Operating System Wise Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is a list of Mozilla Firefox keyboard and mouse shortcuts for each of the three major operating systems
organized by topic that will help you to navigate and use Mozilla Firefox and the Web in a much more productive and fun way.

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Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts
- This is a list of Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

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Configuring keyboard shortcuts
Mozilla Firefox does not provide any method of customising keyboard shortcuts.

This is a list of Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Browser Management	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Help	`F1`	n/a	`F1`
Add Bookmark	`Ctrl`+`D`	`Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Bookmarks Sidebar (toggle)	`Ctrl`+`B` `Ctrl`+`I`	`Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Browsing History (toggle)	`Ctrl`+`H`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Download History	`Ctrl`+`J`	`Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Clear Private Data	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Del`	n/a	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Del`
Page Manipulation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Full Screen (toggle)	`F11`	n/a	`F11`
Increase Text Size	`Ctrl`+`+` `Ctrl`+`Scroll down`	`Cmd`+`+`	`Ctrl`+`+` `Ctrl`+`Scroll down`
Decrease Text Size	`Ctrl`+`-` `Ctrl`+`Scroll up`	`Cmd`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`-` `Ctrl`+`Scroll up`
Restore Text Size	`Ctrl`+`0`	`Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Reload Page	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`	`F5` `Cmd`+`R`	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`
Force Reload Page (override cache)	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button	`Cmd`+`F5` `Cmd`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button
Stop Loading	`Esc`	`Esc` `Cmd`+`.`	`Esc`
Save Page As	`Ctrl`+`S` `Alt`+`Left-click`	`Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Page Source	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Page Info	n/a	`Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
DOM Inspector	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
Page Navigation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Go Down One Line	`?` `Alt`+`Scroll down`	`?`	“shortcut_lin”>`?` `Alt`+`Scroll down`
Go Up One Line	`?` `Alt`+`Scroll up`	`?`	`?` `Alt`+`Scroll up`
Go Down One Screen	`PageDown` `Spacebar`	`PageDown` `Spacebar`	`PageDown` `Spacebar` `Shift`+`Backspace` ³
Go Up One Screen	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar`	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar`	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar` `Backspace` ³
Go to Bottom of Page	`End`	`End`	`End`
Go to Top of Page	`Home`	`Home`	`Home`
Move to Next Frame	`F6`	`F6`	`F6`
Move to Previous Frame	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`
Move Focus to Next Actionable Item	`Tab`	`Tab`	`Tab`
Move Focus to Previous Actionable Item	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`
Web Navigation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Open Home Page	`Alt`+`Home`	`Option`+`Home`	`Alt`+`Home`
Back one Page	`Alt`+`?` `Ctrl`+`[` `Shift`+`Scroll down` `Backspace`	`Cmd`+`?` `Cmd`+`[` `Delete`	`Alt`+`?` `Ctrl`+`[` `Shift`+`Scroll down`
Forward one Page	`Alt`+`?` `Ctrl`+`]` `Shift`+`Scroll up` `Shift`+`Backspace`	`Cmd`+`?` `Cmd`+`]`	`Alt`+`?` `Ctrl`+`]` `Shift`+`Scroll up`
Open Link	`Enter` `Left-click`	`Return` `Click`	`Enter` `Left-click`
Open Link (in new Background Tab)²	`Ctrl`+`Enter` `Ctrl`+`Left-click` `Middle-click`	`Cmd`+`Return` `Cmd`+`Click`	`Ctrl`+`Enter` `Ctrl`+`Left-click` `Middle-click`
Open Link (in new Foreground Tab)²	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left-click` `Shift`+`Middle-click`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Click`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left-click` `Shift`+`Middle- click`
Paste URL in Tab	n/a	n/a	`Middle-click` in Tab⁴
Open Link in New Window	`Shift`+`Enter` `Shift`+`Left-click`	`Shift`+`Return` `Shift`+`Click`	`Shift`+`Enter` `Shift`+`Left- click`
Save Link Target As	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Caret Browsing	`F7`	`F7`	`F7`

Tabs and Windows	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
=”text-align:left;”>Open New Tab	`Ctrl`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar	`Cmd`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar	`Ctrl`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar
Close Tab (close Window if only one tab)	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4` `Middle-click` on Tab	`Cmd`+`W` `Cmd`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4` `Middle-click` on Tab
Undo Close Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Next Tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`
Previous Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`
Select Tab [1 to 9]	`Ctrl`+[`1`…`9`]	`Cmd`+[`1`…`9`]	`Alt`+[`1`…`9`]
Open New Window	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Close Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`W` `Option`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`
Location	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Location Bar	`Ctrl`+`L` `Alt`+`D`	`Cmd`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L` `Alt`+`D`
Complete .com Address ¹	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Complete .net Address ¹	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Return`	`Shift`+`Enter`
Complete .org Address ¹	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Address in New Tab ¹	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Open File	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Search Engines	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Search Bar	`Ctrl`+`K`	`Cmd`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K` `Ctrl`+`J`
Select Next Search Engine in Search Bar	`Ctrl`+`?`	`Cmd`+`?`	`Ctrl`+`?`
Select Previous Search Engine in Search Bar	`Ctrl`+`?`	`Cmd`+`?`	`Ctrl`+`?`
Open List of Search Engines in Search Bar	`Alt`+`?` `Alt`+`?`	`Option`+`?` `Option`+`?`	`Alt`+`?` `Alt`+`?`
Forms	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Next Entry	`?`	`?`	`?`
Select Previous Entry	`?`	`?`	`?`
Toggle Checkbox	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`
Auto Complete	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Next Auto-Complete Entry	`?`	`?`	`?`
Select Previous Auto-Complete Entry	`?`	`?`	`?`
Delete Individual Auto-Complete Entry	`Shift`+`Del`	`Shift`+`Del`	`Shift`+`Del`
Text Manipulation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A` `Alt`+`A`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`	`Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`	`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Delete	`Del`	`Del`	`Del`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`
Search in Page	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Find in This Page	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Find Again	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`	`Cmd`+`G` `F3`	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`
Find Previous	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`
Quick Find Text	`/`	`/`	`/`
Quick Find Link	`'`	`'`	`'`

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Operating System Wise Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

This is a list of Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

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