In chrome, go to settings > manage search engines. Add a new engine with the parameters: name:wiki keyword: w URL: http://www.google.com/search?source

In chrome, go to settings > manage search engines. Add a new engine with the parameters: name:wiki keyword: w URL: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=inurl:en.wikipedia %s&btnI=745 Once saved, in chrome's address bar type "w foo" and press enter and you'll go directly to the wikipedia article on foo By routing through google, it's also much more tolerant of misspellings.