Firefox Keyboard shortcuts

Here is a list of Firefox keyboard and mouse shortcuts for each of the three major operating systems organized by topic that will help you to navigate and use Firefox and the Web in a much more productive and fun way. You can increase5 or decrease5 the size of the text on this page by doing the following. Hold down the Ctrl key (Cmd on Mac) and press the plus or minus key. To reset the text to default size; Hold down the Ctrl key (Cmd on Mac) and press 0 (zero).

Navigation

Command	Shortcut
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

 

1         Current Page

Command	Shortcut
Go Down a Screen	Page Down
Go Up a Screen	Page Up
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

2         Editing

Command	Shortcut
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Delete	Del
Paste	Ctrl + V
Paste (as plain text)	Ctrl + Shift + V
Redo	Ctrl + Y
Select All	Ctrl + A
Undo	Ctrl + Z

 

3         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
Focus Search bar	Ctrl + K Ctrl + E
Quickly switch between search engines	Ctrl + ↑ Ctrl + ↓	- when Search Bar is focused
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines	Alt + ↑ Alt + ↓ F4	- when Search Bar is focused

4        Windows & Tabs

See also Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window.

Some of these shortcuts require the currently selected tab to be "in focus." Currently, the only way to do this is to select an adjacent object and "tab into" the current tab, for instance, by hitting Alt + D to select the address bar, and then Shift + Tab twice.

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 + Shift + Page Up
Move Tab in focus Right	Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Move Tab in focus to start	Ctrl + Home
Move Tab in focus to end	Ctrl + End
Mute/Unmute Audio	Ctrl + M
New Tab	Ctrl + T
New Window	Ctrl + N
New Private Window	Ctrl + Shift + P
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

 

5         History

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

6        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

7         Tools

Command	Shortcut
Downloads	Ctrl + J
Add-ons	Ctrl + Shift + A
Toggle Developer Tools	F12 Ctrl + Shift + I
Web Console	Ctrl + Shift + K
Inspector	Ctrl + Shift + C
Debugger	Ctrl + Shift + S
Style Editor	Shift + F7
Profiler	Shift + F5
Network	Ctrl + Shift + Q
Developer Toolbar	Shift + F2
Responsive Design View	Ctrl + Shift + M
Scratchpad	Shift + F4
Page Source	Ctrl + U
Browser Console	Ctrl + Shift + J

8      PDF Viewer

Command	Shortcut
Next page	N or J or →
Previous page	P or K or ←
Zoom in	Ctrl + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + -
Automatic Zoom	Ctrl + 0
Rotate the document clockwise	R
Rotate counterclockwise	Shift + R
Switch to Presentation Mode	Ctrl + Alt + P
Toggle Hand Tool	H
Focus the Page Number input box	Ctrl + Alt + G

9        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 activation (showing it temporarily when hidden)	Alt or F10
Show/Hide Add-on Bar	Ctrl + /
Caret Browsing	F7
Select Location Bar	F6 Alt + D Ctrl + L

10   Media shortcuts

See also HTML5 audio and video in Firefox.

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