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Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common

Firefox tasks quickly
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This article lists keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

• For mouse shortcuts, see this article.

Table of Contents

• Navigation

• Current Page

• Editing

• Search

• Windows & Tabs

• History

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• Bookmarks

• Tools

• PDF Viewer

• Miscellaneous

• Media shortcuts

• Selection of Multiple Tabs

• Developer shortcuts

Navigation
Command Shortcut

Alt + ←
Backspace *
Back
*when browser.backspace_action is set to 0 (as in the Configuration
Editor), which is not the default.

Alt + →
Forward Shift + Backspace *
*see above.

Home Alt + Home

Open File Ctrl + O

F5
Reload
Ctrl + R

Reload (override Ctrl + F5

cache) Ctrl + Shift + R

Stop Esc

Current Page
Command Shortcut

Focus Next Link or Input

Tab
Field

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Focus Previous Link or

Shift + Tab
Input Field

Page Down
Go Down a Screen
Space bar

Page Up
Go Up a Screen
Shift + Space bar

End
Go to Bottom of Page
Ctrl + ↓

Home
Go to Top of Page
Ctrl + ↑

Move to Next Frame,

F6
Pop-Up

Move to Previous
Shift + F6
Frame, Pop-Up

Print Ctrl + P

Alt + Enter
Save Focused Link -when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration
Editor), which is not the default.

Save Page As Ctrl + S

Zoom In Ctrl + +

Zoom Out Ctrl + -

Zoom Reset Ctrl + 0

Editing
Command Shortcut

Copy Ctrl + C

Cut Ctrl + X

Delete Del

Delete Word to the Left Ctrl + Backspace

Delete Word to the Right Ctrl + Del

Go one Word to the Left Ctrl + ←

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Go one Word to the Right Ctrl + →

Home
Go to Beginning of Line
Ctrl + ↑

End
Go to End of Line
Ctrl + ↓

Go to Beginning of Text Ctrl + Home

Go to End of Text Ctrl + End

Paste Ctrl + V

Paste (as plain text) Ctrl + Shift + V

Ctrl + Y
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z

Select All Ctrl + A

Undo Ctrl + Z

Search
Command Shortcut

Find in This Page Ctrl + F

F3
Find Again
Ctrl + G

Shift + F3
Find Previous
Ctrl + Shift + G

Quick Find within link-text only '

Quick Find /

Esc
Close the Find or Quick Find bar
- when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused

Alt + ↓
Alt + ↑
Switch Search Engine
- after you have written something (or pressed
↓ ) in the address bar

Type ? and a space (or only ? ) into empty

Web Search with Default Search Engine
Address Bar

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Ctrl + K
Focus Address bar for Web Search with
Ctrl + E
Default Search Engine
- if search bar is not shown

Ctrl + K
Focus Search bar Ctrl + E
- if search bar is shown

Ctrl + ↓
Ctrl + ↑
Change the Default Search Engine
- in the Search bar or the Search field of the
New Tab page.

Alt + ↓
View menu to switch, add or manage Alt + ↑
search engines F4
- when the Search bar is focused

Windows & Tabs

See also Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window.

Command Shortcut

Ctrl + W
Close Tab Ctrl + F4
- except for Pinned Tabs

Ctrl + Shift + W
Close Window
Alt + F4

Cycle through Tabs in Ctrl + Tab

Recently Used Order -if enabled in Options

Exit Ctrl + Shift + Q

Ctrl + Page Up
Go one Tab to the Left Ctrl + Shift + Tab *
* see below

Ctrl + Page Down

Go one Tab to the Right Ctrl + Tab *

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* if the setting Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used

order is disabled in Options

Go to Tab 1 to 8 Ctrl + 1 to 8

Go to Last Tab Ctrl + 9

Move Tab Left Ctrl + Shift + Page Up

Move Tab Right Ctrl + Shift + Page Down

Ctrl + Shift + Home

- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance,
Move Tab to start
by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then
Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar.

Ctrl + Shift + End

- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance,
Move Tab to end
by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then
Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar.

