Chrome keyboard shortcuts

Open the menu for tab groups

On Windows:

1. On your Windows computer, open Chrome.
2. To move to tab selection, press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
3. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or shift + Tab to move backward.
4. To open the tab group menu, press Menu.
5. To make a menu selection:
   • To move up or down, press the up arrow or down arrow .
   • To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
   • To select a menu option, press Enter.

On a Chromebook:

1. On your Chromebook, open Chrome.
2. To move to tab selection, press Ctrl + Tab.
3. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward .
4. To open the tab group menu:
   • Press Search + Shift + Increase volume .
   • You can also press Launcher + Shift + Increase volume .
5. To make a menu selection:
   • To move up or down, press the up arrow or down arrow .
   • To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
   • To select a menu option, press Enter.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a coloured circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
2. Press the Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
2. Press Ctrl + left arrow or Ctrl + right arrow .

Action	Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu	Alt + f or Alt + e
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar	Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager	Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab	Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager	Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar	Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar	F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialogue (if showing) and all toolbars	F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	Ctrl + Shift + g
Open developer tools	Ctrl + shift + j or F12
Open the Delete browsing data options	Ctrl + shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Centre in a new tab	F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest	Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form	Alt + Shift + i
Turn on caret browsing	F7
Skip to web contents	Ctrl + F6
Focus on inactive dialogues	Alt + shift + a

Action	Shortcut
Open options to print the current page	Ctrl + p
Open options to save the current page	Ctrl + s
Reload the current page	F5 or Ctrl + r
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content	Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r
Stop the page loading	Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward	Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward	Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Chrome	Ctrl + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page	Ctrl + u
Save your current web page as a bookmark	Ctrl + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder	Ctrl + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger	Ctrl and +
Make everything on the page smaller	Ctrl and -
Return everything on the page to default size	Ctrl + 0
Scroll down a web page, a screen at a time	Space or PgDn
Scroll up a web page, a screen at a time	Shift + Space or PgUp
Go to the top of the page	Home
Go to the bottom of the page	End
Scroll horizontally on the page	Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field	Ctrl + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the next word	Ctrl + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field	Ctrl + Backspace
Open the Home page in the current tab	Alt + Home

Keyboard navigation is turned on by default in your system preferences.

Tip: To focus your keyboard on text boxes or list items, press ⌘ + F7.

Open the menu for tab groups

1. On your Mac, open Chrome.
2. Make sure that you have VoiceOver turned on.
3. To move to tab selection, press Tab.
4. To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or shift + Tab to move backward.

Move, collapse and expand tab groups

You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a coloured circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.

To collapse or expand a tab group:

1. Switch focus to the tab group header.
2. Press the Space bar or Enter.

Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.

To move a tab or tab group:

1. Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
2. Press Ctrl + left arrow or Ctrl + right arrow .

Action	Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar	⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager	⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab	⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab	⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab	⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page	⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search	⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text	⌘+E
Open Developer Tools	⌘ + Option + i
Open the Delete browsing data options	⌘ + shift + Delete
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest or access payment and password info	⌘ + Shift + m
Jump to the main menu bar	Control + F2
Cycle focus to unfocused dialogue (if showing) and all toolbars	⌘ + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow
Open a feedback form	⌘ + Option + shift + i
Turn on Caret Browsing	F7
Focus on inactive dialogues	⌘ + Option + Shift + a

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Action	Shortcut
Search with your default search engine	Type a search term + Return
Search using a different search engine	Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab	Type a site name + Ctrl + Return
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window	Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Return
Open the website in a new background tab	Type a web address + ⌘ + Return
Jump to the address bar	⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete Forward Delete or fn-Delete on a laptop
Move cursor to the address bar	Ctrl + F5

Action	Shortcut
Compose a new email message with a link to the current page	⌘ + Shift + i
Open options to print the current page	⌘ + p
Open options to save the current page	⌘ + s
Open the Page Setup dialogue	⌘ + Option + p
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content	⌘ + Shift + r
Stop the page loading	Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward	Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward	Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome	⌘ + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page	⌘ + Option + u
Open the JavaScript Console	⌘ + Option + j
Save your current web page as a bookmark	⌘ + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder	⌘ + Shift + d
Make everything on the page bigger	⌘ and +
Make everything on the page smaller	⌘ and -
Return everything on the page to the default size	⌘ + 0
Scroll down a web page, a screen at a time	Space
Scroll up a web page, a screen at a time	Shift + Space
Search the web	⌘ + Option + f
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field	Option + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field	Option + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field	Option + Delete
Open your home page in the current tab	⌘ + Shift + h

The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:

Action	Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)	Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab	⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it	⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window	Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)	Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)	Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position	Press Esc while dragging
Save the current web page as a bookmark	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link	Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history	Right-click Back  or click & hold Back   Right-click Next  or click & hold Next
Increase the window to full height	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip

Learn more tips and shortcuts at Chrome.com.