Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers

Shortcuts in Mac

When using the keyboard shortcuts given below in Mac, substitute the Ctrl key with the Command key.

 

Web browsers can be operated quite fluidly with several keyboard shortcuts. Be it Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, or Opera; most shortcuts are compatible across every web browser out there.

This allows users to easily switch to different browsers without the need to learn anything new. However, there are certain browser-specific keyboard shortcuts as well, which if known are certainly beneficial, but not knowing them doesn't affect usability.

Below, we've tried to cover the most common and useful keyboard shortcuts that are compatible with almost all web browsers. Take a look!

Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers

Switching Tabs

 

➤ Ctrl + 1-8 ― Switches to a specific tab in numerical order (from the left)

➤ Ctrl + 9 ― Switches to the last tab

➤ Ctrl + Tab ― Switches to the next tab

➤ Ctrl + Shift + Tab ― Switches to the previous tab

 

Opening or Closing a Tab or Window

 

➤ Ctrl + T ― Opens a new tab

➤ Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 ― Closes the current tab

➤ Ctrl + Shift + T ― Reopens the last closed tab

➤ Ctrl + N ― Opens a new browser window

➤ Alt + F4 ― Closes the current browser window

 

Tab Commands Using Mouse and Keyboard

 

➤ Middle Clicking a Tab ― Closes the tab

➤ Middle Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new background tab

➤ Shift + Left Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new window

➤ Ctrl + Shift + Left Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new foreground tab

➤ Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up ― Zooms into a page

➤ Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down ― Zooms out of a page

 

 

Navigation

 

➤ Alt + Left Arrow, Backspace ― Loads the previous page

➤ Alt + Right Arrow, Shift + Backspace ― Loads the next page (applies only if the previous command is used at least once).

➤ F5 ― Reloads the page (to the state when opened last)

➤ Ctrl + F5 ― Clears the cached copy of the page and reloads it completely to show server changes if any.

➤ Esc ― Stops loading a page

➤ Alt + Home ― Opens the default homepage

➤ Ctrl + Plus Sign ― Zooms into a page

➤ Ctrl + Minus Sign ― Zooms out of a page

➤ Ctrl + 0 ― Restores the default zoom level

➤ F11 ― Switches to full-screen mode

➤ Space, Page Down ― Scrolls the page down

➤ Shift + Space, Page Up ― Scrolls the page up

➤ Home ― Navigates to the top of page

➤ End ― Navigates to the end of the page

 

Search and Address Bar

 

➤ Ctrl + E ― Highlights the browser's default search box

➤ Alt + Enter ― Searches the typed keyword in a new tab

➤ Ctrl + F ― Opens a search box to find words or phrases on the current page

➤ Ctrl + G ― Finds the next matching word with the one searched for on a page

➤ Ctrl + Shift + G ― Finds the previous matching word with the one searched for on a page

➤ Ctrl + L, F6 ― Highlights the address bar.

➤ Ctrl + Enter ― Adds prefix (www.) and suffix (.com) to the text in the address bar and loads the website.

➤ Alt + Enter ― Opens the website typed in the address bar in a new tab

 

History and Bookmarks

 

➤ Ctrl + H ― Opens the browsing history

➤ Ctrl + J ― Opens the download history

➤ Ctrl + D ― Bookmarks the current website

➤ Ctrl + Shift + Delete ― Opens the 'Clear Browsing History' window

 

Other Useful Shortcuts

 

➤ Ctrl + P ― Opens the 'Print' prompt in order to print the current page

➤ Ctrl + S ― Opens the 'Save As' prompt in order to save the current page

➤ Ctrl + O ― Opens a file from the computer (only compatible ones)

➤ F12 ― Opens developer tools

➤ Ctrl + U ― Opens the current page's source code (exception in Internet Explorer)

Now that you know a lot of keyboard shortcuts, try to use of most of them to make your browsing experience even better.

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