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My favourite find of the past 12 months is Ctrl+L which gives the address bar focus so you can begin typing.

guptarohit 3y ago
Welcome to the club! The day I knew about it and till know I don’t think I ever clicked in search bar to search. This shortcut is very helpful! In similar context, Ctrl+w for closing tab.
- 369548684892826 3y ago
  Also ctrl-shift-t to undo close tab
- penguin_booze 3y ago
  Some browser-based editors will helpfully offer Vim bindings for editing, without exhaustively emulating all bindings. Of course, once in the flow of editing, I type Ctrl+W to delete a word, and voila, the tab closes!
- nashashmi 3y ago
  Alt F4 is for duplicating the window with all of its tabs. /s
  - nashashmi 3y ago
    Kids, never learn keyboard shortcuts from strangers in the internet
  - ykonstant 3y ago
    It may take a while, be patient!
- efreak 3y ago
  Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W close tab Alt+F4 close window Ctrl+(Shift+?)+Q close browser entirely Ctrl+Shift+T undo close tab Ctrl+Shift+N undo close window Ctrl+N new window Ctrl+Shift+P new private window Ctrl+B toggle bookmarks bar Ctrl+Shift+B open library (bookmarks window) Ctrl+H open history in side pane Ctrl+Shift+H open library (history window) Ctrl+G, F3 find again Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 find previous Ctrl+Shift+V paste as plain text Ctrl+Shift-Z redo Alt+Entry in address bar opens address in new tab See also: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf... https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mouse-shortcuts-perform-common-tasks https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mouse-shortcuts-perform... https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/keyboard_shortcuts/index.html https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/keyboa...
benplumley 3y ago
F6 works too, and you can press it again to unfocus it (TIL)
- chimprich 3y ago
  > and you can press it again to unfocus it That is useful! Wonder why Ctrl-l and alt-d don't work like that?
  - fivre 3y ago
    Alt-d is, AFAIK, equivalent to a menubar shortcut (like Alt-f) that just happens to go to not quite a menu. None of the others close on repeat, so it doesn't either. UX consistency, though maybe the sort that doesn't matter as much as usual.
  - Zecc 3y ago
    In Windows' File Explorer, F6 cycles focus between window sub-regions, while Alt+D sends you unconditionally to the address bar independent of where the focus is. So maybe there is a parallel here.
sphars 3y ago
Huh, didn't know about Ctrl+L, I've always used Alt+D for address bar focus.
- tonylemesmer 3y ago
  wow - now we have 3 shortcuts for the same thing!
- fivre 3y ago
  Alt-d is superior, since it's a left-hand shortcut! Even though the keys _are_ there I have no muscle memory for the modifiers on my right hand.
KSecurityK 3y ago
While doing a search in search engine you can use `/` to go to the search bar, this also works in YouTube. In Firefox use this for quick find on the page
- atom058 3y ago
  I dislike shortcuts with special characters, as its availability depends on the keyboard layout. It's quite common that the shortcut doesn't work when you have to use modifier keys to invoke it. Some vendors make an effort to support non-US layouts, others not so much (e.g Adobe, and recently Microsoft). As a shortcut junkie, I've even changed the OS keyboard layout to enable more shortcuts to work, and memorising the location of special characters by feel. But that's not exactly an intuitive UX. As some examples of shortcut keys that usually brings me dread are: /, ~, [, ], ;, | I much prefer shortcuts in the form of "ctrl + letter"
arrakeen 3y ago
i am stunned that folks didn't know about this since i've been using this shortcut hundreds of times a day for at least 20 years. i guess the moral of the story is that browser vendors really need to make it easier to discover the useful features that are buried in documentation
thesuitonym 3y ago
FYI, CTRL+L actually works in a lot of contexts. Chrome, Windows Explorer, Dolphin, Slack, and probably many others!
vladxyz 3y ago
One finger over, and you've got Ctrl+K to focus search bar (if you have it enabled. Becomes default-search-engine-search in the address bar, if not).
ris58h 3y ago
It's not possible to focus back which is a bummer.
- kbrosnan 3y ago
  You can use F6 to focus the address bar. With it focused F6 will return focus to web content.
quikoa 3y ago
I'm using alt+d what I like about that shortcut is that's on the left side and the keys are close to each other.
aftbit 3y ago
Don't forget about Ctrl-Enter which converts <word> to http://www.<word>.com http://www.<word>.com
asadotzler 3y ago
Alt D (from IE) also works. Ctrl L is Netscape legacy.
IIsi50MHz 3y ago
I'd almost forgotten about Ctrl-L. I used to use it all the time on Celeron work computers with IE, because I could open the browser, type Ctrl-L and an address, and press Enter before the toolbar finished drawing. I wouldn't even see what I had typed appear before the page I requested started loading! Think I also used it with Windows Explorer, after the IE integration…

Welcome to the club! The day I knew about it and till know I don’t think I ever clicked in search bar to search. This shortcut is very helpful! In similar context, Ctrl+w for closing tab.

