Shortcuts

The following tables contain the default sets of keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Firefox in Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Some commands can be executed through multiple keyboard shortcuts. For these commands, each shortcut is listed on a separate line in the table.

Keyboard shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Add Bookmark	`Ctrl`+`D`	`Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Back	`Backspace` `Alt`+`<-`	`Backspace` `Cmd`+`[` `Cmd`+`<-`	`Backspace`¹ `Alt`+`<-` `Ctrl`+`[`
Bookmarks	`Ctrl`+`B` `Ctrl`+`I`	`Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Caret Browsing	`F7`	`F7`	`F7`
Close Tab	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4`	`Cmd`+`W` `Cmd`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4`
Close Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`W` `Option`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`
Complete .com Address²	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Complete .net Address²	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Return`	`Shift`+`Enter`
Complete .org Address²	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`	`Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Decrease Text Size	`Ctrl`+`-`	`Cmd`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`-`
Delete	`Del`	`Del`	`Del`
Delete Individual Form Auto-Complete Entry	`Shift`+`Del`	`Shift`+`Del`	`Shift`+`Del`
DOM Inspector	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
Downloads	`Ctrl`+`J`	`Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Find Again	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`	`Cmd`+`G` `F3`	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`
Find As You Type Link	`'`	`'`	`'`
Find As You Type Text	`/`	`/`	`/`
Find Previous	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`
Find in This Page	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Forward	`Shift`+`Backspace` `Alt`+`->`	`Shift`+`Backspace` `Cmd`+`]` `Cmd`+`->`	`Shift`+`Backspace`¹ `Alt`+`->` `Ctrl`+`]`
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`		`F11`
Help	`F1`	`Cmd`+`?`	`F1`
History	`Ctrl`+`H`	`Cmd`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Home Page	`Alt`+`Home`	`Option`+`Home`	`Alt`+`Home`
Increase Text Size	`Ctrl`+`+`	`Cmd`+`+`	`Ctrl`+`+`
Move to Next Frame	`F6`	`F6`	`F6`
Move to Previous Frame	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`
New Tab	`Ctrl`+`T`	`Cmd`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`T`
Next Tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`
New Window	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Open File	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Open Link	`Enter`	`Return`	`Enter`
Open Link in New Tab	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Open Link in New Window	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Return`	`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Address in New Tab²	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Page Info		`Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Page Source	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`	`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Previous Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`
Reload	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`	`F5` `Cmd`+`R`	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`
Reload (override cache)	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	`Cmd`+`F5` `Cmd`+`Shift`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Restore Text Size	`Ctrl`+`0`	`Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
Save Page As	`Ctrl`+`S`	`Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Save Link Target As	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Select Location Bar	`Ctrl`+`L` `Alt`+`D`	`Cmd`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L` `Alt`+`D`
Select Next Auto-Complete entry in text field	`Down`	`Down`	`Down`
Select Previous Auto-Complete entry in text field	`Up`	`Up`	`Up`
Select Next Search Engine in Search bar	`Ctrl`+`Down`	`Cmd`+`Down`	`Ctrl`+`Down`
Select Previous Search Engine in Search bar	`Ctrl`+`Up`	`Cmd`+`Up`	`Ctrl`+`Up`
Select Tab [1 to 8]	`Ctrl`+[`1` to `8`]	`Cmd`+[`1` to `8`]	`Alt`+[`1` to `8`]
Select Last Tab	`Ctrl`+`9`	`Cmd`+`9`	`Alt`+`9`
Stop	`Esc`	`Esc`	`Esc`
Toggle Checkbox	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Web Search	`Ctrl`+`K`	`Cmd`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K` `Ctrl`+`J`

¹ In Linux, you must perform additional configuration to enable this shortcut. In the Location bar, type about:config, and press Enter. In the resulting page, search for the preference browser.backspace_action. Double-click it, and set the value to 0.

² This shortcut only works in the Location bar.

Mouse shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Back	`Shift`+Scroll down	`Option`+Scroll down	`Shift`+Scroll down
Close Tab¹	Middle-click on tab	Middle-click on tab	Middle-click on tab
Decrease text size	`Crtl`+Scroll up	`Crtl`+Scroll up	`Crtl`+Scroll up
Forward	`Shift`+Scroll up	`Option`+Scroll up	`Shift`+Scroll up
Increase Text Size	`Ctrl`+Scroll down	`Ctrl`+Scroll down	`Ctrl`+Scroll down
New Tab	Double-Click on Tab Bar	Double-Click on Tab Bar	Double-Click on Tab Bar
Open in Background Tab²	`Ctrl`+click Middle-click	`Cmd`+click Middle-click	`Ctrl`+click Middle-click
Open in Foreground Tab²	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+click `Shift`+Middle-click	`Cmd`+`Shift`+click `Shift`+Middle-click	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+click `Shift`+Middle-click
Open in New Window	`Shift`+click	`Shift`+click	`Shift`+click
Paste URL and Go¹	Middle-click on Tab	Middle-click on Tab	Middle-click on Tab
Reload (override cache)	`Shift`+Reload button	`Shift`+Reload button	`Shift`+Reload button
Save Page As	`Alt`+click	`Option`+click	`Alt`+click
Scroll line by line	`Alt`+Scroll	N/A	`Alt`+Scroll

¹ In Windows, by default clicking the middle mouse button on a tab closes the tab. In Linux, a middle-click pastes the contents of the clipboard and attempts to load content by visiting the URL of the pasted content or by performing a search. If desired, you can change the Linux middle-click behavior. Set the middlemouse.contentLoadURL preference to either true (for the Content Load URL feature) or false (for closing the selected tab).

² By default, Ctrl+click opens the link in a background tab while you stay on the current one, and Shift+Ctrl+click opens the link in a foreground tab, which is presented to you. To reverse this behavior, select the Tools menu, and select Options... to open the Options window. In the Options window, click the Tabs icon and select the When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately option.