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This article details keyboard navigation for people who cannot use a mouse or other pointing device, or who want to use a keyboard as much as possible.
Basic Navigation Keyboard navigation relies on six main buttons that allow you to move around webpages:
Action Shortcut Move to next interactive element Tab Move to previous interactive element Shift + Tab Activate elements (links, buttons, etc) Return/Enter Activate buttons (pause/play videos, submit forms, etc) Spacebar Close opened content (modals, navigation menus, etc) or cancel current action Esc Navigate within widgets (tablists, checkboxes within a disclosure button, etc) and around page Arrows
Advanced Navigation Page Operations Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Print options Ctrl + p ⌘ + p Save page Ctrl + s ⌘ + s Page Setup N/A ⌘ + Option + p Reload page F5 or Ctrl + r ⌘ + r Reload (ignore cache) Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r ⌘ + Shift + r Stop loading Esc Esc Open file Ctrl + o + Select a file ⌘ + o + Select a file
Navigation & Browsing Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Browse items forward Tab Tab Browse items backward Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Scroll down Space or PgDn Space Scroll up Shift + Space or PgUp Shift + Space Open home page Alt + Home ⌘ + Shift + h
Window Management Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut New window Ctrl + n ⌘ + n Private browsing Ctrl + Shift + n ⌘ + Shift + n New tab Ctrl + t ⌘ + t Close tab Ctrl + w ⌘ + w Close window Ctrl + Shift + w ⌘ + Shift + w Minimize window Alt + Space + n ⌘ + m Hide browser N/A ⌘ + h Quit browser Alt + F4 ⌘ + q
Bookmarks Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Save as bookmark Ctrl + d ⌘ + d Save all tabs as bookmarks Ctrl + Shift + d ⌘ + Shift + d
Text & Zoom Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Zoom in Ctrl + + ⌘ and + Zoom out Ctrl + - ⌘ and - Reset zoom Ctrl + 0 ⌘ + 0 Move to previous word Ctrl + Left arrow Option + Left arrow Move to next word Ctrl + Right arrow Option + Right arrow Delete previous word Ctrl + Backspace Option + Delete
