctrl+Shift+C (Inspector)
Ctrl + Shift + J ⌘ + ⌥ + J
Open JavaScript Console
Ctrl + Shift + C ⌘ + ⌥ + C
Inspect element
Ctrl + U
View page source
Ctrl + Shift + M ⌘ + ⇧ + M
Toggle responsive design mode

6 Miscellaneous

F11
Toggle full screen mode
Ctrl + P ⌘ + P
Print current page
Ctrl + S ⌘ + S
Save current page
Ctrl + + ⌘ + +
Zoom in
Ctrl + - ⌘ + -
Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 ⌘ + 0
Reset zoom level
Shift + Esc
Open Chrome Task Manager