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Firefox Shortcuts

DescriptionShortcut
Select tabAlt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Go to location barCtrl + l, F6
Move tabsAlt-Page up/Page Down
Location bar, search engineCtrl + k
Location bar, search engine selectCtrl + k or search and Alt + arrow keys
Location bar, search bookmarks* <search> , @bookmarks
Location bar, search history^ <search> , @history
Location bar, search tabs% <search tabs> , @tabs
Location bar, search actions 1@actions
Manage BookmarksCtrl + Shift + o
Reopen closed tabCtrl + Shift + T
Caret mode (cursor on page)F7
Chat boxCtrl + Alt + x
Search, start or quick findCtrl + f or /
Search, find againF3 or Ctrl + g
Search, find previousShift + F3, Ctrl + Shift + g
DescriptionShortcut
BackAlt + Left Arrow
ForwardAlt + Right Arrow
HomeAlt + Home
Open fileCtrl + o
ReloadCtrl + r, F5
Reload (override cache)Ctrl + Shift + r, F5
StopEsc
DescriptionShortcut
Play/pauseSpace
Decrease volumedown arrow
Increase volumeup arrow
Mute/unmuteCtrl + down arrow/up arrow
Seek to beginningHome
Seek to endEnd
  • Sample colours on screen: Tools > Browser Tools > Eye dropper
DescriptionShortcut
about:profilesee profiles in local storage
about:processessee processes in Firefox

Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly | Firefox Help

  1. Actions can be like clear history, open downloads, or take a screenshot