Become a Firefox Ninja with these keyboard shortcuts. Once you get the hang of these you’ll be browsing Super Fast. If we missed your favourite shortcut feel free to drop it in a comment below.
Navigation | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| back | Alt + Left Arrow Backspace |
| forward | Shift + Backspace |
| home | Alt + Home |
| reload | F5 Ctrl + R |
| reload (override cache) | Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R |
| stop | Esc |
Current Page | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| go to bottom of page | End |
| go to top of page | Home |
| scroll down the page | spacebar |
| scroll up the page | shift + spacebar |
| page Source | Ctrl + U |
| Ctrl + P | |
Search | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| find | Ctrl+F |
| find again | F3 Ctrl + G |
| find previous | Shift + F3 Ctrl + Shift + G |
Windows & Tabs | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| close tab | Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4 |
| close window | Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4 |
| new tab | Ctrl + T |
| new window | Ctrl + N |
| next tab | Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Page Down |
| 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 + (1 to 8) |
| select last tab | Ctrl + 9 |
| tab groups view | Ctrl + Shift + E |
History | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| history sidebar | Ctrl + H |
| library window (history) | Ctrl + Shift + H |
Bookmarks | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| bookmark all tabs | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| bookmark this page | Ctrl + D |
| bookmarks sidebar | Ctrl + B |
| library window (bookmarks) | Ctrl + Shift + B |
Tools | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| downloads | Ctrl + J |
| add-ons | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| toggle private browsing | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| clear recent history | Ctrl + Shift + Del |
Miscellaneous | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| complete .com address | Ctrl + Enter |
| complete .net address | Shift + Enter |
| complete .org address | Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
Mouse shortcuts | |
command |
keyboard shortcut |
| previous page | Shift + scroll down |
| next page | Shift + scroll up |
| decrease text size | Ctrl + scroll up |
| increase text size | Ctrl-scroll down |
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