Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
58 shortcuts
Windows, macOS and Linux
Google Chrome, the desktop browser. Tab and window management mostly follows the Ctrl to Command pattern, but Chrome on macOS diverges hard around history, downloads, developer tools and tab switching, so the Mac binding is spelled out wherever it is not a plain swap.
Tabs and windows
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + N | Open a new Incognito window |
| Ctrl/⌘ + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Go to the next tab — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + → |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Go to the previous tab — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + ← |
| Ctrl/⌘ + 1 to 8 | Jump to a tab by position |
| Ctrl/⌘ + 9 | Jump to the last tab |
| Ctrl/⌘ + W | Close the current tab |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + W | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Page Down | Move the current tab left or right — Still Ctrl on macOS, not ⌘ |
| F11 | Turn full-screen mode on or off — On macOS: Fn + F, or hold Esc to leave |
| Shift + Alt + N | Open split view in the active tab — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + N |
| Alt + F4 | Quit Chrome — On macOS: ⌘ + Q |
Address bar
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L | Put the cursor in the address bar — Alt + D or F6 also work; on macOS: ⌘ + L |
| Type a search engine name then Tab | Search with a different search engine |
| Type a site name then Ctrl + Enter | Wrap it in www. and .com and open it — Still Ctrl on macOS, not ⌘ |
| Type a site name then Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Wrap it in www. and .com and open it in a new window |
| Type a search term then Alt + Enter | Search in a new tab |
| Ctrl + K | Search the web from anywhere on the page — Ctrl + E also works; on macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + F |
| Down arrow then Shift + Delete | Remove a suggestion from the address bar — On macOS: ↓ then ⇧ + Fn + Delete |
Navigation
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Left arrow | Go back a page — On macOS: ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + ← |
| Alt + Right arrow | Go forward a page — On macOS: ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + → |
| Alt + Home | Open your home page in the current tab — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + H |
| F5 | Reload the page — Ctrl/⌘ + R does the same |
| Shift + F5 | Reload, ignoring the cache — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + R |
| Esc | Stop the page loading |
| Tab | Move forward through clickable items |
| Shift + Tab | Move back through clickable items |
| Space | Scroll down a screen |
| Shift + Space | Scroll up a screen |
| Home | Jump to the top of the page |
| End | Jump to the bottom of the page |
| Ctrl + Left / Right arrow | Move a word at a time in a text field — On macOS: ⌥ + ← / → |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the previous word in a text field — On macOS: ⌥ + Delete |
Bookmarks
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + D | Bookmark the current page |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + D | Bookmark every open tab into a new folder |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + B | Show or hide the bookmarks bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open the Bookmark Manager — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + B |
Page and zoom
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ and + | Zoom in |
| Ctrl/⌘ and - | Zoom out |
| Ctrl/⌘ + 0 | Reset the zoom |
| Ctrl/⌘ + P | Print the page |
| Ctrl/⌘ + S | Save the page |
| Shift + scroll wheel | Scroll the page sideways |
| F7 | Turn on caret browsing |
Find and developer tools
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + F | Open the find bar |
| Ctrl/⌘ + G | Jump to the next find match |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + G | Jump to the previous find match |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Open DevTools — F12 also works; on macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + I |
| Ctrl + U | View the page source — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + U |
| Shift + Esc | Open the Chrome task manager |
| F6 | Cycle focus through the toolbars and the page — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + ↑ / ↓ |
Downloads and history
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + J | Open the Downloads page — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + J |
| Ctrl + H | Open the History page — On macOS: ⌘ + Y |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Delete | Open the Delete browsing data options |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + M | Switch profile or open a guest window |
| Alt + Shift + I | Open the feedback form — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + I |
Common questions
- How many keyboard shortcuts does Google Chrome have?
- This page lists 58 shortcuts across 7 groups, covering the ones people actually use day to day rather than every binding the application defines.
- Are Google Chrome shortcuts the same on Mac and Windows?
- Mostly. The usual difference is that Ctrl on Windows becomes ⌘ on macOS, which is why the shortcuts here are written as "Ctrl/⌘". Where a binding genuinely differs beyond that swap, it is spelled out separately.
Related pages
Sources
- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place