Chrome keyboard shortcuts

Learn keyboard shortcuts and become a pro at using Chrome.

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

Open the menu for tab groups

On Windows:

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

On a Chromebook:

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

  1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
  2. 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:

  1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
  2. Press Ctrl + Left arrow Left chevron or Ctrl + Right arrow 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 pressTab
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

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 Back or click & hold Back Back
Right-click Next Next or click & hold Next 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.
Tab & 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 previously closed tabs in the order they were closed ⌘ + 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 current tab ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Close the current tab or pop-up ⌘ + w
Close the current window ⌘ + Shift + w
Minimize the window ⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome ⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome ⌘ + q
Move tabs right or left Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
Turn on full-screen mode Fn + f
Turn off full-screen mode Fn + f or press and hold Esc

Open the menu for tab groups

  1. On your Mac, open Chrome.
  2. Make sure you have VoiceOver turned on.
  3. To move to tab selection, press Tab.
  4. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.

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:

  1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
  2. 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:

  1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
  2. Press Ctrl + Left arrow Left chevron or Ctrl + Right arrow Right arrow.
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
Open the Downloads page in a new tab ⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page ⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search ⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search ⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text ⌘ + e
Open Developer Tools ⌘ + Option + i
Open the Delete Browsing Data options ⌘ + Shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest, or access payment and password info ⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars ⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form ⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing F7
Focus on inactive dialogs ⌘ + Option + 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 + Return
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 + Return
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Return
Open the website in a new background tab Type a web address + ⌘ + Return
Jump to the address bar ⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar

Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete

Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop

Move cursor to the address bar Ctrl + F5
Webpage shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Compose a new email message with a link to the current page ⌘ + Shift + i
Open options to print the current page ⌘ + p
Open options to save the current page ⌘ + s
Open the Page Setup dialog ⌘ + Option + p
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 page ⌘ + Option + u
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
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 beginning of the previous word in a text field Option + Left arrow
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
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 ⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it ⌘ + 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
Download the target of a link Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history

Right-click Back Back or click & hold Back Back
Right-click Next Next or click & hold Next Next

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

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