This article lists keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. The shortcuts only work if they are not used by the desktop environment or window manager. If you have enabled Emacs-style text editing shortcuts in GNOME, they will also work in Firefox. When an Emacs text editing shortcut conflicts with the default shortcuts (as occurs with Ctrl+K), the Emacs shortcut will take precedence if focus is inside a text box (which would include the address bar and search bar). In such cases you should use the alternate keyboard shortcut if one is listed below.
- For mouse shortcuts, see this article.
Table of Contents
Navigation
Command | Shortcut |
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Back | Alt + ← Ctrl + [ |
Forward | Alt + → Ctrl + ] |
Home | Alt + Home |
Open File | Ctrl + O |
Reload | F5 Ctrl + R |
Reload (override cache) | Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R |
Stop | Esc |
Current Page
Command | Shortcut |
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Focus Next Link or Input Field | Tab |
Focus Previous Link or Input Field | Shift + Tab |
Go Down a Screen | Page Down Space bar |
Go Up a Screen | Page Up Shift + Space bar |
Go to Bottom of Page | End Ctrl + ↓ |
Go to Top of Page | Home Ctrl + ↑ |
Move to Next Frame | F6 |
Move to Previous Frame | Shift + F6 |
Ctrl + P | |
Save Focused Link | Alt + Enter -when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default. |
Save Page As | Ctrl + S |
Zoom In | Ctrl + + |
Zoom Out | Ctrl + - |
Zoom Reset | Ctrl + 0 |
Editing
Command | Shortcut |
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Copy | Ctrl + C |
Cut | Ctrl + X |
Delete | Del |
Delete Word to the Left | Ctrl + Backspace |
Delete Word to the Right | Ctrl + Del |
Go one Word to the Left | Ctrl + ← |
Go one Word to the Right | Ctrl + → |
Go to Beginning of Line | Home |
Go to End of Line | End |
Go to Beginning of Text | Ctrl + Home |
Go to End of Text | Ctrl + End |
Paste | Ctrl + V |
Paste (as plain text) | Ctrl + Shift + V |
Redo | Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Select All | Ctrl + A |
Undo | Ctrl + Z |
Search
Command | Shortcut | |
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Find in This Page | 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 | |
Switch Search Engine | Alt + ↓ Alt + ↑ - after you have written something in the address bar | |
Focus Address bar for Web Search (writes "? " there) | Ctrl + K Ctrl + J - if search bar is not shown | |
Focus Search bar | Ctrl + K Ctrl + J - if search bar is shown | |
Change the Default Search Engine | Ctrl + ↓ Ctrl + ↑ - in the Search bar or the Search field of the New Tab page. | |
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines | Alt + ↓ Alt + ↑ F4 - when the Search bar is focused |
Windows & Tabs
Command | Shortcut |
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Close Tab | Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4 - except for Pinned Tabs |
Close Window | Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4 |
Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order | Ctrl + Tab -if enabled in Preferences |
Quit | Ctrl + Q |
Go one Tab to the Left | Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + Tab * * see below |
Go one Tab to the Right | Ctrl + Page Down Ctrl + Tab * * if the setting Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order is disabled in Preferences |
Go to Tab 1 to 8 | Alt + 1 to 8 |
Go to Last Tab | Alt + 9 |
Move Tab Left | Ctrl + Shift + Page Up |
Move Tab Right | Ctrl + Shift + Page Down |
Move Tab to start | Ctrl + Shift + Home - requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar. |
Move Tab to end | Ctrl + Shift + End - requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting Alt + D to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar. |
Mute/Unmute Audio | Ctrl + M |
New Tab | Ctrl + T |
New Window | Ctrl + N |
New Private Window | Ctrl + Shift + P |
Open Address or Search in New Background Tab | Alt + Shift + Enter - from address bar |
Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab | Alt + Enter - from address bar or Search bar |
Open Address or Search in New Window | Shift + Enter - from address bar or the Search field on the New Tab page |
Open Search in New Background Tab | Ctrl + Enter - from the Search field on the New Tab page. (see note, below) |
Open Search in New Foreground Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Enter - from the Search field on the New Tab page. Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in Preferences |
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab | Enter |
Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab | Ctrl + Enter |
Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
Open Focused Link in New Background Tab | Ctrl + Enter (see note, below) |
Open Focused Link in New Foreground Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Enter Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in Preferences |
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window | Shift + Enter |
Undo Close Tab | Ctrl + Shift + T |
Undo Close Window | Ctrl + Shift + N |
Moves the URL left or right (if cursor is in the address bar) | Ctrl + Shift + X |
History
Command | Shortcut |
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History sidebar | Ctrl + H |
Library window (History) | Ctrl + Shift + H |
Clear Recent History | Ctrl + Shift + Del |
Bookmarks
Command | Shortcut |
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Bookmark This Page | Ctrl + D |
Bookmarks sidebar | Ctrl + B |
Library window (Bookmarks) | Ctrl + Shift + O |
Show List of All Bookmarks. | Space - in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks Library Window or Sidebar. |
Focus Next Bookmark/Folder whose name (or sorted property) starts with a given character or character sequence | Type the character or quickly type the character sequence - in Bookmarks Library, Bookmarks Toolbar, Bookmarks Menu, Bookmarks Sidebar |
Tools
Command | Shortcut |
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Downloads | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
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 + E |
Developer Toolbar | Shift + F2 |
Responsive Design View | Ctrl + Shift + M |
Scratchpad | Shift + F4 |
Page Source | Ctrl + U |
Browser Console | Ctrl + Shift + J |
Page Info | Ctrl + I |
PDF Viewer
Command | Shortcut |
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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 |
Choose Text Selection Tool | S |
Choose Hand Tool | H |
Focus the Page Number input box | Ctrl + Alt + G |
Miscellaneous
Command | Shortcut |
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Complete .com Address | Ctrl + Enter |
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry | Shift + Del |
Toggle Full Screen | F11 |
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden) | Alt or F10 |
Toggle Reader Mode | Ctrl + Alt + R |
Caret Browsing | F7 |
Focus Address Bar | F6 Alt + D Ctrl + L |
Focus Search Field in Library | F6 Ctrl + F |
Stop Autoscroll Mode | Esc |
Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation | Esc |
Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar | Esc |
Close a Menu | Esc Alt F10 |
Toggle Context Menu | Shift + F10 |
Media shortcuts
Command | Shortcut |
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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 |
Selection of Multiple Tabs
Command | Shortcut |
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Select left, right, first or last tab. Deselect all other tabs. | Arrow Keys Home End |
Move the dotted rectangle to left, right, first or last tab. | Ctrl + Arrow Keys Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End |
Select or deselect the tab with the dotted rectangle. The other tabs stay selected or deselected. | Ctrl + Space |
Developer shortcuts
You can also use keyboard shortcuts with developer tools in Firefox. See the All Keyboard shortcuts MDN Web Docs page.