Mozilla Firefox Hotkeys: Below are the list of working keyboard shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox, which is one of the best internet browser for windows. You can also check the shortcut keys for other web browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera etc.
List of hot keys or the combination of hot-keys are categorized, so that it will be easy to get and understand all the function of firefox from Keyboard. Categorized keyboard shortcuts are as follows
Navigation: Navigate between the open and close window of the browser.
Current Page: Several function on the open web page like go up/down in the open page, move to next/previous frame, different zoom function etc.
Editing: Several text related function like copy, paste, delete etc
Search: Keyboard shortcuts that are related to search function of the browser
Windows And Tabs: Function that is related to tab and window of the browser like open/close a new/old tab or window etc.
History: Function related to the browsing or download history of the browser.
Bookmarks: Several Bookmarking function.
Tools: Several tools of the firefox browser.
Miscellaneous: Some other important keyboard shortcuts.
Media Shortcuts: keyboard shortcuts when accessing a media file on the webpage.
Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys: Navigation
Back
Alt + Left Arrow
Forward
Alt + Right Arrow
Home
Alt + Home
Open File
Ctrl + O
Reload
F5
Reload (override cache)
Ctrl + F5
Stop
Esc
Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Hot keys: Current Page
Go Down a Screen
Page Down (pg dn)
Go Up a Screen
Page Up (pg up)
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
Firefox Keyboard Shortcut: Editing
Copy
Ctrl + C
Cut
Ctrl + X
Delete
Delete (Del)
Paste
Ctrl + V
Paste (as plain text)
Ctrl + Shift + V
Redo
Ctrl + Y
Select All
Ctrl + A
Undo
Ctrl + Z
Firefox Keyboard Hot-keys: Search
Find
Ctrl + F
Find Again
F3
Find Previous
Shift + F3
Quick Find within link-text only
‘ (Dot)
Quick Find
/ (Forward Slash)
Close the Find or Quick Find bar
Esc (when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused
)
Focus Search bar
Ctrl + K orCtrl + E
Quickly switch between search engines
Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow (when Search Bar is focused
)
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines
Alt + Up/Down Arrow (when Search Bar is focused
)
Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys: Windows And Tabs
Note: 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.
Close Tab
Ctrl + W orCtrl + F4 (except for App Tabs)
Close Window
Ctrl + Shift + W orAlt + 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
New Tab
Ctrl + T
New Window
Ctrl + N
New Private Window
Ctrl + Shift + P
Next Tab
Ctrl + Tab orCtrl + Page Down
Open Address in New Tab
Alt + Enter (from Location Bar or Search Bar)
Previous Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab orCtrl + Page Up
Undo Close Tab
Ctrl + Shift + T
Undo Close Window
Ctrl + Shift + N
Select Tab 1 to 8
Ctrl + 1 to 8
Select Last Tab
Ctrl + 9
Tab Groups View
Ctrl + Shift + E
Close Tab Groups View
Esc
Next Tab Group
Ctrl + . (Dot) – (Note: only for some keyboard layouts)
Previous Tab Group
Ctrl + Shift + ‘ (only for some keyboard layouts)
Mozilla Keyboard Hotkeys: History
History sidebar
Ctrl + H
Library window (History)
Ctrl + Shift + H
Clear Recent History
Ctrl + Shift + Del
Mozilla Shortcuts: Bookmarks
Bookmark All Tabs
Ctrl + Shift + D
Bookmark This Page
Ctrl + D
Bookmarks sidebar
Ctrl + B or Ctrl + I
Library window (Bookmarks)
Ctrl + Shift + B
Firefox Shortcuts: Tools
Downloads
Ctrl + J
Add-ons
Ctrl + Shift + A
Toggle Developer Tools
F12 or 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
Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys: Miscellaneous
Complete .com Address
Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address
Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Delete Selected Auto complete Entry
Del
Toggle Full Screen
F11
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden)
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