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 + ⌘ + . |