Web Browser Keyboard Shortcut Keys – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer

Introduction

A web browser is a software application that is used for accessing the information(web resources) which is available on the world wide web. If you put it more simply, then browsers work to open websites on the Internet. Many types of information are available on a website that is read by the browser itself and displays in a language understandable to the user. Because many languages are used to create these websites, which a common user cannot understand.

History Of Web Browsers

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is credited with developing the first Web Browser called WorldWideWeb (no space) in 1990 and later renamed Nexus. He also credited with developing the first Web Server in 1990. A lot of browsers came after this like Lynx, Opera, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Camino, Sea Monkey, Firefox, Safari, Maxthon, Lunascape, Netsurf and more.

Shortcut Keys

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a free web browser which is developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows after that it was ported to  Linux, iOS, macOS, and Android. Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world.

Google Chrome Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt+Left Arrow	Back a page.
Alt+Home	Open your homepage.
Alt+Right Arrow	Forward a page.
F11	Display the current website in full-screen mode.
Esc	Stop loading the page.
Ctrl+Shift+Del	Directly open the Clear browsing data window.
Ctrl+A	Select everything on a page.
Ctrl+D	Add a bookmark of the current page.
Ctrl+F	Open the “find” bar.
Ctrl+O	Open a file in the browser.
Ctrl+Shift+O	Open the Bookmark manager.
Ctrl+H	Open browser history in a new tab.
Ctrl+J	Display the download window.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E	Directly start a Google search.
Ctrl+N	Open New browser window.
Ctrl+Shift+N	Open a new window in incognito mode.
Ctrl+P	Print the current page.
Ctrl+R or F5	Refresh the current page.
Ctrl+S	Save the current page.
Ctrl+T	Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+(- or +)	Zoom in or out of a page, Use “-” to zoom out and “+” to zoom in.
Ctrl+1-8	Pressing Ctrl and any number from 1 to 8 to move between tabs in your tab bar.
Ctrl+9	Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl+0	Reset browser’s zoom to default.
Ctrl+Left-click	Open link in a new tab in the background.
Ctrl+Shift Left-click	Open a link in a new tab and switch to new tab.
Ctrl+Page Down	Open the right browser tab.
Ctrl+Page Up	Open the left browser tab.
Spacebar	Moves down a page at a time.
Shift+Spacebar	Moves up a page at a time.
Home	Go to the top of the page.
End	Go to the bottom of the page.
Ctrl+U	To view a web page’s source code.
Ctrl+W	Closes the current tab.
Ctrl+Shift+W	To close the currently selected window.
Ctrl+Tab	Moves through the open tabs.

 Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox which is simply known as Firefox is a free and open-source web browser which is developed by the Mozilla Foundation in 1998. It is also one of the most popular web browsers in the world.

Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt+Left Arrow	Back a page.
Alt+Home	Open your homepage.
Alt+Right Arrow	Forward a page.
F11	Display the current website in full-screen mode.
Esc	Stop loading the page.
Ctrl+Shift+Del	Directly open the Clear browsing data window.
Ctrl+A	Select everything on a page.
Ctrl+D	Add a bookmark of the current page.
Ctrl+F	Open the “find” bar.
Ctrl+O	Open a file in the browser.
Ctrl+H	Open browser history in a new tab.
Ctrl+J	Display the download window.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E	Directly start a Google search.
Ctrl+N	Open New browser window.
Ctrl+P	Print the current page.
Ctrl+R or F5	Refresh the current page.
Ctrl+S	Save the current page.
Ctrl+T	Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+(- or +)	Zoom in or out of a page, Use “-” to zoom out and “+” to zoom in.
Ctrl+1-8	Pressing Ctrl and any number from 1 to 8 to move between tabs in your tab bar.
Ctrl+9	Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl+0	Reset browser’s zoom to default.
Ctrl+Left-click	Open link in a new tab in the background.
Ctrl+Shift Left-click	Open a link in a new tab and switch to new tab.
Ctrl+Page Down	Open the right browser tab.
Ctrl+Page Up	Open the left browser tab.
Spacebar	Moves down a page at a time.
Shift+Spacebar	Moves up a page at a time.
Home	Go to the top of the page.
End	Go to the bottom of the page.
Ctrl+U	To view a web page’s source code.
Ctrl+W	Closes the current tab.
Ctrl+Shift+W	To close the currently selected window.
Ctrl+Tab	Moves through the open tabs.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer is an internet browsing software manufactured by Microsoft Corp in  1995. It is also a popular browser and it comes with the Microsoft OS like windows 7, 8 & 10.

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
F5	To refresh the current page.
F11	To display the current website in full-screen mode.
Esc	To stop page from loading.
Spacebar	To move down a page.
Shift + Spacebar	To move up a page.
Alt+D	To highlight the text in the address bar.
Alt	To display the File/Edit/View menu bar at the top.
Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace	To back a page.
Alt+Right Arrow	To forward a page.
Ctrl+D	To add a page to favorite
Ctrl+I	To display available bookmarks.
Ctrl+N	To open a new browser window.
Ctrl+P	To print the current page.
Ctrl+T	To open a new tab.
Ctrl+U	To view source code.
Ctrl+F4	To close the currently selected tab.
Ctrl+Tab	To move through open tabs.

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