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Google Chrome Keyboard shortcut keys | Windows and Linux

Windows and Linux

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	Ctrl + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	Ctrl + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed	Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
Jump to the previous open tab	Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
Jump to a specific tab	Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Jump to the rightmost tab	Ctrl + 9
Open your home page in the current tab	Alt + Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Right arrow
Close the current tab	Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
Close the current window	Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4
Minimize the current window	Alt + Space then n
Maximize the current window	Alt + Space then x
Quit Google Chrome	Alt + f then x

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu	Alt + f or Alt + e
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar	Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager	Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab	Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager	Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar	Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar	F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars	F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + Shift + g
Open Developer Tools	Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
Open the Clear Browsing Data options	Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab	F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest	Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form	Alt + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search	Type a search term + Alt + Enter
Jump to the address bar	Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
Search from anywhere on the page	Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
Move cursor to the address bar	Control + F5

Webpage shortcuts

Mouse shortcuts

Mac

If you’re on Mac Catalina and up, keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	⌘ + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	⌘ + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	⌘ + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed	⌘ + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	⌘ + Option + Right arrow
Jump to the previous open tab	⌘ + Option + Left arrow
Jump to a specific tab	⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8
Jump to the last tab	⌘ + 9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Close the current tab or pop-up	⌘ + w
Close the current window	⌘ + Shift + w
Minimize the window	⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome	⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome	⌘ + q

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar	⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager	⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab	⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab	⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text	⌘ + e
Open Developer Tools	⌘ + Option + i
Open the Clear Browsing Data options	⌘ + Shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest, or access payment and password info	⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar	Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars	⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form	⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Control + Enter
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new tab	Type a site name + Control + Shift + Enter
Open the website in a new background tab	Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter
Jump to the address bar	⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop
Move cursor to the address bar	Control + F5

Webpage shortcuts

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action	Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)	Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab	⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it	⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window	Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)	Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)	Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position	Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link	Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history	Right-click Back or click & hold Back Right-click Next or click & hold Next
Increase the window to full height	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip

Windows and Linux

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	Ctrl + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	Ctrl + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed	Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
Jump to the previous open tab	Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
Jump to a specific tab	Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Jump to the rightmost tab	Ctrl + 9
Open your home page in the current tab	Alt + Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab	Alt + Right arrow
Close the current tab	Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
Close the current window	Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4
Minimize the current window	Alt + Space then n
Maximize the current window	Alt + Space then x
Quit Google Chrome	Alt + f then x

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu	Alt + f or Alt + e
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar	Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager	Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab	Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager	Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar	Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar	F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars	F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + Shift + g
Open Developer Tools	Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
Open the Clear Browsing Data options	Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab	F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest	Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form	Alt + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search	Type a search term + Alt + Enter
Jump to the address bar	Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
Search from anywhere on the page	Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
Move cursor to the address bar	Control + F5

Webpage shortcuts

Mouse shortcuts

Mac

If you’re on Mac Catalina and up, keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.

Tab and window shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open a new window	⌘ + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	⌘ + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it	⌘ + t
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed	⌘ + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab	⌘ + Option + Right arrow
Jump to the previous open tab	⌘ + Option + Left arrow
Jump to a specific tab	⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8
Jump to the last tab	⌘ + 9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab	⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Close the current tab or pop-up	⌘ + w
Close the current window	⌘ + Shift + w
Minimize the window	⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome	⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome	⌘ + q

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar	⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager	⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab	⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab	⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text	⌘ + e
Open Developer Tools	⌘ + Option + i
Open the Clear Browsing Data options	⌘ + Shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest, or access payment and password info	⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar	Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars	⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form	⌘ + Option + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Control + Enter
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new tab	Type a site name + Control + Shift + Enter
Open the website in a new background tab	Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter
Jump to the address bar	⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop
Move cursor to the address bar	Control + F5

Webpage shortcuts

Mouse shortcuts

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action	Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)	Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab	⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it	⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window	Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)	Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)	Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position	Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link	Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history	Right-click Back or click & hold Back Right-click Next or click & hold Next
Increase the window to full height	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip