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Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts (Latest) — Complete Cheat Sheet
Browse faster and smarter in Mozilla Firefox with shortcuts for tabs, navigation, the address bar, and developer tools.
70 shortcuts across 5 categories · Windows · macOS · Linux
Mozilla Firefox has one of the most complete sets of keyboard shortcuts among desktop browsers, including exclusive features like Reader View (F9) for distraction-free reading and powerful developer tools accessible without menus. Whether you're a developer using the inspector and network monitor or an everyday user managing dozens of tabs, Firefox shortcuts make browsing significantly faster.
Tabs & Windows
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Tab | Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Close Tab | Ctrl + W | Close the current tab |
| Reopen Closed Tab | Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| Next Tab | Ctrl + Tab | Switch to the next tab |
| Previous Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch to the previous tab |
| Switch to Tab 1–8 | Ctrl + 1–8 | Jump directly to a specific tab by number |
| Switch to Last Tab | Ctrl + 9 | Jump to the last open tab |
| New Window | Ctrl + N | Open a new browser window |
| New Private Window | Ctrl + Shift + P | Open a new private browsing window |
| Close Window | Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the current window |
| Move Tab to Start | Ctrl + Shift + Home | Move the current tab to the beginning of the tab bar |
| Move Tab to End | Ctrl + Shift + End | Move the current tab to the end of the tab bar |
| Pin / Unpin Tab | (right-click menu) | Pin a tab to keep it small and persistent — use the context menu |
| Select All Tabs | Ctrl + A | Select all tabs (in the tab context menu) |
Navigation
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Go Back | Alt + ← | Go back to the previous page |
| Go Forward | Alt + → | Go forward to the next page |
| Reload Page | Ctrl + R | Reload the current page |
| Hard Reload | Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload the page bypassing the cache |
| Stop Loading | Escape | Stop the page from loading |
| Go to Homepage | Alt + Home | Open your homepage |
| Scroll Down One Page | Space | Scroll down by one full screen |
| Scroll Up One Page | Shift + Space | Scroll up by one full screen |
| Go to Top | Ctrl + Home | Jump to the top of the page |
| Go to Bottom | Ctrl + End | Jump to the bottom of the page |
Address Bar
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Address Bar | Ctrl + L | Move focus to the address bar |
| Open in New Tab | Alt + Enter | Open the typed URL or search in a new tab |
| Add .com and Go | Ctrl + Enter | Wrap the typed text with www. and .com and navigate |
| Find on Page | Ctrl + F | Open the find toolbar to search within the page |
| Find Next | F3 | Jump to the next match on the page |
| Find Previous | Shift + F3 | Jump to the previous match on the page |
Developer Tools & View
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Open DevTools | F12 | Open Firefox Developer Tools |
| Inspect Element | Ctrl + Shift + I | Open DevTools and inspect the selected element |
| Open Console | Ctrl + Shift + K | Open the Browser Console |
| Open Debugger | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Open the JavaScript Debugger |
| Open Network Monitor | Ctrl + Shift + E | Open the Network monitor panel |
| View Page Source | Ctrl + U | View the HTML source of the current page |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + + | Zoom into the page |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + - | Zoom out of the page |
| Reset Zoom | Ctrl + 0 | Reset the zoom level to 100% |
| Full Screen | F11 | Toggle full screen mode |
| Reader View | F9 | Toggle Reader View for a clean, distraction-free reading experience |
| Bookmark Page | Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current page |
| Open Bookmarks | Ctrl + Shift + B | Open the Bookmarks Library |
| Show Sidebar | Ctrl + B | Toggle the bookmarks sidebar |
| Open Downloads | Ctrl + J | Open the Downloads panel |
| Open History | Ctrl + H | Open the History sidebar |
| Clear Recent History | Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Open the Clear Recent History dialog |
| Print Page | Ctrl + P | Print or save the current page as PDF |
Browser Controls
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Tab | Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Close Tab | Ctrl + W | Close the current tab |
| Reopen Closed Tab | Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| New Window | Ctrl + N | Open a new browser window |
| New Private Window | Ctrl + Shift + P | Open a new private browsing window |
| Focus Address Bar | Ctrl + L | Select the address bar to type a URL or search |
| Find on Page | Ctrl + F | Open the find toolbar to search within the page |
| Go Back | Alt + ← | Navigate to the previous page |
| Go Forward | Alt + → | Navigate to the next page |
| Reload Page | F5 | Reload the current page |
| Hard Reload (bypass cache) | Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload the page and skip the browser cache |
| Bookmark Page | Ctrl + D | Add the current page to bookmarks |
| Open Bookmarks Library | Ctrl + Shift + B | Open the Bookmarks Library panel |
| Open History | Ctrl + H | Open the History sidebar |
| Open Downloads | Ctrl + J | Open the Downloads panel |
| Jump to Tab (1–8) | Ctrl + 1–8 | Switch directly to a tab by position |
| Jump to Last Tab | Ctrl + 9 | Switch to the rightmost open tab |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + + | Increase the page zoom level |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + - | Decrease the page zoom level |
| Reset Zoom | Ctrl + 0 | Reset the page zoom to 100% |
| Developer Tools | F12 | Open Firefox Developer Tools |
| Reader View | F9 | Toggle Reader View for a clean, distraction-free reading experience |
Mozilla Firefox Tips & Tricks
- F9 Reader View removes all clutter from articles: Firefox's Reader View (F9) strips away ads, sidebars, and navigation from any article page, leaving just the text. It's one of Firefox's most underrated features — useful for long reads and for saving pages as clean PDFs.