Mute/Unmute Audio Ctrl + M

New Tab Ctrl + T

New Window Ctrl + N

New Private Window Ctrl + Shift + P

Open Address or Search in Alt + Shift + Enter

New Background Tab - from address bar

Open Address or Search in Alt + Enter

New Foreground Tab - from address bar or Search bar

Open Address or Search in Shift + Enter

New Window - from address bar or the Search field on the New Tab page

Ctrl + Enter
Open Search in New
- from the Search field on the New Tab page.
Background Tab
(see note, below)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

- from the Search field on the New Tab page.
Open Search in New
Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are
Foreground Tab
switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch
to it immediately is enabled in Options

Open Focused Bookmark or

Enter
Link in Current Tab

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Open Focused Bookmark in

Ctrl + Enter
New Foreground Tab

Open Focused Bookmark in

Ctrl + Shift + Enter
New Background Tab

Open Focused Link in New Ctrl + Enter

Background Tab (see note, below)

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Open Focused Link in New Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are
Foreground Tab switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch
to it immediately is enabled in Options

Open Focused Bookmark or

Shift + Enter
Link in New Window

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Show All Tabs - if the setting Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used
order is enabled in Options

Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + T

Undo Close Window Ctrl + Shift + N

Moves the URL left or right

(if cursor is in the address Ctrl + Shift + X
bar)

History
Command Shortcut

History sidebar Ctrl + H

Library window �History) Ctrl + Shift + H

Clear Recent History Ctrl + Shift + Del

Bookmarks
Command Shortcut

Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl + Shift + D

Bookmark This Page Ctrl + D

Bookmarks sidebar Ctrl + B

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Show/hide the Bookmarks toolbar Ctrl + Shift + B

Show All Bookmarks �Library Window) Ctrl + Shift + O

Space
Show List of All Bookmarks - in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks
Library Window or Sidebar.

Type the character or quickly type the

Focus Next Bookmark/Folder whose name (or sorted character sequence.
property) starts with a given character or character - in Bookmarks Library, Bookmarks
sequence Toolbar, Bookmarks Menu, Bookmarks
Sidebar

Tools
Command Shortcut

Downloads Ctrl + J

Add-ons Ctrl + Shift + A

Toggle F12
Developer Tools Ctrl + Shift + I

Web Console Ctrl + Shift + K

Inspector Ctrl + Shift + C

Ctrl + Shift + S
Take a Note: This is customizable – click menu , open Add-ons and Themes , select
screenshot Extensions , open up the menu at top right of page, then choose Manage
Extension Shortcuts .

Style Editor Shift + F7

Profiler Shift + F5

Network Ctrl + Shift + E

Responsive
Ctrl + Shift + M
Design View

Page Source Ctrl + U

Browser
Ctrl + Shift + J
Console

Page Info Ctrl + I

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PDF Viewer
Command Shortcut

Next page N or J or →

Previous page P or K or ←

Zoom in Ctrl + +

Zoom out Ctrl + -

Automatic Zoom Ctrl + 0

Rotate the document clockwise R

Rotate counterclockwise Shift + R

Switch to Presentation Mode Ctrl + Alt + P

Choose Text Selection Tool S

Choose Hand Tool H

Focus the Page Number input box Ctrl + Alt + G

Miscellaneous
Command Shortcut

Complete .com Address Ctrl + Enter

Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Shift + Del

Toggle Full Screen F11

Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden) Alt or F10

Toggle Reader Mode F9

Caret Browsing F7

F6
Focus Address Bar Alt + D
Ctrl + L

F6
Focus Search Field in Library
Ctrl + F

Stop Autoscroll Mode Esc

Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation Esc

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Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar Esc

Esc
Close a Menu Alt
F10

Toggle Context Menu Shift + F10

Media shortcuts

See also HTML5 audio and video in Firefox.

Command Shortcut

Toggle Play / Pause Space bar

Decrease volume ↓

Increase volume ↑

Mute audio Ctrl + ↓

Unmute audio Ctrl + ↑

Seek back 15 seconds ←

Seek back 10 % Ctrl + ←

Seek forward 15 seconds →

Seek forward 10 % Ctrl + →

Seek to the beginning Home

Seek to the end End

Selection of Multiple Tabs

These shortcuts require the tab bar to be "in focus." Currently, the only way to do
this is to focus an adjacent object and "tab into" the tab bar, for instance, by hitting
Ctrl + L to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab repeatedly until the
current tab gets a colored border.

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Command Shortcut

Arrow Keys
Select left, right, first or last tab. Deselect all other tabs. Home
End

Ctrl �
Arrow Keys
Move the colored border to left, right, first or last tab.
Ctrl + Home
Ctrl + End

Select or deselect the tab with the colored border. The other tabs stay
Ctrl + Space
selected or deselected.

Developer shortcuts
You can also use keyboard shortcuts with developer tools in Firefox. See the All Keyboard
shortcuts MDN Web Docs page.

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