Learn keyboard shortcuts and become a pro at using Chrome.
Use Chrome shortcuts on your iPad
If you use an iPad with an external keyboard, you can use shortcuts to navigate Chrome
. On the keyboard, the Option or Alt key is the ⌥ symbol, and the Command key is the ⌘ symbol. Both keys refer to the same modifier. To quickly get to the shortcuts panel in Chrome
, press and hold ⌘.
Action |
Shortcut |
Back |
⌘ + Left arrow or ⌘ + [ |
Forward |
⌘ + Right arrow or ⌘ + ] |
Close tab |
⌘ + w |
Close all tabs in Tab Grid |
Shift + ⌘ + w |
Go to Tab Grid |
Shift + ⌘ + \ |
New Incognito tab |
Shift + ⌘ + n |
New Incognito window |
⌥ + Shift+ ⌘ + n |
New tab |
⌘ + t or ⌘ + n |
New window |
⌥ + ⌘ + n |
Go to next tab |
⌥ + ⌘ + Right arrow or ⌃ + Tab or ⌘ + } |
Go to previous tab |
⌥ + ⌘ + Left arrow or Shift + ⌃ + Tab or ⌘ + { |
Reopen last closed tab |
Shift + ⌘ + t |
Go to n-th tab (1–8) |
⌘ + (1–8) |
Go to last tab |
⌘ + 9 |
Action |
Shortcut |
Add to Reading List |
Shift + ⌘ + d |
Delete Browsing Data… |
Shift + ⌘ + ⌫ |
Dismiss modals |
Press Esc |
Show Help |
⌘ + ? |
Show History |
⌘ + y |
Open location... |
⌘ + l |
Print... |
⌘ + p |
Report an Issue... |
Shift + ⌘ + i |
Show Settings |
⌘ + , |
Show Bookmarks |
⌥ + ⌘ + b |
Show Downloads |
Shift + ⌘ + j or ⌥ + ⌘ + l |
Show Reading List |
⌥ + ⌘ + r |
Action |
Shortcut |
Highlight the URL |
⌘ + l |
Remove the URL highlight |
Press Esc |
Action |
Shortcut |
Bookmark this page… |
⌘ + d |
Find on page... |
⌘ + f |
Reload |
⌘ + r |
Stop loading |
⌘ + . |
Voice Search |
Shift + ⌘ + . |