- Ctrl+Tab with preview enabled for visual tab switching: In Firefox Settings, enable 'Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order'. Then Ctrl+Tab shows a thumbnail preview of your last-used tabs — much faster for switching between two or three active tabs.
- Pin tabs to keep essential tools always available: Right-click any tab and choose 'Pin Tab' to shrink it to favicon-only and lock it to the left of the tab bar. Pinned tabs never close accidentally and survive window restarts. Perfect for email, calendar, or project management tools.
Frequently Asked Questions — Mozilla Firefox
- How do I reopen a closed tab in Firefox?
- Press Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on Mac) to reopen the most recently closed tab. You can press it multiple times to restore several closed tabs in order of most recently closed. You can also right-click the tab bar and choose 'Undo Close Tab'.
- How do I open Firefox DevTools?
- Press F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I (Cmd+Option+I on Mac) to open Firefox Developer Tools. Press Ctrl+Shift+K (Cmd+Option+K) to open directly to the Console. Press Ctrl+Shift+E (Cmd+Option+E) to open the Network Monitor panel.
- What is Firefox Reader View and how do I activate it?
- Reader View strips away ads, navigation, and sidebars from an article page, leaving only the text for distraction-free reading. Press F9 to toggle it on and off whenever the Reader View icon appears in the address bar. You can also adjust font size, contrast, and background colour within Reader View.
- How do I switch between Firefox tabs with the keyboard?
- Press Ctrl+Tab (Cmd+Option+Right on Mac) to move to the next tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to move to the previous tab. Press Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 to jump directly to a numbered tab, and Ctrl+9 to jump to the last tab.
How to Learn Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
Mozilla Firefox has one of the most complete keyboard shortcut implementations of any browser, covering standard browsing actions alongside Firefox-specific features like Reader View, Picture-in-Picture, and the developer tools suite. For developers, Firefox's shortcut access to its development tools (F12 for the toolbox, Ctrl+Shift+I for the Inspector, Ctrl+Shift+K for the Console, Ctrl+Shift+E for the Network monitor) makes it a legitimate alternative to Chrome's DevTools — many CSS developers prefer Firefox's layout inspector, which has historically led the industry in flexbox and grid debugging visualization. Learning Firefox shortcuts is particularly valuable if you use Firefox as your development browser, as the shortcuts accelerate the inspect-modify-test cycle.
For everyday browsing, Firefox's shortcuts are nearly identical to Chrome's — Ctrl+T for new tab, Ctrl+W to close, Ctrl+L for the address bar, Ctrl+Shift+T to reopen closed tabs. Where Firefox differs is in its caret browsing mode (F7), which lets you select and copy page text using keyboard cursor movement without a mouse — useful for accessibility and for copying partial text from pages where click-to-select is unreliable. Firefox's Reader View (F9) strips a page to just its article text with no ads, navigation, or sidebars — a useful mode for reading long-form content that's worth accessing with the keyboard shortcut rather than clicking the address bar icon. Firefox Multi-Account Containers, a popular privacy extension, adds Ctrl+Period as a shortcut to open a new tab in a specific container, extending the shortcut vocabulary for privacy-conscious users.