Windows Keyboard Shortcuts on Chrome
Looking to browse smarter on Chrome for Windows? This shortcut guide covers everything from tabs to text to full-screen zoom.
Whether you’re clearing cache or closing dozens of tabs in seconds, we’ve got you covered.
Tab and Window Shortcuts
Ctrl+N
Open a new window.
Ctrl+T
Open a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N
Open an incognito window.
Ctrl+O
Open a file from your computer.
Ctrl + click link
Open link in background tab.
Ctrl+Shift + click link
Open link in a new tab and switch to it.
Shift + click link
Open link in new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T
Reopen last closed tab (up to 10).
Drag tab
Move tab to another window or make new window.
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+8
Jump to specific tab position.
Ctrl+9
Switch to last tab.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown
Next tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp
Previous tab.
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Shift+W
Close current window.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Close current tab.
Alt+Home
Open homepage in current window.
Chrome Address Bar Shortcuts
Search term + Enter
Use default search engine.
Keyword + Space + search term
Search using specific engine keyword.
Engine URL + Tab + search
Search using that URL’s search engine.
Ctrl+Enter
Adds www. and .com around input and opens it.
Alt+Enter
Open typed URL in a new tab.
Ctrl+L or Alt+D
Select the address bar.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E
Add a ? to perform search.
Ctrl+Backspace
Delete previous word in the bar.
Shift+Delete
Remove selected history item.
Webpage Shortcuts
Ctrl+P
Print the current page.
Ctrl+S
Save the current page.
F5 or Ctrl+R
Reload the current page.
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5
Force reload, ignoring cache.
Esc
Stop loading the page.
Ctrl+F
Open the find bar.
Ctrl+G or F3
Find next match.
Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3
Find previous match.
Ctrl+U
View source code of the page.
Alt + click link
Download link target.
Ctrl+D
Bookmark the current page.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Bookmark all open pages in a folder.
F11
Toggle full-screen mode.
Ctrl + + or scroll up
Zoom in.
Ctrl + – or scroll down
Zoom out.
Ctrl+0
Reset zoom to default.
Spacebar
Scroll down the page.
Home / End
Jump to top or bottom of page.
Shift + scroll
Scroll horizontally.
Text Shortcuts
Ctrl+C
Copy selected content.
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert
Paste from clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste without formatting.
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete
Cut selected content.
Chrome Feature Shortcuts
Alt+F , Alt+E , or F10
Open the Chrome menu.
Ctrl+Shift+B
Toggle bookmarks bar.
Ctrl+H
Open History page.
Ctrl+J
Open Downloads page.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Open Task Manager.
Shift+Alt+T
Focus on browser toolbar (then use arrows, Tab, Enter, etc.).
F6 or Shift+F6
Cycle focus between address bar, page, toolbar, etc.
Ctrl+Shift+J
Open Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Open Clear Browsing Data dialog.
F1
Open Chrome Help Center in new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+M
Switch between user profiles.
Mouse Shortcuts
Drag link to tab
Open in current tab.
Ctrl + click link
Open in background tab.
Ctrl+Shift + click link
Open in new foreground tab.
Drag link to tab strip blank area
Open in new tab.
Shift + click link
Open link in new window.
Drag tab out
Move tab to new window.
Drag tab into window
Move tab to that window.
Esc while dragging
Snap tab back to original spot.
Drag address to bookmarks bar
Bookmark page.
Alt + click link
Download link.
Shift + scroll
Scroll horizontally.
Double-click tab strip blank area
Toggle maximized mode.
Ctrl + scroll up/down
Zoom in or out.
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