Firefox has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 39 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Mozilla Support: Keyboard shortcuts, perform common Firefox tasks quickly on October 21, 2026.
Tabs and Windows
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Open a new private window |
| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | Close the current tab (not pinned tabs) |
| Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Reopen the last closed window |
| Ctrl + Page Down or Ctrl + Tab | Switch to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch to the previous tab |
| Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 | Switch to a specific tab |
| Ctrl + 9 | Switch to the last tab |
| Ctrl + M | Mute or unmute the current tab |
Navigation
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back to the previous page |
| F5 or Ctrl + R | Reload the current page |
| Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload the page, bypassing the cache |
| Esc | Stop the page loading |
Address Bar and Search
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 | Jump to the address bar |
| Ctrl + K | Search the web with your default search engine |
| Type a site name, then Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com to a site name and open it |
| Ctrl + F | Find text on the current page |
| F3 or Ctrl + G | Find the next match |
| Shift + F3 or Ctrl + Shift + G | Find the previous match |
Page and View
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page |
| Ctrl + Plus | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Minus | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom |
| Ctrl + Scroll | Zoom in or out with the mouse wheel |
| F11 | Turn full screen on or off |
| F9 or Ctrl + Alt + R | Turn Reader View on or off |
| F7 | Turn caret browsing on or off |
History, Bookmarks and Downloads
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + H | Open the History sidebar |
| Ctrl + B | Open the Bookmarks sidebar |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current page |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Show or hide the bookmarks toolbar |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open the Library to manage all bookmarks |
| Ctrl + J | Open Downloads |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Open Clear Recent History |
Developer Tools
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I | Open or close Developer Tools |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Open the Web Console |
Good to know: Firefox uses Ctrl + Shift + P for a private window. Ctrl + Shift + N reopens a closed window instead.
Good to know: From Firefox 147 you can change many shortcuts on the about:keyboard page.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Firefox is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
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- TextUnderMouse macro recorder: record the clicks of a web task you repeat and replay them with a hotkey
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