What is this page covering?

This page lists keyboard shortcuts for Firefox across 12 categories, including Navigation, Windows & Tabs, Search, Bookmarks, History, PDF Viewer, and more. It covers both macOS and Windows shortcuts side by side.

Which categories are worth learning first for everyday browsing?

Start with Navigation and Windows & Tabs. Those two cover opening, closing, and switching tabs, going back and forward, and reloading pages. Once those feel natural, Search and Bookmarks shortcuts are the next most useful.

Are the shortcuts different between macOS and Windows?

The structure is the same, but the modifier keys differ. macOS uses Cmd where Windows uses Ctrl for most shortcuts. A few shortcuts, like those in the Focused Tab Bar or Miscellaneous categories, may have platform-specific variations, so check the page if something does not work as expected.

There are 284 shortcuts here. Do I need to know all of them?

Not at all. Most people rely on fewer than 20 shortcuts day to day. This page is meant as a reference, not a study guide. Use the category sections to find shortcuts for tasks you do repeatedly, and ignore the rest.

Firefox Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

Bookmarks(4)Current Page(14)Editing(16)Focused Tab Bar(7)History(3)Media shortcuts(11)Miscellaneous(13)Navigation(7)PDF Viewer(11)Search(11)Tools(15)Windows & Tabs(30)

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Bookmarks

Action	Hotkey
Bookmark This Page	`Ctrl`+`D`
Library window (Bookmarks)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`
Show List of All Bookmarks (in empty search field)	`Space`
Bookmarks sidebar	`Ctrl`+`B`

Current Page

Action	Hotkey
Focus Next Link or Input Field	`Tab`
Go to Bottom of Page	`End`or`Ctrl`+`↓`
Go to Top of Page	`Home`or`Ctrl`+`↑`
Focus Previous Link or Input Field	`Shift`+`Tab`
Go Up a Screen	`Pageup`or`Shift`+`Space`
Move to Next Frame	`F6`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`
Move to Previous Frame	`Shift`+`F6`
Save Focused Link (requires non-default browser.altClickSave setting)	`Alt`+`Enter`
Save Page As	`Ctrl`+`S`
Zoom Out	`Ctrl`+`-`
Zoom In	`Ctrl`+`Plus`
Go Down a Screen	`Pagedown`or`Space`
Zoom Reset	`Ctrl`+`0`

Editing

Action	Hotkey
Paste (as plain text)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Go to Beginning of Line	`Home`
Go to End of Text	`Ctrl`+`End`
Go to Beginning of Text	`Ctrl`+`Home`
Go one Word to the Right	`Ctrl`+`→`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`
Delete Word to the Right	`Ctrl`+`Del`
Delete	`Del`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Go to End of Line	`End`
Delete Word to the Left	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`
Go one Word to the Left	`Ctrl`+`←`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`

Focused Tab Bar

Action	Hotkey
Move the dotted rectangle to last tab	`Ctrl`+`End`
Move the dotted rectangle to first tab	`Ctrl`+`Home`
Select or deselect the tab with the dotted rectangle.	`Ctrl`+`Space`
Select first tab	`Home`
Select last tab	`End`
Move the dotted rectangle to left or right tab	`Ctrl`+`←`or`Ctrl`+`→`
Select left or right tab.	`←`or`→`

History

Action	Hotkey
Library window (History)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`
Clear Recent History	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Del`
History sidebar	`Ctrl`+`H`

Media shortcuts

Action	Hotkey
Increase volume	`↑`
Seek forward 15 seconds	`→`
Decrease volume	`↓`
Unmute audio	`Ctrl`+`↑`
Seek forward 10 %	`Ctrl`+`→`
Toggle Play / Pause	`Space`
Seek back 15 seconds	`←`
Mute audio	`Ctrl`+`↓`
Seek to the end	`End`
Seek back 10 %	`Ctrl`+`←`
Seek to the beginning	`Home`

Miscellaneous

Action	Hotkey
Focus Search Field in Library	`F6`or`Ctrl`+`F`
Toggle Context Menu	`Shift`+`F10`
Close a Menu	`Esc`or`Alt`or`F10`
Toggle Reader Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`
Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar	`Esc`
Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation	`Esc`
Toggle Full Screen	`F11`
Focus Address Bar	`F6`or`Alt`+`D`or`Ctrl`+`L`
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden)	`Alt`or`F10`
Caret Browsing	`F7`
Complete .com Address	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Stop Autoscroll Mode	`Esc`
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry	`Shift`+`Del`

Action	Hotkey
Back	`Alt`+`←`
Reload (override cache)	`Ctrl`+`F5`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Forward	`Alt`+`→`
Reload	`F5`or`Ctrl`+`R`
Stop	`Esc`
Open File	`Ctrl`+`O`
Home	`Alt`+`Home`

