Hotkeys and shortcuts for Firefox (Linux)

(Total 82)

Alt + D / Ctrl + L
Address Bar
Jump to address bar
Ctrl + Enter
Address Bar
Complete a .com address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".com" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
Shift + Enter
Address Bar
Complete a .net address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".net" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Address Bar
Complete a .org address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".org" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
Arrow Up / arrow down in address bar
Address Bar
Open URL history in address bar and navigate. Press enter to launch selected webpage
delete in address bar history
Address Bar
Delete current entry from address bar history
Ctrl + K
Search Bar
Jumps to search bar if installed (ctrl+e used to do so as well, but seems to be discontinued)
Alt + Arrow Up / arrow down in search bar
Search Bar
Toggle search engines
Arrow Down / arrow up in search bar
Search Bar
Choose from previous searches. Press enter to choose selected search term
Delete in previous searches
Search Bar
Delete previous search entry
Alt + Home
Navigation
Jump to homepage
Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
Navigation
One page backward / one page forward
Ctrl + T
Navigation
Open new tab in same window
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Page Down
Navigation
Jump to next browser tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Page Up
Navigation
Jump to previous browser tab
Ctrl + 1 ... 8
Navigation
Jump to browser tab 1 - 8
Ctrl + 9
Navigation
Jump to the rightmost tab regardless on how many tabs are open
Ctrl + W / Ctrl + Q
Navigation
Close current browser tab
Ctrl + Shift + T
Navigation
Undo close browser tab
Alt + d , then press tab twice (or three times)
Inside Webpages
Get "focus" on webpage for in-page keyboard navigation. Note the dotted frame around the page
Arrow Down / Arrow Up
Inside Webpages
Scroll webpages up or down one line
Page Down / Page Up
Inside Webpages
Scroll webpages up or down one page. space/shift+space does the same.
Home / End
Inside Webpages
Jump to beginning / end of webpage
Tab / Shift + Tab
Inside Webpages
Jump to next / jump to previous link
Enter
Inside Webpages
Open selected link in current tab
Shift + Ctrl + Enter
Inside Webpages
Open selected link in new foreground tab
Ctrl + Enter
Inside Webpages
Open selected link in new background tab
Shift + Enter
Inside Webpages
Open selected link in new window
Alt + Enter
Inside Webpages
Download selected link
Ctrl + [ + ] / Ctrl + -
Inside Webpages
Increase or decrease text size
Ctrl + 0 (zero)
Inside Webpages
Default text size
F5 / Ctrl + R
Inside Webpages
Reload page
Ctrl + F5 / Ctrl + R
Inside Webpages
Reload page with cache override
Esc
Inside Webpages
Stop loading page
F6 / Shift + F6
Inside Webpages
Jump forwards / jump backwards between tab bar and page. To reach addressbar, press f6 until reaching the tab (see dotted line around tab) and press tab
Shift + F10
Inside Webpages
Open context menu of a hyperlink. Press arrow up or down or initial letter to select command
F7
Inside Webpages
Turn caret mode on or off (navigation with keyboard)
Ctrl + A
Inside Webpages
Select all, useful to copy and paste text out of webpages
Ctrl + C
Inside Webpages
Copy selected text
Ctrl + P
Inside Webpages
Print
Alt + f , then v
Inside Webpages
Print preview
Ctrl + U
Inside Webpages
Show page source
Ctrl + S
Inside Webpages
Save page as
Ctrl + F / [ / ]
Search
Open "quick find" window and searches phrase as you type
' (apostrophe)
Search
Open "quick find" (links only) window
Ctrl + G / enter or f3
Search
Find next occurrence of search term.
Ctrl + Shift + G / Shift + F3
Search
Find previous occurrence of search term.
Esc
Search
Close search window
Ctrl + B / Ctrl + I
Bookmarks
Show or hide bookmark sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + B
Bookmarks
Organize bookmarks
Ctrl + D
Bookmarks
Add bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + D
Bookmarks
Bookmark all tabs. In the "create in" menu, use alt+down to choose bookmark destination
Alt + b , then press a - z / number
Bookmarks
Open bookmark menu and press first letter of a bookmark name to load them. More than one entry with the same letter, requires to repeatedly pressing the letter and hit enter
Ctrl + J
Firefox Features
Open or close download window
Ctrl + H
Firefox Features
Show or hide browsing history
Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Firefox Features
Clear private data (menu)
Ctrl + O
Firefox Features
Open file
Ctrl + L
Firefox Features
Open Location
Alt + F
Firefox Features
Open file menu
Alt + E
Firefox Features
Open edit menu
Alt + V
Firefox Features
Open view menu
Alt + S
Firefox Features
Open history menu
Alt + B
Firefox Features
Open bookmark menu
Alt + T
Firefox Features
Open tools menu
Alt + H
Firefox Features
Open help menu
Ctrl + /
Firefox Features
Show / hide Add-On Bar (holding add-ons)
Ctrl + N / Alt + F + N
Firefox Windows
Opens new browser window
Ctrl + Shift + W / Alt + F4
Firefox Windows
Close browser window
Alt + Space
Firefox Windows
Opens the title bar menu (default Windows feature)
Alt + Space + Enter
Firefox Windows
Restore Window (default Windows feature)
Alt + Space + X
Firefox Windows
Maximize Window (default Windows feature)
Alt + Space + N
Firefox Windows
Minimize Window (default Windows feature)
F11
Firefox Windows
Turn full page view on or off (default Windows feature)
Tab / Shift + Tab
Forms
Jump to next or previous form element
Space
Forms
Activate or deactivate radio buttons and check boxes
Alt + Arrow Down
Forms
Select from a drop-down menu
Ctrl + c , ctrl + x and ctrl + V
Forms
Copy, cut or paste selected text (when working in forms)
Arrow Up / Arrow Down
Forms
Select previously used form entries
Shift + Delete
Forms
Delete previously used form entries
Ctrl + Shift + I
The Rest
Open or close webpage Inspector
Ctrl + Shift + J
The Rest
Open Java Error Console. Press escape to close
F1
The Rest
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