Chrome keyboard shortcuts
Browser shortcuts are some of the highest-value ones to learn because you use a browser all day. Chrome’s tab shortcuts also work in Edge, Firefox and most other browsers, so learning them once pays off everywhere.
Practise Chrome shortcuts
24 Chrome shortcuts for Windows. You get 10 prompts: press the real keys on your keyboard (or pick from four answers on a phone). Anything you miss comes back sooner in your daily review.
Chrome shortcut cheat sheet
Tabs & windows
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| New tab | CtrlT | ⌘cmdT |
| Reopen last closed tab | CtrlShiftT | ⌘cmd⇧shiftT |
| Close current tab | CtrlW | ⌘cmdW |
| New window | CtrlN | ⌘cmdN |
| New Incognito window | CtrlShiftN | ⌘cmd⇧shiftN |
| Next tab | CtrlTab | ⌘cmd⌥option→ |
| Previous tab | CtrlShiftTab | ⌘cmd⌥option← |
| Jump to tab 1 to 8Any number 1 to 8 | Ctrl1 | ⌘cmd1 |
| Jump to last tab | Ctrl9 | ⌘cmd9 |
Page
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Reload pageF5 also works on Windows | CtrlR | ⌘cmdR |
| Hard reload (ignore cache) | CtrlShiftR | ⌘cmd⇧shiftR |
| Zoom in | Ctrl= | ⌘cmd= |
| Zoom out | Ctrl- | ⌘cmd- |
| Reset zoom | Ctrl0 | ⌘cmd0 |
| Find on page | CtrlF | ⌘cmdF |
| Bookmark this page | CtrlD | ⌘cmdD |
| Focus the address bar | CtrlL | ⌘cmdL |
| Back | Alt← | ⌘cmd[ |
| Forward | Alt→ | ⌘cmd] |
Chrome tools
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open History | CtrlH | ⌘cmdY |
| Open Downloads | CtrlJ | ⌘cmd⇧shiftJ |
| Clear browsing data | CtrlShiftDelete | ⌘cmd⇧shift⌫delete |
| Open Developer Tools | CtrlShiftI | ⌘cmd⌥optionI |
| Show or hide bookmarks bar | CtrlShiftB | ⌘cmd⇧shiftB |
Source: Google Chrome Help: Chrome keyboard shortcuts. Defaults for the current version as documented by Google; custom keymaps and non-US keyboard layouts can differ.
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Quick answers
Chrome shortcut questions
How do I reopen a closed tab?
Press Ctrl+Shift+T on Windows, Linux or ChromeOS, or Cmd+Shift+T on a Mac. Press it again to reopen earlier closed tabs.
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