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 preference 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: Firefox does not provide any method of customizing keyboard shortcuts. In order to be able to do that, you need to update Firefox to its latest version and install the Customizable Shortcuts extension.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be customized using the Customizable Shortcuts extension.
Table of Contents
Navigation
| Command________________ | Shortcut____________ |
| Back | Alt + Left Arrow Backspacecommand + Left Arrow command + [ DeleteAlt + Left Arrow Ctrl + [ |
| Forward | Alt + Right Arrow Shift + Backspacecommand + Right Arrow command + ] Shift + DeleteAlt + Right Arrow Ctrl + ] |
| Home | Alt + Homeoption + home |
| Open File | Ctrl + Ocommand + O |
| Reload | F5 Ctrl + Rcommand + R |
| Reload (override cache) | Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + Rcommand + shift + R |
| Stop | Esc command + . |
Current Page
| Command________________ | Shortcut____________ |
| Go to Bottom of Page | End |
| Go to Top of Page | Home |
| Move to Next Frame | F6 |
| Move to Previous Frame | Shift + F6 |
| 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 | Delete |
| Paste | Ctrl + Vcommand + 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 |
| Find As You Type Link | ' |
| Find As You Type Text | / |
| Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox | Ctrl + Kcommand + K Ctrl + ECtrl + J |
Windows & Tabs
See also Tabbed Browsing
| Command________________ | Shortcut____________ | |
| Close Tab | Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4command + W | - except for App Tabs |
| Close Window | Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4command + shift + W | |
| Move Tab in focus Left | Ctrl + Left Arrow Ctrl + Up Arrowcommand + Left Arrow command + Up Arrow | |
| Move Tab in focus Right | Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrowcommand + Right Arrow command + Down Arrow | |
| Move Tab in focus to start | Ctrl + Homecommand + home | |
| Move Tab in focus to end | Ctrl + Endcommand + end | |
| New Tab | Ctrl + Tcommand + T | |
| New Window | Ctrl + Ncommand + N | |
| Next Tab | Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Page Downcontrol + tab control + page down command + option + Right Arrow | |
| Open Address in New Tab | Alt + Enteroption + return | - from Location Bar or Search Bar |
| Previous Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Page Upcontrol + shift + tab control + page up command + option + Left Arrow | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Bookmarks
| Command________________ | Shortcut____________ |
| Bookmark All Tabs | Ctrl + Shift + Dcommand + shift + D |
| Bookmark This Page | Ctrl + Dcommand + D |
| Bookmarks sidebar | Ctrl + B Ctrl + Icommand + 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 |
| Web Console | Ctrl + Shift + Kcommand + shift + K |
| Scratchpad | Shift + F4 |
| Page Source | Ctrl + Ucommand + U |
| Error Console | Ctrl + Shift + Jcommand + shift + J |
| Page Info | command + ICtrl + I |
| Toggle Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history | Ctrl + Shift + Pcommand + shift + P |
| Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox | Ctrl + Shift + Delcommand + shift + delete |
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 | |
| Help | F1 | |
| Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden) | Alt F10Alt (KDE) F10 (GNOME) | |
| Show/Hide Add-on Bar | Ctrl + /command + / | |
| Caret Browsing | F7 | |
| Select Location Bar | F6 Alt + D Ctrl + Lcommand + L | |
| Select or Manage Search Engines | Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Down Arrow F4option + Up Arrow option + Down Arrow | - when Search Bar is focused |
Media shortcuts (Ogg and WebM Videos Only)
| Command________________ | Shortcut____________ |
| Toggle Play / Pause | Space bar |
| Decrease volume | Down Arrow |
| Increase volume | Up Arrow |
| Mute audio | Ctrl + Down Arrowcommand + Down Arrow |
| Unmute audio | Ctrl + Up Arrowcommand + Up Arrow |
| Seek back 15 seconds | Left Arrow |
| Seek back 10 % | Ctrl + Left Arrowcommand + Left Arrow |
| Seek forward 15 seconds | Right Arrow |
| Seek forward 10 % | Ctrl + Right Arrowcommand + Right Arrow |
| Seek to the beginning | Home |
| Seek to the end | End |