Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts

Updated: 12/10/2023 by Computer Hope

Below lists of all the major keyboard shortcuts associated with the Google Chrome Internet browser. That is to say, each shortcut in the following section performs a specific task when used with a Chrome browser window active. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for information about other programs or universal shortcuts.

Note

If you are using Chrome on a Mac computer, use Command instead of Ctrl where applicable.

Tip

We also have a full list of shortcuts specific to Chromebooks on our Chromebook keyboard shortcuts page.

Shortcut Keys	Description
`Alt`+`Home`	Open your homepage.
`Alt`+`←`	Back a page.
`Alt`+`→`	Forward a page.
`Alt`+`↓`	Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu.
`F11`	Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
`Esc`	Stop loading the page or a download from loading.
`Ctrl`+`-`	Zoom out of a web page and decrease font size (if supported).
`Ctrl`+`+`	Zoom in on a web page and decrease font size (if supported).
`Ctrl`+`0`	Reset browser zoom to default.
`Ctrl`+`1` - `Ctrl`+`8`	Pressing `Ctrl` and any number `1` through `8` moves to the corresponding tab in your tab bar.
`Ctrl`+`9`	Switch to the last tab.
`Ctrl`+`Enter`	This combination is used to quickly complete an address. For example, type "computerhope" in the address bar and press `Ctrl`+`Enter` to get https://www.computerhope.com.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Delete`	Open the Clear browsing data window to quickly clear private data.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`	Search open tabs.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown.
`Shift`+`Esc`	Opens the Google Chrome Task Manager.
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select everything on a page.
`Ctrl`+`D`	Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.
`Ctrl`+`F`	Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page.
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open a file in the browser.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`	Open the Bookmark manager.
`Ctrl`+`H`	Open browser history in a new tab.
`Ctrl`+`J`	Display the downloads window.
`Ctrl`+`K` or `Ctrl`+`E`	Moves your text cursor to the omnibox so that you can begin typing your search query and perform a Google search.
`Ctrl`+`L`, `Alt`+`D`	Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it.
`Ctrl`+`N`	Open New browser window.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Open a new window in incognito (private) mode.
`Ctrl`+`P`	Print the current page or frame.
`Ctrl`+`R` or `F5`	Refresh the current page or frame.
`Ctrl`+`S`	Opens the Save As window to save the current page.
`Ctrl`+`T`	Opens a new tab.
`Ctrl`+`U`	View a web page's source code.
`Ctrl`+`W`	Closes the current tab.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`	Closes the currently active window.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`	This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs, press this keyboard shortcut multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs.
`Ctrl`+`Tab`	Moves through each of the open tabs (left to right). Doing `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` reverses the direction (right to left).
`Ctrl`+Left-click	Open a link in a new tab in the background.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+Left-click	Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab.
`Ctrl`+`PgDn`	Open the browser tab to the right.
`Ctrl`+`PgUp`	Open the browser tab to the left.
`Spacebar`	Moves down a page at a time.
`Shift`+`spacebar`	Moves up a page at a time.
`Alt`+`Shift`+`B`	Opens the browser bookmarks bar.
`Alt`+`Shift`+`I`	Open the Chrome feedback window.
`Home`	Go to the top of the page.
`End`	Go to the bottom of the page.
`F10`	Selects the kebab menu. Once selected, press `Enter` or the down arrow to access the items in the menu.