Some cool Firefox keyboard shortcuts



If you guys like using keyboard shortcuts while surfing the web with your Firefox browser, this one might be extra useful.

Here are some useful shortcuts that apply ONLY to Mozilla Firefox:

Ctrl + T:Open new tab
Ctr +Tab, Ctrl+Page Down: Move to the next tab
Ctrl+ Page Up: Move to the previous tab
Ctr + -: Decrease text size
Ctrl + +: Increase text size
Ctrl + 0: Restore text back to normal size
Ctrl + Down Arrow: Select next search engine in location bar
Ctrl+ J: Open download manager window
Ctrl + K:Search the Web using the current search engine and keyword
Ctrl + n (where n is a number):Go to the nth open tab
Ctrl + S: Save current page as file
Ctrl + U: View page source

The full Firefox keyboard shortcut list can be found at Mozilla.org

Enjoy!



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  1. Brown Baron says:

    I’ll be using the tab shortcut the most. This is a great list. Sometimes I’m just too lazy to move the mouse.

  2. Nirmal says:

    I have been using the CTRL + T and CTRL +TAB, the most. View page source (Ctrl + U) is one short cut I’ll start using….

  3. PaulGuise says:

    I use most of those, but the Ctrl+ (n)th one to open the Nth tab I didnt know about. Thanks for the tip.

  4. praveen says:

    I have never used keyboard shortcuts in firefox. Good shortcuts for making our more life comforatable with firefox

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