Keyboard Shortcuts
This is a list of the most common keyboard shortcuts in Firefox, and the equivalents in Internet Explorer and Opera.
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Notes for Mac OS X users
- Mac OS X uses Cmd instead of Ctrl as the accelerator key. Throughout this page, Ctrl/Cmd will be used.
- Mac OS X uses Option instead of Alt. Throughout this page, Alt/Option will be used.
- Mac OS X uses Return instead of Enter. Throughout this page, Enter/Return will be used.
- The function keys (F1 through F12) are usually only applicable to Windows and Linux, since Mac OS X reserves these for other functions.
| Command | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add Bookmark | Ctrl/Cmd+D | Ctrl/Cmd+D | Ctrl/Cmd+T |
| Back | Backspace 1 Alt+<- Win/Linux Ctrl/Cmd+[ Mac/Linux Cmd+<- Mac |
Backspace Alt/Option+<- |
Backspace Alt/Option+<- Ctrl/Cmd+<- Z |
| Bookmarks | Ctrl/Cmd+B Ctrl+I Win |
Ctrl/Cmd+I | F4 Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+B Ctrl/Cmd+1 |
| Caret Browsing | F7 | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available |
| Close Tab | Ctrl/Cmd+W Ctrl/Cmd+F4 |
Ctrl+W Win | Ctrl/Cmd+W Ctrl/Cmd+F4 |
| Close Window | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+W Alt/Option+F4 |
Ctrl/Cmd+W Alt/Option+F4 |
Ctrl/Cmd+W Alt/Option+F4 |
| Complete .com Address 2 | Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return | Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return | Enter/Return |
| Complete .net Address 2 | Shift+Enter/Return | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available |
| Complete .org Address 2 | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Enter/Return | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available |
| Copy | Ctrl/Cmd+C | Ctrl/Cmd+C | Ctrl/Cmd+C |
| Cut | Ctrl/Cmd+X | Ctrl/Cmd+X | Ctrl/Cmd+X |
| Decrease Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd+- | Ctrl+- Win | 9 |
| Delete | Del | Del | Del |
| Delete Individual Form Auto-Complete Entry | Shift+Del | Del | |
| DOM Inspector | Ctrl+Shift+I Win/Linux | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available |
| Downloads | Ctrl+J Win Ctrl+Y Linux Cmd+J Mac | Feature Not Available | Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+T Ctrl/Cmd+5 |
| Find Again | Ctrl/Cmd+G F3 |
F3 | |
| Find As You Type Link | ' | Feature Not Available | , Shift+/ |
| Find As You Type Text | / | Feature Not Available | / . |
| Find Previous | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 | |
| Find in This Page | Ctrl/Cmd+F | Ctrl/Cmd+F | Ctrl/Cmd+F |
| Forward | Shift+Backspace1 Alt/Option+-> Win/Linux Ctrl/Cmd+] Mac/Linux Cmd+-> Mac |
Shift+Backspace Alt/Option+-> |
Shift+Backspace Alt/Option+-> Ctrl/Cmd+-> X |
| Go Down One Line | Down | Down | Down |
| Go Up One Line | Up | Up | Up |
| Go Down One Page | PageDown | PageDown | PageDown |
| Go Up One Page | PageUp | PageUp | PageUp |
| Go to Bottom of Page | End | End | End |
| Go to Top of Page | Home | Home | Home |
| Full Screen | F11 Win/Linux | F11 | F11 |
| Help | F1 Win/Linux | F1 | F1 |
| History | Ctrl/Cmd+H | Ctrl/Cmd+H | Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+H Ctrl/Cmd+4 |
| Home Page | Alt/Option+Home | Alt/Option+Home | Alt/Option+Home |
| Increase Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd++ | Ctrl++ Win | 0 |
| Move to Next Frame | F6 | ||
| Move to Previous Frame | Shift+F6 | ||
| New Mail Message 3 | Ctrl/Cmd+M | ||
| New Tab | Ctrl/Cmd+T | Ctrl+T Win | Ctrl/Cmd+N |
| Next Tab | Ctrl+Tab Win/Linux Cmd+Opt+Tab Mac Ctrl/Cmd+PageDown |
Ctrl+Tab Win | Ctrl/Cmd+Tab Alt/Option+PageDown Ctrl/Cmd+F6 2 |
| New Window | Ctrl/Cmd+N | Ctrl/Cmd+N | Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+N |
| Open File | Ctrl/Cmd+O | Ctrl/Cmd+O | Ctrl/Cmd+O |
| Open Link | Enter/Return | Enter/Return | Enter/Return |
| Open Link in New Tab | Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return | Ctrl+Enter Win | |
| Open Link in New Window | Shift+Enter/Return | Shift+Enter/Return | Shift+Enter/Return |
| Open Address in New Tab 2 | Alt/Option+Enter/Return | Alt+Enter Win | Shift+Enter/Return |
| Page Info | Ctrl+I Linux Cmd+I Mac |
Ctrl/Cmd+8 | |
| Page Source | Ctrl/Cmd+U | Ctrl/Cmd+F3 | Ctrl/Cmd+F3 |
| Paste | Ctrl/Cmd+V | Ctrl/Cmd+V | Ctrl/Cmd+V |
| Previous Tab | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab Ctrl/Cmd+PageUp |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Win | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab Alt/Option+PageUp Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F6 1 |
| Ctrl/Cmd+P | Ctrl/Cmd+P | Ctrl/Cmd+P | |
| Redo | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y Win/Linux |
Ctrl/Cmd+Y | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl/Cmd+Y |
| Reload | F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R |
F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R |
F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R |
| Reload (override cache) | Ctrl/Cmd+F5 Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R |
Ctrl/Cmd+F5 | |
| Restore Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd+0 | Ctrl+0Win | 6 |
| Save Page As | Ctrl/Cmd+S | Ctrl/Cmd+S | |
| Save Link Target As | Alt/Option+Enter/Return | ||
| Select All | Ctrl/Cmd+A | Ctrl/Cmd+A | Ctrl/Cmd+A |
| Select Location Bar | Ctrl/Cmd+L Alt+D Win/Linux |
Alt/Option+D F4 Ctrl/Cmd+Tab |
F8 |
| Select Next Auto-Complete entry in text field | Down | ||
| Select Previous Auto-Complete entry in text field | Up | ||
| Select Next Search Engine in Search Bar | Ctrl/Cmd+Down | ||
| Select Previous Search Engine in Search Bar | Ctrl/Cmd+Up | ||
| Select Tab [1 to 9] | Ctrl+[1 to 9] Win Alt+[1 to 9] Linux Cmd+[1 to 9] Mac |
Ctrl+[1 to 9] Win |
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| Stop | Esc | Esc | Esc |
| Toggle Checkbox | Spacebar | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Undo | Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
| Web Search | Ctrl/Cmd+K Ctrl+J Linux |
Ctrl+E Win | Shift+F8 |
Win: This shortcut only works in Microsoft Windows.
Linux: This shortcut only works in Unix/Linux.
Mac: This shortcut only works in Mac OS X.
1: For this shortcut to work on Linux, use about:config to set the preference browser.backspace_action to 0.
2: This shortcut only works in the Location Bar.
3: This function is not available in Firefox 2.
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