Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts — Cheat Sheet

🔷Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts

26 essential shortcuts for Microsoft Edge

Tabs

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

Windows

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`N`/`⌘N`	New window
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`/`⌘⇧N`	New InPrivate 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
`Ctrl`+`F`/`⌘F`	Find on page

General

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`D`/`⌘D`	Add to Favorites
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`/`⌘⇧B`	Toggle Favorites bar
`Ctrl`+`H`/`⌘Y`	Open history
`Ctrl`+`J`/`⌘⇧J`	Open downloads
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`/`⌘⇧E`	Open Collections
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`/`⌘⇧S`	Web capture (screenshot)
`F11`/`⌃⌘F`	Full screen
`Ctrl`++/`Ctrl`+`-`/`⌘`+`/⌘-`	Zoom in / out
`Ctrl`+`0`/`⌘0`	Reset zoom

Developer

Shortcut	Action
`F12`/`⌘⌥I`	Open DevTools
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`/`⌘⌥J`	Open Console
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`/`⌘⇧C`	Inspect element

About Microsoft Edge Shortcuts

Microsoft Edge is a Chromium-based web browser from Microsoft that offers fast performance, built-in privacy features, Collections for organizing research, vertical tabs, and deep Windows integration. Since Edge shares the Chromium engine with Chrome, most Chrome keyboard shortcuts work identically in Edge. Edge adds unique features like immersive reader, sidebar with Copilot AI, and web capture.

This reference covers 26 essential Microsoft Edge 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 Microsoft Edge shortcut. The categorized layout makes it easy to find shortcuts by their function, whether you need navigation, editing, or specialized commands.