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How to Switch Tabs with Your Keyboard on PC or Mac

Method 1 Method 1 of 3: Switching Tabs on Windows (All Browsers)
  1. 1 Open multiple tabs in your web browser. To open a tab with your keyboard, press Ctrl+t.
  2. 2 Press Ctrl+Tab ↹ to go to the next open tab.
  3. 3 Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ to go to the previous open tab.
  4. 4 Press Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 to go to a tab by number. For example, pressing Ctrl+3 will bring you to the 3rd open tab.
  5. 5 Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+t to re-open the last closed tab.
Method 2 Method 2 of 3: Switching Tabs on macOS (Safari)
  1. 1 Open multiple tabs in your web browser. To open a tab with your keyboard, press ⌘ Command+t.
  2. 2 Press Control+Tab ↹ to go to the next open tab.
  3. 3 Press Control+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ to go to the previous open tab.
  4. 4 Press ⌘ Command+1 through ⌘ Command+9 to go to a tab by number. For example, pressing ⌘ Command+3 will bring you to the 3rd open tab.
  5. 5 Press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+t to re-open the last closed tab.
Method 3 Method 3 of 3: Switching Tabs on macOS (Chrome and Firefox)
  1. 1 Open multiple tabs in your web browser. To open a tab with your keyboard, press ⌘ Command+t.
  2. 2 Press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+ to go to the next open tab.
  3. 3 Press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+ to go to the previous open tab.
  4. 4 Press ⌘ Command+1 through ⌘ Command+9 to go to a tab by number. For example, pressing ⌘ Command+3 will bring you to the 3rd open tab.
  5. 5 Press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+t to re-open the last closed tab.