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Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Description
Alt + ← Back
Backspace* *when browser.backspace_action is set to 0 (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default.
Alt + → Forward
Shift + Backspace* *see above.
Alt + Home Home
Ctrl + O Open File
F5
Ctrl + R
Reload
Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
Reload (override cache)
Esc Stop
Tab Focus Next Link or Input Field
Shift + Tab Focus Previous Link or Input Field
Page Down
Space bar
Go Down a Screen
Page Up
Shift + Space bar
Go Up a Screen
End
Ctrl + ↓
Go to Bottom of Page
Home
Ctrl + ↑
Go to Top of Page
F6 Move to Next Frame, Pop-Up
Shift + F6 Move to Previous Frame, Pop-Up
Ctrl + P Print
Alt + Enter Save Focused Link
- when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default.
Ctrl + S Save Page As
Ctrl + + Zoom In
Ctrl + - Zoom Out
Ctrl + 0 Zoom Reset
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + X Cut
Del Delete
Ctrl + Backspace Delete Word to the Left
Ctrl + Del Delete Word to the Right
Ctrl + ← Go one Word to the Left
Ctrl + → Go one Word to the Right
Home
Ctrl + ↑
Go to Beginning of Line
End
Ctrl + ↓
Go to End of Line
Ctrl + Home Go to Beginning of Text
Ctrl + End Go to End of Text
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Shift + V Paste (as plain text)
Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + Z Undo
Alt + select link text Select link text only
Ctrl + F Find in This Page
F3
Ctrl + G
Find Again
Shift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + G
Find Previous
' 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 Address Bar Web Search with Default Search Engine
Ctrl + K
Ctrl + E
Focus Address bar for Web Search with Default Search Engine
- if search bar is not shown
Ctrl + K
Ctrl + E
Focus Search bar
- 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 + ↓
Alt + ↑
F4
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines
- when the Search bar is focused
Ctrl + W
Ctrl + F4
Close Tab
- except for Pinned Tabs
Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
Close Window
Ctrl + Tab Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order
- if enabled in Settings
Ctrl + Shift + Q Exit
Ctrl + Page Up
Ctrl + Shift + Tab*
Go one Tab to the Left
* see below
Ctrl + Page Down
Ctrl + Tab*
Go one Tab to the Right
* if the setting Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order is disabled in Settings
Ctrl + 1 to 8 Go to Tab 1 to 8
Ctrl + 9 Go to Last Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Move Tab Left
Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Move Tab Right
Ctrl + Shift + Home Move Tab to start
- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar.
Ctrl + Shift + End Move Tab to end
- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar.
Ctrl + M Mute/Unmute Audio
Ctrl + T New Tab
Ctrl + N New Window
Ctrl + Shift + P New Private Window
Alt + Shift + Enter Open Address or Search in New Background Tab
- from address bar
Alt + Enter Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab
- from address bar or Search bar
Shift + Enter Open Address or Search in New Window
- from address bar or the Search field on the New Tab page
Ctrl + Enter Open Search in New Background Tab
- from the Search field on the New Tab page.
(see note, below)
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Open Search in New Foreground Tab
- from the Search field on the New Tab page.
Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are switched if the setting When you open a link, image or media in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in Settings
Enter Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab
Ctrl + Enter Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab
Ctrl + Enter Open Focused Link in New Background Tab
(see note, below)
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Open Focused Link in New Foreground Tab
Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are switched if the setting When you open a link, image or media in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in Settings
Shift + Enter Open Focused Bookmark or 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 Settings
Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen last closed tab or window
Note: Reopens last closed tab or window, in the order closed. If there aren't any tabs or windows to reopen, this command restores the previous session.
Ctrl + Shift + N Reopen last closed window
Ctrl + Shift + X Moves the URL left or right (if cursor is in the address bar)
Ctrl + H History sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + H Library window (History)
Ctrl + Shift + Del Clear Recent History
Ctrl + Shift + D Bookmark All Tabs
Ctrl + D Bookmark This Page
Ctrl + B Bookmarks sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + B Show/hide the Bookmarks toolbar
Ctrl + Shift + O Show All Bookmarks (Library Window)
Space Show List of All Bookmarks
- in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks Library Window or Sidebar.
Type the character or quickly type the character sequence. Focus Next Bookmark/Folder whose name (or sorted property) starts with a given character or character sequence
- in Bookmarks Library, Bookmarks Toolbar, Bookmarks Menu, Bookmarks Sidebar
Ctrl + J Downloads
Ctrl + Shift + A Add-ons
F12
Ctrl + Shift + I
Toggle Developer Tools
Ctrl + Shift + K Web Console
Ctrl + Shift + C Inspector
Ctrl + Shift + S Take a screenshot
Shift + F7 Style Editor
Shift + Esc Task Manager
Shift + F5 Profiler
Ctrl + Shift + E Network
Ctrl + Shift + M Responsive Design View
Ctrl + U Page Source
Ctrl + Shift + J Browser Console
Ctrl + I Page Info
N or J or → Go to the next page in PDF Viewer
P or K or ← Go to the previous page in PDF Viewer
Ctrl + + Zoom in on the PDF document
Ctrl + - Zoom out on the PDF document
Ctrl + 0 Reset zoom to automatic in PDF Viewer
R Rotate the PDF document clockwise
Shift + R Rotate the PDF document counterclockwise
Ctrl + Alt + P Switch to Presentation Mode in PDF Viewer
S Select the Text Selection Tool in PDF Viewer
H Select the Hand Tool in PDF Viewer
Ctrl + Alt + G Focus the Page Number input box in PDF Viewer
Ctrl + Enter Complete .com Address
Shift + Del Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry
F11 Toggle Full Screen
Alt or F10 Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden)
F9 Toggle Reader Mode
F7 Caret Browsing
F6
Alt + D
Ctrl + L
Focus Address Bar
F6
Ctrl + F
Focus Search Field in Library
Esc Stop Autoscroll Mode
Esc Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation
Esc Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar
Esc Close a Menu
Alt
F10
Toggle Menu Bar activation
Shift + F10 Toggle Context Menu
Space bar Toggle Play / Pause
Decrease volume
Increase volume
Ctrl + ↓ Mute audio
Ctrl + ↑ Unmute audio
Seek back 15 seconds
Ctrl + ← Seek back 10 %
Seek forward 15 seconds
Ctrl + → Seek forward 10 %
Home Seek to the beginning
End Seek to the end
Arrow Keys
Home
End
Select left, right, first or last tab. Deselect all other tabs.
Ctrl + Arrow Keys
Ctrl + Home
Ctrl + End
Move the colored border to left, right, first or last tab.
Ctrl + Space Select or deselect the tab with the colored border. The other tabs stay selected or deselected.
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