furthest right tab, this will send you to the one on the far left.

This works on Windows, Mac,

Chromebook, or Linux, but some operating systems have additional options:[1][2]
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1 You also haveTabs
Switching the option to use Ctrlfor
in Chrome + PgDn. On a MacBook, that can be typed as
a Computer
Fn
use+Comman
Control + Down Arrow.

Switch to the previous tab. Press Ctrl + Shift + Tab to switch to the previous tab
2 in the window, meaning the one to the left of your current tab. If you are on the leftmost
tab, this will send you to the rightmost tab next.
You can also use Ctrl + PgUp. On a MacBook, that can be typed as Fn + Control +
Up Arrow.
On Mac, you can additionally use Command + Option + Left Arrow.
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

3 Switch to a specific tab. This shortcut is dependent on your operating system:

On Windows, Chromebook, or Linux, use Ctrl+1 to switch to the first (leftmost) tab in
your window. Ctrl + 2 will switch to the second tab, and so on, all the way to Ctrl + 8.
On Mac, use Command + 1 through Command + 8 instead.
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

4 Switch to the last tab. To get to the last (rightmost) tab in a window, no matter how
many tabs you have open, press Ctrl + 9. If you are on a Mac, use Command + 9
instead.
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2 Switching Tabs in Chrome for Mobile or Tablet
Method
1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

1 Switch tabs on a phone. To switch tabs on any phone running Android or iOS and
using the Chrome mobile browser, follow these steps:[3]
Touch the tab overview icon. This looks like a square on Android 5+, or two
overlapping squares on iPhone. Android 4 or below may display either a square or
two overlapping rectangles.
Scroll vertically through the tabs.
Press the one you want to use.
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

2 Use swipe commands instead. The Chrome browser on most Android or iOS phones
can switch tabs with finger gestures instead:
On Android, swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to switch tabs quickly.
Alternatively, drag vertically down from the toolbar to open the tab overview. [4]
On iOS, place your finger on the left or right edge of the screen and swipe inward. [5]
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

3 Switch tabs on a tablet or iPad. A tablet should display all the open tabs along the top
of the screen, just like a computer browser. Touch the tab you want to switch to.
To reorder tabs, press and hold on a tab name, then drag to a different position.
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3 Learning Other Useful Shortcuts and Tricks
Method
1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

1 Reopen a closed tab. On Windows, Chromebook, or Linux, press Ctrl + Shift + T to

open the most recently closed tab. On Mac, use Command + Shift + T instead.
You can keep repeating this command to open as many as ten recently closed tabs.
[6]
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

2 Open links in a new background tab. On most operating systems, hold Ctrl while you
click a link to open it in a new tab, without navigating to that tab. On Mac, hold
Command instead.
You can instead hold Shift to open it in a new window.
Hold Ctrl + Shift, or Command + Shift on Mac, to open the link in a new tab and
navigate to it.
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

3 Pin tabs to save space. Right-click a tab name and select "Pin tab." This will shrink
the tab to the size of the icon and keep it on the left side of your tabs, until you right-
click it again and select "Unpin Tab."[7]
If you don't have a two-button mouse, hold Control while clicking, or enable two-
finger clicking on a trackpad.
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1 Switching Tabs in Chrome for a Computer

4 Close multiple tabs at once. Right-click a tab name and select "Close Other Tabs" to
close everything except the tab you're looking at. Select "Close Tabs to the Right" to
close all tabs to the right of the currently active tab. Making this a habit can save a lot of time
if you tend to end up with a couple dozen tabs slowing down your browsing.