369548684892826 3y ago
Also ctrl-shift-t to undo close tab
penguin_booze 3y ago
Some browser-based editors will helpfully offer Vim bindings for editing, without exhaustively emulating all bindings. Of course, once in the flow of editing, I type Ctrl+W to delete a word, and voila, the tab closes!
nashashmi 3y ago
Alt F4 is for duplicating the window with all of its tabs. /s
- nashashmi 3y ago
  Kids, never learn keyboard shortcuts from strangers in the internet
- ykonstant 3y ago
  It may take a while, be patient!
efreak 3y ago
Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W close tab Alt+F4 close window Ctrl+(Shift+?)+Q close browser entirely Ctrl+Shift+T undo close tab Ctrl+Shift+N undo close window Ctrl+N new window Ctrl+Shift+P new private window Ctrl+B toggle bookmarks bar Ctrl+Shift+B open library (bookmarks window) Ctrl+H open history in side pane Ctrl+Shift+H open library (history window) Ctrl+G, F3 find again Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 find previous Ctrl+Shift+V paste as plain text Ctrl+Shift-Z redo Alt+Entry in address bar opens address in new tab See also: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf... https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mouse-shortcuts-perform-common-tasks https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mouse-shortcuts-perform... https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/keyboard_shortcuts/index.html https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/keyboa...

benplumley 3y ago

F6 works too, and you can press it again to unfocus it (TIL)

chimprich 3y ago
> and you can press it again to unfocus it That is useful! Wonder why Ctrl-l and alt-d don't work like that?
- fivre 3y ago
  Alt-d is, AFAIK, equivalent to a menubar shortcut (like Alt-f) that just happens to go to not quite a menu. None of the others close on repeat, so it doesn't either. UX consistency, though maybe the sort that doesn't matter as much as usual.
- Zecc 3y ago
  In Windows' File Explorer, F6 cycles focus between window sub-regions, while Alt+D sends you unconditionally to the address bar independent of where the focus is. So maybe there is a parallel here.

sphars 3y ago

Huh, didn't know about Ctrl+L, I've always used Alt+D for address bar focus.

tonylemesmer 3y ago
wow - now we have 3 shortcuts for the same thing!
fivre 3y ago
Alt-d is superior, since it's a left-hand shortcut! Even though the keys _are_ there I have no muscle memory for the modifiers on my right hand.

KSecurityK 3y ago

While doing a search in search engine you can use `/` to go to the search bar, this also works in YouTube. In Firefox use this for quick find on the page

atom058 3y ago
I dislike shortcuts with special characters, as its availability depends on the keyboard layout. It's quite common that the shortcut doesn't work when you have to use modifier keys to invoke it. Some vendors make an effort to support non-US layouts, others not so much (e.g Adobe, and recently Microsoft). As a shortcut junkie, I've even changed the OS keyboard layout to enable more shortcuts to work, and memorising the location of special characters by feel. But that's not exactly an intuitive UX. As some examples of shortcut keys that usually brings me dread are: /, ~, [, ], ;, | I much prefer shortcuts in the form of "ctrl + letter"

arrakeen 3y ago

i am stunned that folks didn't know about this since i've been using this shortcut hundreds of times a day for at least 20 years. i guess the moral of the story is that browser vendors really need to make it easier to discover the useful features that are buried in documentation

thesuitonym 3y ago

FYI, CTRL+L actually works in a lot of contexts. Chrome, Windows Explorer, Dolphin, Slack, and probably many others!

vladxyz 3y ago

One finger over, and you've got Ctrl+K to focus search bar (if you have it enabled. Becomes default-search-engine-search in the address bar, if not).

ris58h 3y ago

It's not possible to focus back which is a bummer.

kbrosnan 3y ago
You can use F6 to focus the address bar. With it focused F6 will return focus to web content.

quikoa 3y ago

I'm using alt+d what I like about that shortcut is that's on the left side and the keys are close to each other.

aftbit 3y ago

Don't forget about Ctrl-Enter which converts <word> to http://www.<word>.com http://www.<word>.com

asadotzler 3y ago

Alt D (from IE) also works. Ctrl L is Netscape legacy.

IIsi50MHz 3y ago

I'd almost forgotten about Ctrl-L. I used to use it all the time on Celeron work computers with IE, because I could open the browser, type Ctrl-L and an address, and press Enter before the toolbar finished drawing. I wouldn't even see what I had typed appear before the page I requested started loading! Think I also used it with Windows Explorer, after the IE integration…