Keyboard Shortcuts
Tabs and Windows
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlN | Open a new window | 
| CtrlShiftN | Open a new window in Private mode | 
| CtrlT | Open a new tab, and jump to it | 
| CtrlShiftT | Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it | 
| CtrlTab | Jump to the next open tab | 
| CtrlShiftTab | Jump to the previous open tab | 
| Ctrl1-8 | Jump to a specific tab | 
| Ctrl9 | Jump to the last tab | 
| AltHome | Open your home page in the current tab | 
| CtrlLeft | Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab | 
| AltRight | Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab | 
| CtrlW | Close the current tab | 
| CtrlShiftW | Close the current window | 
| AltSpaceN | Minimize the current window | 
| AltSpaceX | Maximize the current window | 
| AltF4 | Close the current window | 
| CtrlShiftQ | Quit Brave | 
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Browser
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| AltF | Open the main menu | 
| CtrlShiftB | Show or hide the bookmarks bar | 
| CtrlH | Open the history page in a new tab | 
| CtrlJ | Open the downloads page in a new tab | 
| ShiftEsc | Open the Brave task manager | 
| ShiftAltT | Set focus on the first item in the toolbar | 
| F10 | Set focus on the last item in the toolbar | 
| F6 | Switch focus to unfocused dialog, if showing | 
| CtrlF | Open the find bar to search the current page | 
| CtrlG | Jump to the next match in your find bar search | 
| CtrlShiftG | Jump to the previous match in your find bar search | 
| CtrlShiftJ | Open developer tools | 
| CtrlShiftDelete | Open the clear browser data options | 
| F1 | Open the Brave help center in a new tab | 
| CtrlShiftM | Open profile menu | 
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Address Bar
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| Enter | Search with your default search engine (after typing) | 
| Tab | Search using a different search engine (after typing) | 
| CtrlEnter | Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab (after typing) | 
| AltEnter | Open a new tab and perform a search (after typing) | 
| CtrlL | Jump to the address bar | 
| CtrlK | Search from anywhere on the page | 
| ShiftDelete | Remove predictions from your address bar (after highlighting them) | 
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Webpage
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlP | Open options to print the current page | 
| CtrlS | Open options to save the current page | 
| CtrlR | Reload the current page | 
| CtrlShiftR | Reload the current page, ignoring cached content | 
| Esc | Stop the page loading | 
| Tab | Browse clickable items moving forward | 
| ShiftTab | Browse clickable items moving backwards | 
| CtrlO | Open a file from your computer in Brave | 
| CtrlU | Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page | 
| CtrlD | Save your current webpage as a bookmark | 
| CtrlShiftD | Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder | 
| F11 | Turn full-screen mode on or off | 
| Ctrl+ | Make everything on the page bigger | 
| Ctrl- | Make everything on the page smaller | 
| Ctrl0 | Return everything on the page to default size | 
| Space | Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time | 
| ShiftSpace | Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time | 
| Home | Go to the top of the page | 
| End | Go to the bottom of the page | 
| Shift(scroll) | Scroll horizontally on the page | 
| AltLeft | Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field | 
| CtrlRight | Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field | 
| CtrlBack | Delete the previous word in a text field | 
| AltHome | Open the home page in the current tab | 
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Also see
- Keyboard shortcuts for Brave (support.brave.com)