Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly

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This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. If you have enabled Emacs-style text editing shortcuts in GNOME, they will also work in Firefox. When an Emacs text editing shortcut conflicts with the default shortcuts (as occurs with Ctrl+K), the Emacs shortcut will take precedence if focus is inside a text box (which would include the location bar and search bar). In such cases you should use the alternate keyboard shortcut if one is listed below.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be customized using the Menu Wizard extension.

Navigation

Command Shortcut
Back Alt +
Backspace
command +
command + [
Delete
Alt +
Ctrl + [
Forward Alt +
Shift + Backspace
command +
command + ]
Shift + Delete
Alt +
Ctrl + ]
Home Alt + Homeoption + home
Open File Ctrl + Ocommand + O
Reload F5
Ctrl + Rcommand + R
Reload (override cache) Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
command + shift + R
Stop Esc
command + .

Current Page

Command Shortcut
Go Down a Screen Page Downfn + &#8595
Go Up a Screen Page Upfn +
Go to Bottom of Page End
command +
Go to Top of Page Home
command +
Move to Next Frame F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift + F6
Print Ctrl + Pcommand + P
Save Page As Ctrl + Scommand + S
Zoom In Ctrl + +command + +
Zoom Out Ctrl + -command + -
Zoom Reset Ctrl + 0command + 0

Editing

Command Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + Ccommand + C
Cut Ctrl + Xcommand + X
Delete Deldelete
Paste Ctrl + Vcommand + V
Paste (as plain text) Ctrl + Shift + Vcommand + shift + V
Redo Ctrl + Ycommand + shift + ZCtrl + Shift + Z
Select All Ctrl + Acommand + A
Undo Ctrl + Zcommand + Z

Search

Command Shortcut
Find Ctrl + Fcommand + F
Find Again F3
Ctrl + Gcommand + G
Find Previous Shift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + Gcommand + shift + G
Quick Find within link-text only '
Quick Find /
Close the Find or Quick Find bar Esc - when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused
Focus Search bar Ctrl + Kcommand + K
Ctrl + ECtrl + Jcommand + option + F
Quickly switch between search engines Ctrl +
Ctrl +
command +
command +
- when Search Bar is focused
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines

Alt +
Alt +
F4
option +
option +
- when Search Bar is focused

Windows & Tabs

Some of these shortcuts require the currently selected tab to be "in focus." Currently, the only way to do this is to select an adjacent object and "tab into" the current tab, for instance, by hitting Alt + Dcommand + L to select the address bar, and then Shift + Tab twice.
Command Shortcut
Close Tab Ctrl + W
Ctrl + F4
command + W
- except for App Tabs
Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
command + shift + W
Move Tab in focus Left Ctrl + Shift + Page Up
Move Tab in focus Right Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Move Tab in focus to start Ctrl + Homecommand + home
Move Tab in focus to end Ctrl + Endcommand + end
Mute/Unmute Audio Ctrl + M
New Tab Ctrl + Tcommand + T
New Window Ctrl + Ncommand + N
New Private Window Ctrl + Shift + Pcommand + shift + P
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Page Down
control + tab
control + page down
command + option +
Open Address in New Tab Alt + Enteroption + return - from Location Bar or Search Bar
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
control + shift + tab
control + page up
command + option +
Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tcommand + shift + T
Undo Close Window Ctrl + Shift + Ncommand + shift + N
Select Tab 1 to 8 Ctrl + 1to8command + 1to8Alt + 1to8
Select Last Tab Ctrl + 9command + 9Alt + 9
Tab Groups View Ctrl + Shift + Ecommand + shift + E
Close Tab Groups View Esc
Next Tab Group Ctrl + `control + ` - only for some keyboard layouts
Previous Tab Group Ctrl + Shift + `control + shift + ` - only for some keyboard layouts

History

Command Shortcut
History sidebar Ctrl + Hcommand + shift + H
Library window (History) Ctrl + Shift + H
Clear Recent History Ctrl + Shift + Delcommand + shift + delete

Bookmarks

Command Shortcut
Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl + Shift + Dcommand + shift + D
Bookmark This Page Ctrl + Dcommand + D
Bookmarks sidebar Ctrl + B
Ctrl + I
command + BCtrl + B
Library window (Bookmarks) Ctrl + Shift + Bcommand + shift + BCtrl + Shift + O

Tools

Command Shortcut
Downloads Ctrl + JCtrl + Shift + Ycommand + J
Add-ons Ctrl + Shift + Acommand + shift + A
Toggle Developer Tools F12
Ctrl + Shift + Icommand + alt + I
Web Console Ctrl + Shift + Kcommand + alt + K
Inspector Ctrl + Shift + Ccommand + alt + C
Debugger Ctrl + Shift + Scommand + alt + S
Style Editor Shift + F7
Profiler Shift + F5
Network Ctrl + Shift + Qcommand + alt + Q
Developer Toolbar Shift + F2
Responsive Design View Ctrl + Shift + Mcommand + alt + M
Scratchpad Shift + F4
Page Source Ctrl + Ucommand + U
Browser Console Ctrl + Shift + Jcommand + shift + J
Page Info command + ICtrl + I

PDF Viewer

Command Shortcut
Next page N or J or
Previous page P or K or
Zoom in Ctrl + &#43command + &#43
Zoom out Ctrl + -command + -
Automatic Zoom Ctrl + 0command + 0
Rotate the document clockwise R
Rotate counterclockwise Shift + R
Switch to Presentation Mode Ctrl + Alt + Pcommand + Alt + P
Toggle Hand Tool H
Focus the Page Number input box Ctrl + Alt + Gcommand + Alt + G

Miscellaneous

Command Shortcut
Complete .com Address Ctrl + Entercommand + return
Complete .net Address Shift + Entershift + return
Complete .org Address Ctrl + Shift + Entercommand + shift + return
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Delshift + delete
Toggle Full Screen command+Shift+FF11
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden) Alt or F10Alt (KDE) or F10 (GNOME)
Toggle Reader Mode command+option+RCtrl + Alt + R
Show/Hide Add-on Bar Ctrl + /command + /
Caret Browsing F7
Select Location Bar F6
Alt + D
Ctrl + L
command + L

Media shortcuts

Command Shortcut
Toggle Play / Pause Space bar
Decrease volume
Increase volume
Mute audio Ctrl + command +
Unmute audio Ctrl + command +
Seek back 15 seconds
Seek back 10 % Ctrl + command +
Seek forward 15 seconds
Seek forward 10 % Ctrl + command +
Seek to the beginning Home
Seek to the end End

Developer shortcuts

You can also use keyboard shortcuts with developer tools in Firefox. See the Keyboard shortcuts page on Mozilla Developer Network.