{"id":29860,"date":"2017-04-26T18:01:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T10:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29860"},"modified":"2017-12-09T05:14:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T21:14:30","slug":"universal-keyboard-shortcutes-for-web-browsers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/universal-keyboard-shortcutes-for-web-browsers\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Universal Keyboard Shortcuts for Most Web Browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"

All major internet browsers<\/a> come with their own set of keyboard shortcuts. While most of them differ from one browser to another, some of these shortcuts are universal<\/strong> in that a specific command will do the same thing on any of the internet browsers.<\/p>\n

In this post, I\u2019ll be listing down all of these universal keyboard shortcuts<\/strong> that can be applied to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Safari.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t15 Alternative Windows Web Browsers You Didn\u2019t Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Here are the shortcuts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Windows<\/td>\nmacOS<\/td>\nDescriptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + T <\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + T<\/span><\/td>\nOpen browser in tab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + N<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + N<\/span><\/td>\nOpen browser in new window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + Tab<\/span><\/td>\nCycles through tabs from left to right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + Shift<\/span> + Tab<\/span> <\/td>\nCycles through tabs from right to left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + Shift<\/span> + T<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + Shift<\/span> + T<\/span><\/td>\nReopens recently closed tab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt<\/span> + Left Arrow<\/span><\/td>\nReturn to the previous webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt<\/span> + Right Arrow<\/span><\/td>\nAdvance to the next webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + +<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + +<\/span><\/td>\nZooms into the webpage\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + \u2013<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + \u2013<\/span><\/td>\nZooms out the webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + 0<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + 0<\/span><\/td>\nReset to default zoom level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + D<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + D<\/span><\/td>\nBookmarks the current webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + F<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + F<\/span><\/td>\nOpens up the in-page search box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + W<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + W<\/span><\/td>\nClose current tab or window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + L<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + L<\/span><\/td>\nHighlights the address box, allowing you to type into it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + Alt<\/span> + Enter<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + Alt<\/span> + Enter<\/span><\/td>\nAdds \"www.\" and \".com\" to the text in the address bar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + Shift<\/span> + Del<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + Shift<\/span> + Del<\/span><\/td>\nOpens up the Clear Browsing History window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacebar<\/span><\/td>\nScroll down a webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift<\/span> + Spacebar<\/span><\/td>\nScroll up a webpage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl<\/span> + P<\/span><\/td>\nCommand<\/span> + P<\/span><\/td>\nOpens up the Print window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tHow Chrome Won The War of The Browsers [Infographic]<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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