Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts — Cheat Sheet

🌐Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

28 essential shortcuts for Google Chrome

Tabs

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`T`/`⌘T`	New tab
`Ctrl`+`W`/`⌘W`	Close current tab
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`/`⌘⇧T`	Reopen last closed tab
`Ctrl`+`Tab`/`⌃Tab`	Next tab
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`/`⌃⇧Tab`	Previous tab
`Ctrl`+`1–8`/`⌘1–8`	Switch to tab number
`Ctrl`+`9`/`⌘9`	Switch to last tab

Windows

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`N`/`⌘N`	New window
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`/`⌘⇧N`	New incognito window

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`L`/`⌘L`	Focus address bar
`Alt`+`←`/`⌘[`	Go back
`Alt`+`→`/`⌘]`	Go forward
`Ctrl`+`R`/`⌘R`	Reload page
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`/`⌘⇧R`	Hard reload (bypass cache)
`Ctrl`+`F`/`⌘F`	Find on page

General

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`D`/`⌘D`	Bookmark current page
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`/`⌘⇧B`	Toggle bookmarks bar
`Ctrl`+`H`/`⌘Y`	Open history
`Ctrl`+`J`/`⌘⇧J`	Open downloads
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Delete`/`⌘⇧⌫`	Clear browsing data
`Ctrl`++/`Ctrl`+`-`/`⌘`+`/⌘-`	Zoom in / out
`Ctrl`+`0`/`⌘0`	Reset zoom to 100%
`F11`/`⌃⌘F`	Toggle full screen

Developer

Shortcut	Action
`F12`/`⌘⌥I`	Open DevTools
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`/`⌘⌥J`	Open Console panel
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`/`⌘⇧C`	Inspect element (select mode)
`Ctrl`+`U`/`⌘⌥U`	View page source
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M (in DevTools)`	Toggle device toolbar

About Google Chrome Shortcuts

Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, known for its speed, security, and extensive extension ecosystem. Chrome's keyboard shortcuts enable fast tab management, navigation, developer tools access, and browsing efficiency. Chrome DevTools shortcuts are essential for web developers debugging JavaScript, inspecting elements, and analyzing network requests.

This reference covers 28 essential Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts organized across 5 categories: Tabs, Windows, Navigation, and more. Each shortcut lists both macOS and Windows/Linux key combinations where applicable, making it easy to find the right key combo regardless of your operating system.

Learning keyboard shortcuts is one of the highest-leverage investments you can make in your daily workflow. Studies show that developers and designers who rely on keyboard shortcuts are measurably faster at common tasks. Rather than memorizing every shortcut at once, focus on the ones you use most frequently and gradually expand your repertoire.

Bookmark this page for quick reference whenever you need to look up a Google Chrome shortcut. The categorized layout makes it easy to find shortcuts by their function, whether you need navigation, editing, or specialized commands.