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This article lists keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.
The shortcuts only work if they are not used by the desktop environment or window manager.
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
), the Emacs shortcut will take precedence if focus is inside a text box (which would include the address bar and search bar). In such cases you should use the alternate keyboard shortcut if one is listed below.
For mouse shortcuts, see
Use mouse shortcuts to perform common tasks in Firefox
To customize shortcuts, see
Customize keyboard shortcuts in Firefox
Table of Contents
Current Page
Editing
Windows & Tabs
History
History
Bookmarks
Tools
10
PDF Viewer
11
Miscellaneous
12
Miscellaneous
13
Media shortcuts
14
Selection of Multiple Tabs
15
Developer shortcuts
Command
Shortcut
Back
Alt
command
command
Alt
Ctrl
Backspace
*when
browser.backspace_action
is set to
(as in the
Configuration Editor
), which is not the default.
Forward
Alt
command
command
Alt
Ctrl
Shift
Backspace
*see above.
Alt
option
Open File
Ctrl
command
Reload
F5
Ctrl
command
Reload (override cache)
Ctrl
F5
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Stop
Esc
command
Current Page
Command
Shortcut
Focus Next Link or Input Field
Tab
Focus Previous Link or Input Field
Shift
Tab
Go Down a Screen
Page Down
fn
Space bar
Go Up a Screen
Page Up
fn
Shift
Space bar
Go to Bottom of Page
End
Ctrl
command
Go to Top of Page
Ctrl
command
Move to Next Frame, Pop-Up
F6
Move to Previous Frame, Pop-Up
Shift
F6
Ctrl
command
Save Focused Link
Alt
Enter
option
return
-when
browser.altClickSave
is set to
true
(as in the
Configuration Editor
), which is not the default.
Save Page As
Ctrl
command
Zoom In
Ctrl
command
Zoom Out
Ctrl
command
Zoom Reset
Ctrl
command
Editing
Command
Shortcut
Copy
Ctrl
command
Cut
Ctrl
command
Delete
Del
delete
Delete Word to the Left
Ctrl
Backspace
Delete Word to the Right
Ctrl
Del
Go one Word to the Left
Ctrl
Go one Word to the Right
Ctrl
Go to Beginning of Line
Ctrl
Go to End of Line
End
Ctrl
Go to Beginning of Text
Ctrl
Go to End of Text
Ctrl
End
Paste
Ctrl
command
Paste (as plain text)
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Redo
Ctrl
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Select All
Ctrl
command
Undo
Ctrl
command
Select link text only
Alt
+ select link text
opt
+ select link text
Command
Shortcut
Find in This Page
Ctrl
command
Find Again
F3
Ctrl
command
Find Previous
Shift
F3
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Quick Find within link-text only
Quick Find
Close the Find or Quick Find bar
Esc
- when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused
Switch Search Engine
Alt
Alt
option
option
- after you have written something (or pressed
) in the address bar
(After you have written something in the address bar) press
Shift
Tab
to move focus from the address bar to the Unified Search Button, then press
to expand the menu.
Web Search with Default Search Engine
Type
and a space (or only
) into empty Address Bar
Focus
Address bar
for Web Search with Default Search Engine
Ctrl
command
Ctrl
Ctrl
command
option
- if search bar is not shown
Focus the
Search bar
Ctrl
command
Ctrl
Ctrl
command
option
- if search bar is shown
Change the Default Search Engine
Ctrl
Ctrl
command
command
- in the
Search bar
or the Search field of the
New Tab
page.
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines
Alt
Alt
F4
option
option
- when the
Search bar
is focused
Windows & Tabs
See also
Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window
Command
Shortcut
Close Tab
Ctrl
Ctrl
F4
command
- except for
Pinned Tabs
Close Window
Ctrl
Shift
Alt
F4
command
shift
Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order
Ctrl
Tab
control
tab
-if enabled in
Settings
Exit
Quit
Ctrl
Shift
Ctrl
command
Go one Tab to the Left / Up
Ctrl
Page Up
control
page up
command
option
command
option
Ctrl
Shift
Tab
control
shift
tab
* see below
Go one Tab to the Right / Down
Ctrl
Page Down
control
page down
command
option
command
option
Ctrl
Tab
control
tab
* if the setting
Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order
is disabled in
Settings
Go to Tab 1 to 8
Ctrl
to
command
to
Alt
to
Go to Last Tab
Ctrl
command
Alt
Move Tab Left
Ctrl
Shift
Page Up
Move Tab Right
Ctrl
Shift
Page Down
Move Tab to start
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting
Alt
command
to focus the address bar, and then
Shift
Tab
until you reach the browser tab bar.
Move Tab to end
Ctrl
Shift
End
command
shift
end
- requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting
Alt
command
to focus the address bar, and then
Shift
Tab
until you reach the browser tab bar.
