List of shortcuts on Firefox
These shortcuts will help you navigate pages, edit text, access various browser features, and more quickly and accurately.
If you use Firefox as your primary browser, you should learn some browser shortcuts to help enhance your user experience. These shortcuts will help you navigate pages, edit text, access various browser features, and more quickly and accurately.
| Directional | |||
| Alt + Left Arrow | Command + Left Arrow | Alt + Left Arrow | Come back |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Command + Right Arrow | Alt + Right Arrow | Advance |
| Alt + Home | Option + Home | Alt + Home | Go to home page |
| Ctrl + O | Command + O | Ctrl + O | Open a file |
| F5, Ctrl + R | F5, Command + R | F5, Ctrl + R | Refresh |
| Ctrl + F5, Ctrl + Shift + R | Command + Shift + R | Ctrl + F5, Ctrl + Shift + R | Hard refresh |
| Esc | Esc, Command +. (dots) | Esc | Stop an action |
| On page | |||
| Tab | Tab | Tab | Go to the next item |
| Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Switch back to the previous item |
| Page Down, Spacebar | Page Down, fn + Down Arrow | Page Down, Spacebar | Scroll down one screen |
| Page Up, Shift + Spacebar | Page Down, fn + Up Arrow | Page Up, Shift + Spacebar | Scroll up one screen |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Command + Down Arrow | Ctrl + Down Arrow | Scroll down to the bottom of the page |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Command + Up Arrow | Ctrl + Up Arrow | Scroll up to the top of the page |
| Ctrl + P | Command + P | Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + S | Command + S | Ctrl + S | Save web page as |
| Ctrl + + | Command + + | Ctrl + + | Enlarge |
| Ctrl + - | Command + - | Ctrl + - | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Command + 0 | Ctrl + 0 | Zoom reset |
| Edit | |||
| Ctrl + C | Command + C | Ctrl + C | Why? |
| Ctrl + X | Command + X | Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Del | Delete | Del | Erase |
| Home | Home | Home | Go to the beginning of the line |
| End | End | End | Go to the end of the line |
| Ctrl + V | Command + V | Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Command + Shift + V | Ctrl + Shift + V | Unformatted paste |
| Ctrl + Y, Ctrl + Shift + Z | Command + Shift + Z | Ctrl + Y, Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo an action |
| Ctrl + A | Command + A | Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Z | Command + Z | Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
| Search | |||
| Ctrl + F | Command + F | Ctrl + F | Search on current page |
| F3, Ctrl + G | F3, Command + G | F3, Ctrl + G | Find it again |
| Esc | Esc | Esc | Close the search bar |
| Ctrl + K, Ctrl + E | Command + K | Ctrl + K, Ctrl + J | Enter the address bar |
| Tabs and windows | |||
| Ctrl + W, Ctrl + F4 | Command + W | Ctrl + W, Ctrl + F4 | Close a tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + W, Alt + F4 | Command + Shift + W | Ctrl + Shift + W, Alt + F4 | Close a window |
| Ctrl + Tab | Control + Tab | Ctrl + Tab | Switches between open tabs |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Command + Q | Ctrl + Shift + Q | Exit |
| Ctrl + 1 to 8 | Command + 1 to 8 | Ctrl + 1 to 8 | Go to a specific tab number |
| Ctrl + M | Control + M | Ctrl + M | Turn on / off sound |
| Ctrl + T | Command + T | Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + N | Command + N | Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + P | Ctrl + Shift + P | Open a private window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Control + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | See all tabs |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T | Ctrl + Shift + T | Undo a recently closed tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Command + Shift + N | Ctrl + Shift + N | Undo a window that just closes |
| History | |||
| Ctrl + H | Command + Shift + H | Ctrl + H | See the history sidebar |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | N / A | Ctrl + Shift + H | Library window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Del | Command + Shift + Delete | Ctrl + Shift + Del | Clear recent browsing history |
| Bookmarks | |||
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Command + Shift + D | N / A | Bookmark all tabs |
| Ctrl + D | Command + D | Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current page |
| Ctrl + B | Command + B | Ctrl + B | Sidebar Highlighted |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Command + Shift + B | Ctrl + Shift + B | Enable / disable the bookmark bar |
| Tools | |||
| Ctrl + J | Command + J | Ctrl + Shift + Y | See downloads |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + A | Access to add-ons |
| F12, Ctrl + Shift + I | F12, Command + Alt + I | F12, Ctrl + Shift + I | Switch developer tools |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Command + Shift + S | Ctrl + Shift + S | Screen capture |
| Ctrl + U | Command + U | Ctrl + U | See page source |
| Ctrl + I | Command + I | Ctrl + I | View page information |
| View PDF files | |||
| P, K, Right Arrow | P, K, Right Arrow | P, K, Right Arrow | Go to the next page |
| P, K, Left Arrow | P, K, Left Arrow | P, K, Left Arrow | Back to the previous page |
| Ctrl + + | Command + + | Ctrl + + | Enlarge |
| Ctrl + - | Command + - | Ctrl + - | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Command + 0 | Ctrl + 0 | Automatic zoom |
| R | R | R | Rotate the PDF page clockwise |
| Shift + R | Shift + R | Shift + R | Rotate the PDF page anticlockwise |
| Play media | |||
| Spacebar | Spacebar | Spacebar | Play / pause |
| Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Turn down the volume |
| Arrow up | Arrow up | Arrow up | Volume up |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Command + Down Arrow | Ctrl + Down Arrow | Mute |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Command + Up Arrow | Ctrl + Up Arrow | Turn back on |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Back 15 seconds |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Fast forward 15 seconds |
| Home | Home | Home | Go to the beginning |
| End | End | End | Go to the end |
| Other | |||
| Ctrl + Enter | Control + Enter | Ctrl + Enter | Complete .com in website address |
| F11 | Command + Shift + F | F11 | Turn on / off full screen mode |
| Alt, F10 | N / A | Alt, F10 | Toggle side menu on / off |
| F9 | Command + Option + R | Ctrl + Alt + R | Turn on / off reading mode |
| F6, Alt + D, Ctrl + L | F6, Command + L | F6, Alt + D, Ctrl + L | Activate the address bar |
| Esc, Alt, F10 | Esc | Esc, Alt, F10 | Exits a menu |
| Shift + F10 | N / A | Shift + F10 | Open / close context menu |
Update 02 March 2021
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