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Keyboard shortcuts

This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be customized using the Customizable Shortcuts extension.

Navigation

CommandShortcut
Back Alt + ←
Backspace
Forward Alt + →
Shift + Backspace
Home Alt + Home
Open File Ctrl + O
Reload F5
Ctrl + R
Reload (override cache) Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
Stop Esc


Current Page

Command Shortcut
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
Move to Next Frame F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift + F6
Print Ctrl + P
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
Paste Ctrl + V
Redo Ctrl + Y
Select All Ctrl + A
Undo Ctrl + Z


Search

Command Shortcut
Find Ctrl + F
Find Again F3
Ctrl + G
Find Previous Shift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + G
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
Search bar Ctrl + K
Select or Manage Search Engines Alt + ↑
Alt + ↓
F4 		- when Search Bar is focused


Windows & Tabs

See also Tabbed browsing.
Command Shortcut
Close Tab Ctrl + W
Ctrl + F4		 - except for App Tabs
Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
Move Tab in focus Left Ctrl + ←
Ctrl + ↑
Move Tab in focus Right Ctrl + →
Ctrl + ↓
Move Tab in focus to start Ctrl + Home
Move Tab in focus to end Ctrl + End
New Tab Ctrl + T
New Window Ctrl + N
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Page Down
Open Address in New Tab Alt + Enter - from Location Bar or Search Bar
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + T
Undo Close Window Ctrl + Shift + N
Select Tab 1 to 8 Ctrl + 1to8
Select Last Tab Ctrl + 9
Tab Groups View Ctrl + Shift + E
Close Tab Groups View Esc
Next Tab Group Ctrl + ` - only for some keyboard layouts
Previous Tab Group Ctrl + Shift + ` - only for some keyboard layouts


History

Command Shortcut
History sidebar Ctrl + H
Library window (History) Ctrl + Shift + H


Bookmarks

Command Shortcut
Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl + Shift + D
Bookmark This Page Ctrl + D
Bookmarks sidebar Ctrl + B
Ctrl + I
Library window (Bookmarks) Ctrl + Shift + B


Tools

Command Shortcut
Downloads Ctrl + J
Add-ons Ctrl + Shift + A
Web Console Ctrl + Shift + K
Inspect Ctrl + Shift + I
Scratchpad Shift + F4
Style Editor Shift + F7
Page Source Ctrl + U
Error Console Ctrl + Shift + J
   
Toggle Private Browsing Ctrl + Shift + P
Clear Recent History Ctrl + Shift + Del


Miscellaneous

Command Shortcut
Complete .com Address Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Del
Toggle Full Screen F11
   
Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden) Alt
F10
Show/Hide Add-on Bar Ctrl + /
Caret Browsing F7
Select Location Bar Alt + D
Ctrl + L


Media shortcuts (Ogg and WebM Videos Only)

See also Viewing video in Firefox without a plugin.
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
Contributors to this page: Chris_Ilias, cor-el, Cww, underpass, KadirTopal, Tonnes, mkupper, smo, Verdi, scoobidiver, BijuGC, TomW, brix22, jhawkinson, Dingster

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