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Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly

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This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be customized using the Menu Wizard extension.
Table of Contents

Navigation
Current Page
Editing
Search
Windows & Tabs
History
Bookmarks
Tools
PDF Viewer
Miscellaneous
Media shortcuts
Developer shortcuts

Navigation
Command Shortcut
Back Alt + ?
Backspace
Forward Alt + ?
Shift + Backspace
Home Alt + Home
Open File Ctrl + O
Reload F5
Ctrl + R
Reload (override cache) Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
Stop Esc
Current Page
Command Shortcut
Go Down a Screen Page Down
Go Up a Screen Page Up
Shift + Space bar
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
Move to Next Frame F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift + F6
Print Ctrl + P
Save Page As Ctrl + S
Zoom In Ctrl + +
Zoom Out Ctrl + -
Zoom Reset Ctrl + 0
Editing
Command Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + C
Cut Ctrl + X
Delete Del
Paste Ctrl + V
Paste (as plain text) Ctrl + Shift + V
Redo Ctrl + Y
Select All Ctrl + A
Undo Ctrl + Z
Search
Command Shortcut
Find Ctrl + F
Find Again F3
Ctrl + G
Find Previous Shift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + G
Quick Find within link-text only '
Quick Find /
Close the Find or Quick Find bar Esc - when the Find or Quick Find bar is
focused
Focus Search bar Ctrl + K
Ctrl + E
Quickly switch between search engines Ctrl + ?
Ctrl + ? - when Search Bar is focused
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines

Alt + ?
Alt + ?
F4 - when Search Bar is focused
Windows & Tabs
See also Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window.
Some of these shortcuts require the currently selected tab to be "in focus."
Currently, the only way to do this is to select an adjacent object and "tab into"
the current tab, for instance, by hitting Alt + D to select the address bar, and
then Shift + Tab twice.
Command Shortcut
Close Tab Ctrl + W
Ctrl + F4 - except for App Tabs
Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
Move Tab in focus Left Ctrl + Shift + Page Up
Move Tab in focus Right Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Move Tab in focus to start Ctrl + Home
Move Tab in focus to end Ctrl + End
Mute/Unmute Audio Ctrl + M
New Tab Ctrl + T
New Window Ctrl + N
New Private Window Ctrl + Shift + P
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Page Down
Open Address in New Tab Alt + Enter - from Location Bar or Search Bar
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + T
Undo Close Window Ctrl + Shift + N
Select Tab 1 to 8 Ctrl + 1to8
Select Last Tab Ctrl + 9
History
Command Shortcut
History sidebar Ctrl + H
Library window (History) Ctrl + Shift + H
Clear Recent History Ctrl + Shift + Del
Bookmarks
Command Shortcut
Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl + Shift + D
Bookmark This Page Ctrl + D
Bookmarks sidebar Ctrl + B
Ctrl + I
Library window (Bookmarks) Ctrl + Shift + B
Tools
Command Shortcut
Downloads Ctrl + J
Add-ons Ctrl + Shift + A
Toggle Developer Tools F12
Ctrl + Shift + I
Web Console Ctrl + Shift + K
Inspector Ctrl + Shift + C
Debugger Ctrl + Shift + S
Style Editor Shift + F7
Profiler Shift + F5
Network Ctrl + Shift + Q
Developer Toolbar Shift + F2
Responsive Design View Ctrl + Shift + M
Scratchpad Shift + F4
Page Source Ctrl + U
Browser Console Ctrl + Shift + J

PDF Viewer
Command Shortcut
Next page N or J or ?
Previous page P or K or ?
Zoom in Ctrl + +
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Automatic Zoom Ctrl + 0
Rotate the document clockwise R
Rotate counterclockwise Shift + R
Switch to Presentation Mode Ctrl + Alt + P
Toggle Hand Tool H
Focus the Page Number input box Ctrl + Alt + G

Miscellaneous
Command Shortcut
Complete .com Address Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Del
Toggle Full Screen F11
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden) Alt or F10
Toggle Reader Mode Ctrl + Alt + R
Caret Browsing F7
Select Location Bar F6
Alt + D
Ctrl + L
Media shortcuts
See also HTML5 audio and video in Firefox.
Command Shortcut
Toggle Play / Pause Space bar
Decrease volume ?
Increase volume ?
Mute audio Ctrl + ?
Unmute audio Ctrl + ?
Seek back 15 seconds ?
Seek back 10 % Ctrl + ?
Seek forward 15 seconds ?
Seek forward 10 % Ctrl + ?
Seek to the beginning Home
Seek to the end End
Developer shortcuts

You can also use keyboard shortcuts with developer tools in Firefox. See the
Keyboard shortcuts page on Mozilla Developer Network.

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