Google Chrome shortcut keys
Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys used with the Google Chrome Internet browser. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for shortcut keys used in other programs.
Note
If you are using Chrome on a Mac computer, use the Command key instead of the Ctrl key where applicable.
Tip
We also have a full list of shortcuts specific to Chromebooks on our Chromebook shortcut keys page.
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt+Home | Open your homepage. |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page. |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
| 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+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom in on the page. |
| Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 moves to the corresponding tab in your tab bar. |
| Ctrl+9 | Switch to last tab. |
| Ctrl+0 | Reset browser zoom to default. |
| 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+Del | Open the Clear browsing data window to quickly clear private data. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown. |
| 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 | 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 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 selected window. |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs, you can press this shortcut key multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs. |
| Ctrl+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the right. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the 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+Page Down | Open the browser tab to the right. |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Open the browser tab to the left. |
| Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
| Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
| Home | Go to top of page. |
| End | Go to bottom of page. |
| Alt+Down Arrow | Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu. |