Chrome Shortcut Keys
Tab & Window Management
CTRL + T
Open new tab
CTRL + N
Open new window
CTRL + SHIFT + N
Open Incognito window
CTRL + SHIFT + T
Reopen closed tab
CTRL + W
Close current tab
CTRL + SHIFT + W
Close current window
CTRL + TAB
Jump to next tab
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB
Jump to previous tab
CTRL + 1 to 8
Jump to specific tab (1-8)
CTRL + 9
Jump to rightmost tab
ALT + F4
Quit Google Chrome
ALT + SPACE + N
Minimize window
Google Chrome Features
CTRL + H
Open History page
CTRL + J
Open Downloads page
CTRL + SHIFT + B
Show / Hide Bookmarks bar
CTRL + SHIFT + O
Open Bookmark Manager
SHIFT + ESC
Open Chrome Task Manager
CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE
Clear browsing data dialog
ALT + F / ALT + E
Open Chrome Menu / Settings
CTRL + SHIFT + M
Switch user / profile
F1
Open Chrome Help Center
ALT + SHIFT + I
Submit feedback / Report issue
Address Bar (Omnibox)
CTRL + L / ALT + D
Jump to Address Bar
CTRL + ENTER
Add www. and .com to URL
ALT + ENTER
Open URL in new tab
Engine name + TAB
Search specific engine / site
SHIFT + DELETE
Delete search prediction
DOWN / UP ARROWS
Navigate Omnibox suggestions
CTRL + K / CTRL + E
Search from anywhere
CTRL + SHIFT + V
Paste plain text into bar
Webpage Navigation & Zoom
F5 / CTRL + R
Reload current webpage
CTRL + SHIFT + R
Hard reload (ignore cache)
ESC
Stop page loading
ALT + LEFT ARROW
Go Back one page
ALT + RIGHT ARROW
Go Forward one page
CTRL + +
Zoom In (Make bigger)
CTRL + -
Zoom Out (Make smaller)
CTRL + 0
Reset Zoom to 100%
CTRL + P
Print webpage / Save PDF
CTRL + S
Save webpage to computer
CTRL + U
View page HTML source
CTRL + O
Open local file in Chrome
Scroll & Page Scrolling
SPACEBAR
Scroll down one screen
SHIFT + SPACEBAR
Scroll up one screen
HOME
Scroll to top of webpage
END
Scroll to bottom of page
SHIFT + SCROLL WHEEL
Scroll page horizontally
TAB
Browse clickable links forward
SHIFT + TAB
Browse clickable links backward
CTRL + LEFT ARROW
Move cursor word to left
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW
Move cursor word to right
CTRL + BACKSPACE
Delete previous word
Search & Bookmarks
CTRL + F / F3
Find text on current page
CTRL + G / ENTER
Find next search match
CTRL + SHIFT + G
Find previous search match
CTRL + D
Bookmark current webpage
CTRL + SHIFT + D
Bookmark all open tabs
F11
Toggle Fullscreen mode
F7
Toggle Caret Browsing
CTRL + A
Select all text / elements
Mouse & Click Shortcuts
CTRL + CLICK link
Open link in background tab
CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK link
Open link and switch to it
SHIFT + CLICK link
Open link in new window
ALT + CLICK link
Download link target file
MIDDLE CLICK tab
Close tab instantly
MIDDLE CLICK link
Open link in background tab
Hold Back / Forward button
View complete tab history
CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL
Zoom page in or out
Drag Tab out of window
Tear off tab into new window
Developer Tools & Inspection
F12 / CTRL + SHIFT + I
Open Developer Tools
CTRL + SHIFT + J
Open DevTools Console
CTRL + SHIFT + C
Inspect element with picker
CTRL + SHIFT + P (DevTools)
Run DevTools Command Palette
CTRL + P (in DevTools)
Quick Open file by name
CTRL + SHIFT + M (DevTools)
Toggle Device Mode / Mobile View
Right-click Reload (DevTools)
Hard Reload & Empty Cache
CTRL + L (in Console)
Clear Console log output
ESC (in DevTools)
Toggle Console drawer
Text Editing & Clipboard
CTRL + C
Copy selected text / image
CTRL + X
Cut selected text
CTRL + V
Paste from clipboard
CTRL + SHIFT + V
Paste plain text (No formatting)
CTRL + Z
Undo last text change
CTRL + Y / CTRL + SHIFT + Z
Redo text change
CTRL + A
Select all text in field
WIN + . / WIN + ;
Open Emoji & Symbols Picker
CTRL + DELETE
Delete next word forward
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