Brave Browser
Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}
Tabs and Windows
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl N |
Open a new window |
Ctrl Shift N |
Open a new window in Private mode |
Ctrl T |
Open a new tab, and jump to it |
Ctrl Shift T |
Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it |
Ctrl Tab |
Jump to the next open tab |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
Jump to the previous open tab |
Ctrl 1-8 |
Jump to a specific tab |
Ctrl 9 |
Jump to the last tab |
Alt Home |
Open your home page in the current tab |
Ctrl Left |
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab |
Alt Right |
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab |
Ctrl W |
Close the current tab |
Ctrl Shift W |
Close the current window |
Alt Space N |
Minimize the current window |
Alt Space X |
Maximize the current window |
Alt F4 |
Close the current window |
Ctrl Shift Q |
Quit Brave |
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Browser
| Shortcut | Action |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Alt F | Open the main menu |
| Ctrl Shift B | Show or hide the bookmarks bar |
| Ctrl H | Open the history page in a new tab |
| Ctrl J | Open the downloads page in a new tab |
| Shift Esc | Open the Brave task manager |
| Shift Alt T | 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 |
| Ctrl F | Open the find bar to search the current page |
| Ctrl G | Jump to the next match in your find bar search |
| Ctrl Shift G | Jump to the previous match in your find bar search |
| Ctrl Shift J | Open developer tools |
| Ctrl Shift Delete | Open the clear browser data options |
| F1 | Open the Brave help center in a new tab |
| Ctrl Shift M | 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) |
Ctrl Enter |
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab (after typing) |
Alt Enter |
Open a new tab and perform a search (after typing) |
Ctrl L |
Jump to the address bar |
Ctrl K |
Search from anywhere on the page |
Shift Delete |
Remove predictions from your address bar (after highlighting them) |
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Webpage
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl P |
Open options to print the current page |
Ctrl S |
Open options to save the current page |
Ctrl R |
Reload the current page |
Ctrl Shift R |
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content |
Esc |
Stop the page loading |
Tab |
Browse clickable items moving forward |
Shift Tab |
Browse clickable items moving backwards |
Ctrl O |
Open a file from your computer in Brave |
Ctrl U |
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page |
Ctrl D |
Save your current webpage as a bookmark |
Ctrl Shift D |
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 |
Ctrl 0 |
Return everything on the page to default size |
Space |
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time |
Shift Space |
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 |
Alt Left |
Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field |
Ctrl Right |
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field |
Ctrl Back |
Delete the previous word in a text field |
Alt Home |
Open the home page in the current tab |
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Also see
- Keyboard shortcuts for Brave (support.brave.com)