Mobile keyboard shortcuts - Perform common tasks using the keyboard

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  • Revision id: 11162
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  • Creator: Matt Brubeck
  • Comment: Updated for Fennec 4.0
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  • Ready for localization: No
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Note: On Android devices with hardware keyboards, the Menu key acts like the Ctrl key. For example, you can press Menu+T to open a new tab in Firefox for Android.

Command Shortcut
Moving around a page
Move down Down arrow
Move up Up arrow
Page down Spacebar
Zoom in Ctrl+Up arrow
Zoom out Ctrl+Down arrow
Navigation
Go to Location Bar Ctrl+L (or Search on Android)
Back Ctrl+Left arrow or Backspace
Forward Ctrl+Right arrow or Shift+Backspace
Reload Ctrl+R
Force reload (do not use any cached resources) Ctrl+Shift+R
Tabs
New tab Ctrl+T
Close tab Ctrl+W
Undo close tab Ctrl+Shift+T
Open link in new tab Ctrl+Tap on link
Other
Quit Firefox Ctrl+Q
maemo5 (n900) specific
Go to maemo task-switcher Ctrl+Backspace
Lock screen orientation (disable rotation) Ctrl+Shift+O
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V