🔑 Key Symbols Guide
Ctrl
Control Key
Alt
Alternate Key
Shift
Shift Key
Search
Search/Launcher Key (🔍)
Esc
Escape Key
Tabs & Windows
Open a new window
Ctrl
+
N
Open a new window in incognito mode
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
N
Open a new tab
Ctrl
+
T
Close the current tab
Ctrl
+
W
Close the current window
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
W
Reopen the last tab or window you closed
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
T
Go to tabs 1-8 in the window
Ctrl
+
1 through 8
Go to the last tab in the window
Ctrl
+
9
Go to the next tab in the window
Ctrl
+
Tab
Go to the previous tab in the window
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Tab
Quickly switch between windows
Alt
+
Tab
Open a window with all your apps
Shift
+
Search
+
L
Page & Web Browser
Page up
Search
+
↑
Page down
Search
+
↓
Scroll down the web page
Space
Go to top of page
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
↑
Go to bottom of page
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
↓
Save your current webpage as a bookmark
Ctrl
+
D
Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
D
Search the current page
Ctrl
+
F
Go to the next match for your search
Ctrl
+
G
Go to the previous match for your search
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
G
Open the Downloads page
Ctrl
+
J
Reload your current page
Ctrl
+
R
Reload page without using cached content
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
R
Zoom in on the page
Ctrl
+
+
Zoom out on the page
Ctrl
+
-
Reset zoom level
Ctrl
+
0
Print your current page
Ctrl
+
P
Open link in new tab in background
Ctrl
+
Click
Open link in new tab and switch to it
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Click
View page source
Ctrl
+
U
System & Display
Open the Files app
Shift
+
Alt
+
M
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
B
Show or hide the shelf
Shift
+
Alt
+
S
Take a screenshot
Ctrl
+
Show Windows
Take a partial screenshot
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Show Windows
Take a screenshot with Screen Capture
Shift
+
Ctrl
+
Show Windows
Lock your screen
Search
+
L
Sign out of your Google account
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Q (twice)
Open Quick Settings
Alt
+
Shift
+
S
See your notifications
Alt
+
Shift
+
N
Turn Caps Lock on or off
Search
+
Alt
Increase keyboard brightness
Alt
+
Brightness Up
Decrease keyboard brightness
Alt
+
Brightness Down
Mirror your monitor
Ctrl
+
Show Windows
+
M
Swap primary monitor (when using external display)
Alt
+
Search
+
M
Text Editing
Select all content on the page
Ctrl
+
A
Copy selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl
+
C
Cut selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl
+
X
Paste content from the clipboard
Ctrl
+
V
Paste content as plain text
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
V
Undo your last action
Ctrl
+
Z
Redo your last action
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Z
Delete
Search
+
Backspace
Home (go to beginning of line)
Search
+
←
End (go to end of line)
Search
+
→
Select from cursor to end of line
Search
+
Shift
+
→
Select from cursor to beginning of line
Search
+
Shift
+
←
Move to end of the next word
Ctrl
+
→
Move to start of the previous word
Ctrl
+
←
Accessibility
Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Z
Turn high contrast mode on or off
Search
+
Ctrl
+
H
Magnify your whole screen
Ctrl
+
Search
+
M
Magnify part of your screen (docked magnifier)
Ctrl
+
Search
+
D
Highlight the shelf (use arrow keys to navigate)
Shift
+
Alt
+
L
Highlight the status area
Shift
+
Alt
+
S
Open right-click menu for highlighted item
Search
+
Shift
+
Volume Up
Address Bar & Search
Search with your default search engine
Type search term
+
Enter
Jump to the address bar
Ctrl
+
L
Search from anywhere on the page
Ctrl
+
K
Add www. and .com to input and open the page
Ctrl
+
Enter
View page information
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
I
Developer Tools
Open Developer Tools
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
I
Open JavaScript Console
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
J
Delete browsing data
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Delete
Window Management
Dock a window to the left
Alt
+
[
Dock a window to the right
Alt
+
]
Maximize a window
Alt
+
=
Minimize a window
Alt
+
-
Show all windows (Overview mode)
Show Windows
Cycle through windows in Overview mode
Shift
+
Show Windows
Move active window between displays
Search
+
Alt
+
M
Special Keys & Input
Insert special characters (emoji, symbols)
Search
+
Shift
+
Space
Switch to previous input method
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Space
Switch to next input method
Ctrl
+
Space
Open launcher to search apps and web
Search
Function keys (F1-F12)
Search
+
1 through =
Media Controls
Play/Pause
Play/Pause
Previous track
Previous
Next track
Next
Volume up
Volume Up
Volume down
Volume Down
Mute
Mute
History & Navigation
Open the History page
Ctrl
+
H
Go back to previous page
Alt
+
←
Go forward to next page
Alt
+
→
Open in new tab from history
Ctrl
+
Click