PDF Viewer

Action	Hotkey
Previous page	`P`or`K`or`←`
Choose Hand Tool	`H`
Zoom out	`Ctrl`+`-`
Rotate counterclockwise	`Shift`+`R`
Focus the Page Number input box	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`G`
Switch to Presentation Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`P`
Zoom in	`Ctrlplus`
Next page	`N`or`J`or`→`
Automatic Zoom	`Ctrl`+`0`
Choose Text Selection Tool	`S`
Rotate the document clockwise	`R`

Search

Action	Hotkey
Focus Address bar for Web Search (writes "? " there)	`Ctrl`+`K`
Quick Find within link-text only	`'`
Find Previous	`Shift`+`F3`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Change the Default Search Engine (in the Search bar or new tab page)	`Ctrl`+`↓`or`Ctrl`+`↑`
Focus Search bar (if search bar is shown)	`Ctrl`+`K`
View search engine menu (when Search bar is focused)	`Alt`+`↓`or`Alt`+`↑`or`F4`
Quick Find	`/`
Find in This Page	`Ctrl`+`F`
Switch Search Engine	`Alt`+`↓`or`Alt`+`↑`
Find Again	`F3`or`Ctrl`+`G`
Close the Find or Quick Find bar	`Esc`

Tools

Action	Hotkey
Browser Console	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`
Page Source	`Ctrl`+`U`
Responsive Design View	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`
Add-ons	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`
Network	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`
Profiler	`Shift`+`F5`
Downloads	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Y`
Inspector	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`
Web Console	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`
Scratchpad	`Shift`+`F4`
Developer Toolbar	`Shift`+`F2`
Debugger	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Toggle Developer Tools	`F12`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
Page Info	`Ctrl`+`I`
Style Editor	`Shift`+`F7`

Windows & Tabs

Action	Hotkey
New Tab	`Ctrl`+`T`
Close Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`or`Alt`+`F4`
Open Address or Search in New Window (from address bar)	`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Search in New Foreground Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Go one Tab to the Left	`Ctrl`+`Pageup`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`
Mute/Unmute Audio	`Ctrl`+`M`
New Private Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
Go to Tab 1 to 9	`Alt`+`1`or`Alt`+`2`or`Alt`+`9`
Open Focused Link in New Foreground Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Go one Tab to the Right	`Ctrl`+`Pagedown`or`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order (if enabled in Preferences)	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Undo Close Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`
Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab (from address/search bar)	`Alt`+`Enter`
Open Address or Search in New Background Tab (from address bar)	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window	`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab	`Enter`
Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Quit	`Ctrl`+`Q`
Go to Last Tab	`Alt`+`9`
Undo Close Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
New Window	`Ctrl`+`N`
Moves the URL left or right (if cursor is in the address bar)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`X`
Move Tab to end (tab element must be focused)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`End`
Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Open Focused Link in New Background Tab	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Close Tab	`Ctrl`+`W`or`Ctrl`+`F4`
Move Tab Left	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Pageup`
Open Search in New Background Tab (from new tab page search field)	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Move Tab Right	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Pagedown`
Move Tab to start (tab element must be focused)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Home`

Bookmarks

Current Page

Editing

Focused Tab Bar

History

Media shortcuts

Miscellaneous

Navigation

PDF Viewer

Search

Tools

Windows & Tabs

Bookmarks

Current Page

Editing

Focused Tab Bar

History

Media shortcuts

Miscellaneous

Navigation

PDF Viewer

Search

Tools

Windows & Tabs

Firefox Hotkeys

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Chrome

Arc

Microsoft Edge

Safari

Velja

Bookmarks4

Current Page14

Editing16

Focused Tab Bar7

History3

Media shortcuts11

Miscellaneous13

Navigation7

PDF Viewer11

Search11

Tools15

Windows & Tabs30

Bookmarks4

Current Page14

Editing16

Focused Tab Bar7

History3

Media shortcuts11

Miscellaneous13

Navigation7

PDF Viewer11

Search11

Tools15

Windows & Tabs30

Firefox Hotkeys

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this page covering?

Which categories are worth learning first for everyday browsing?

Are the shortcuts different between macOS and Windows?

There are 284 shortcuts here. Do I need to know all of them?

Related Apps

Google Chrome

Arc

Microsoft Edge

Safari

Velja

Bookmarks

Current Page

Editing

Focused Tab Bar

History

Media shortcuts

Miscellaneous

Navigation

PDF Viewer

Search

Tools

Windows & Tabs

Bookmarks

Current Page

Editing

Focused Tab Bar

History

Media shortcuts

Miscellaneous

Navigation

PDF Viewer

Search

Tools

Windows & Tabs