How to change tab in Google Chrome with the keyboard, in Ubuntu

Question

In OSX, you can browse tabs in browsers by Ctrl+ N/p or similar. I have not found any keys in Ubuntu 14.04.

How can you browse tabs of browsers by keyboard in Ubuntu?

Not related to Ubuntu, but just in addition to your question, it is also possible to navigation between tabs in OSX with fn + Ctrl+ ⌃ or fn + Ctrl + ⌃ — Davis Z. Cabral, Sep 15 '18 at 18:46

score 67 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 07 '15 at 22:39

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Most shortcuts in other systems also apply:

Ctrl + TAB = next tab

Ctrl + Shift + TAB = previous tab

Ctrl + T = new tab

Ctrl + W = close tab

Ctrl + Shift + T = reopen last closed tab

edited Jul 07 '15 at 22:39

Tim

answered Jul 07 '15 at 11:22

krato

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This should be the accepted answer – Mark K Cowan Jul 07 '15 at 12:33
shift+ctrl+tab also handles previous closed tab. Is there any option for previous current tab? – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 07 '15 at 12:41
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ctrl+shift+t handles the previously closed tab. – hunch Jul 07 '15 at 13:06
so much helpful – Amarjit Dhillon May 04 '18 at 16:24

score 27 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 07 '15 at 13:59

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In addition to the answers already given: Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn should also work to switch tabs forth and back.

answered Jul 07 '15 at 13:59

Dubu

@Masi The same goes for me. I never bothered with Ctrl+Tab etc. – Dubu Jul 07 '15 at 14:37

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 08 '15 at 10:12

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In Chrome and Firefox both we have to press Ctrl+ Number

E.g. If you want to go to the tab then you have to press Ctrl+3

You can also use Alt instead of Ctrl - i.e. Alt+3.

edited Jul 08 '15 at 10:12

Tim

answered Jul 07 '15 at 10:03

khanthegeek

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Great! Any keyboard binding for back and forth? – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 07 '15 at 10:05
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not required just use it – khanthegeek Jul 07 '15 at 10:09
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Assume you have 30 tabs. You will be in trouble in moving your fingers in each tab. I really would like to have previous and next -movements for tabs. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 07 '15 at 10:13
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use ctrl+tab and ctrl+tab+shift – khanthegeek Jul 07 '15 at 10:18
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Ctrl + 1 to 8 switches to tab 1 to 8, but Ctrl + 9 switches to the last tab – Richard de Wit Jul 08 '15 at 08:07
what about my 12th tab TT – MichaelChirico Jul 08 '15 at 13:45
Ctrl + PagegUp/PageDown also work – Johannes Lemonde Aug 31 '17 at 07:34

Igor Bukin · Answer 4 · 2017-04-07T10:56:43.903

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You can find full list of shortcuts for Chrome here

Worth to mention from the list (which wasn't mentioned here yet):

Jump to the last tab Ctrl + 9

edited Apr 07 '17 at 10:56

answered Sep 15 '16 at 10:14

Igor Bukin

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