Mute/Unmute Audio
Ctrl
control
New Tab
Ctrl
command
New Window
Ctrl
command
New
Private Window
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Open Address or Search in New Background Tab
Alt
Shift
Enter
option
shift
return
- from address bar
Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab
Alt
Enter
option
return
- from address bar or Search bar
Open Address or Search in New Window
Shift
Enter
shift
return
- from address bar or the Search field on the
New Tab
page
Open Search in New Background Tab
Ctrl
Enter
command
shift
return
- from the Search field on the
New Tab
page.
(see note, below)
Open Search in New Foreground Tab
Ctrl
Shift
Enter
command
return
- 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
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab
Enter
return
Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab
Ctrl
Enter
command
return
Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab
Ctrl
Shift
Enter
command
shift
return
Open Focused Link in New Background Tab
Ctrl
Enter
command
return
(see note, below)
Open Focused Link in New Foreground Tab
Ctrl
Shift
Enter
command
shift
return
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
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window
Shift
Enter
shift
return
Show All Tabs
Ctrl
Shift
Tab
control
shift
tab
- if the setting
Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order
is enabled in
Settings
Expand/collapse vertical tabs
Ctrl
Alt
Ctrl
Undo Close Tab
Reopen last closed tab or window
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
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.
Undo Close Window
Reopen last closed window
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Moves the URL left or right (if cursor is in the address bar)
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
History
Command
Shortcut
History sidebar
Ctrl
Library window (History)
Ctrl
Shift
Clear Recent History
Ctrl
Shift
Del
History
Command
Shortcut
History sidebar
command
shift
Clear Recent History
command
shift
delete
Bookmarks
Command
Shortcut
Bookmark All Tabs
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Bookmark This Page
Ctrl
command
Bookmarks
sidebar
Ctrl
command
Ctrl
Show/hide the Bookmarks toolbar
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Ctrl
Shift
Show All Bookmarks (Library Window)
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Ctrl
Shift
Show List of All Bookmarks
Space
- in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks Library Window or Sidebar.
Focus Next Bookmark/Folder whose name (or sorted property) starts with a given character or character sequence
Type the character or quickly type the character sequence.
- in Bookmarks Library, Bookmarks Toolbar, Bookmarks Menu, Bookmarks Sidebar
Tools
Command
Shortcut
Downloads
Ctrl
Ctrl
Shift
command
Add-ons
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Toggle Developer Tools
F12
Ctrl
Shift
command
alt
Web Console
Ctrl
Shift
command
alt
Inspector
Ctrl
Shift
command
alt
Take a screenshot
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Style Editor
Shift
F7
Task Manager
Shift
Esc
Profiler
Shift
F5
Network
Ctrl
Shift
command
alt
Responsive Design View
Ctrl
Shift
command
alt
Page Source
Ctrl
command
Browser Console
Ctrl
Shift
command
shift
Page Info
Ctrl
command
PDF Viewer
Command
Shortcut
Next page
or
or
Previous page
or
or
Zoom in
Ctrl
command
Zoom out
Ctrl
command
Automatic Zoom
Ctrl
command
Rotate the document clockwise
Rotate counterclockwise
Shift
Switch to Presentation Mode
Ctrl
Alt
command
Alt
Choose Text Selection Tool
Choose Hand Tool
Focus the Page Number input box
Ctrl
Alt
command
Alt
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
Alt
or
F10
Toggle
Reader Mode
Ctrl
Alt
F9
Caret Browsing
F7
Focus Address Bar
F6
Alt
Ctrl
Note:
To focus on the Address Bar, make sure to push
F6
only one time.
Focus Search Field in Library
F6
Ctrl
Stop Autoscroll Mode
Esc
Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation
Esc
Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar
Esc
Close a Menu
Esc
Alt
F10
Toggle Context Menu
Shift
F10
Miscellaneous
Command
Shortcut
Complete .com Address
control
return
command
return
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry
shift
delete
Toggle Full Screen
command
Shift
Toggle
Reader Mode
command
option
Caret Browsing
F7
Focus Address Bar
F6
command
Focus Search Field in Library
F6
command
Stop Autoscroll Mode
Esc
Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation
Esc
Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar
Esc
Close a Menu
Esc
Alt
F10
Open Context Menu
Hold down the
Control
key while you select an item
Media shortcuts
See also
Audio and video files in Firefox
and the
list of Picture-in-Picture (PiP) shortcuts
Command
Shortcut
Toggle Play / Pause
Space bar
Decrease volume
Increase volume
Mute audio
Ctrl
command
Unmute audio
Ctrl
command
Seek back 15 seconds
Seek back 10 %
Ctrl
command
Seek forward 15 seconds
Seek forward 10 %
Ctrl
command
Seek to the beginning
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
command
to focus the address bar, and then
Shift
Tab
repeatedly until the current tab gets a colored border.
Command
Shortcut
Select left, right, first or last tab. Deselect all other tabs.
Arrow Keys
End
Move the colored border to left, right, first or last tab.
Ctrl
command
+ Arrow Keys
Ctrl
command
Ctrl
command
End
Select or deselect the tab with the colored border. The other tabs stay selected or deselected.
Ctrl
Space
command
space
Developer shortcuts
You can also use keyboard shortcuts with developer tools in Firefox. See the
All keyboard shortcuts
Firefox Source Docs
page.
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