---
title: "Web Browsers fundamental Shortcut keys"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain Web browser fundamental shortcut keys."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-02  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1189/web-browsers-fundamental-shortcut-keys  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# Web Browsers fundamental Shortcut keys

In this article I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain [Web browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95505/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-using-safari-web-browser) fundamental [shortcut keys](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/477/shortcut-keys-for-formatting-elements-in-pivottable-view-for-ms-access).\

| ##### Description | ##### Shortcut Key |
| --- | --- |
| [Navigation](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/62/different-navigation-in-asp-dot-net) | Scroll down a frame |
| Space or Page Down | Space or Fn + Down Arrow |
| Scroll up a frame | Shift + Space or Page Up |
| Go to bottom of the page | End |
| Go to top of the page | Home |
| Go back | Alt + Left Arrow or Backspace |
| Go forward | Alt + Right Arrow or Shift + Backspace |
| Refresh a webpage | F5 |
| Refresh a webpage (no cache) | Ctrl + F5 |
| Stop | Esc |
| Toggle full-screen | F11 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + - |
| Zoom 100% (default) | Ctrl + 0 |
| Open homepage | Alt + Home |
| Find text | Ctrl + F |

##### Tab / Window Management

| Open a new tab | Ctrl + T |
| --- | --- |
| Close current tab | Ctrl + W |
| Close all tabs | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Close all tabs except the current tab | Ctrl + Alt + F4 |
| Go to next tab | Ctrl + Tab |
| Go to previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| Go to a specific tab number | Ctrl + 1-8 |
| Go to the last tab | Ctrl + 9 |
| Reopen the last closed tab | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Open a new window | Ctrl + N |
| Close current window | Alt + F4 |
| Go to next window | Alt + Tab |
| Go to previous window | Alt + Shift + Tab |
| Reopen the last closed window | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Open links in a new tab in the [background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp) | Ctrl + Click |
| Open links in a new tab in the foreground | Ctrl + Shift + Click |
| Print current webpage | Ctrl + P |
| Save current webpage | Ctrl + S |

##### Address Bar

| Cycle between toolbar, [search bar](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/315/how-to-achieve-similar-google-search-bar-functionality-in-c), and page [elements](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1440/wpf-button-with-multiple-text-elements) | Tab |
| --- | --- |
| Go to browser's [address bar](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/70/how-can-we-remove-address-bar-of-browser) | Ctrl + L or Alt + D |
| Focus and select the browser's search bar | Ctrl + E |
| Open the address bar [location](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2574/twitter-conveniently-reveals-a-location-sharing-policy-amid-elonjet-controversy) in a new tab | Alt + Enter |
| Display a list of previously typed addresses | F4 |

##### Bookmarks

| Open the bookmarks menu | Ctrl + B |
| --- | --- |
| Add bookmark for current page | Ctrl + D |
| Open browsing history | Ctrl + H |
| Open [download](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/114673/download-hungry-shark-evolution-mod-apk-unlimited-money) history | Ctrl + J |

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