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Mozilla Firefox

Create a browser tab

CtrlT

Windows Desktop app Firefox desktop browser

Practice this

Press Ctrl + T to create a browser tab in Mozilla Firefox. On a Mac, press Cmd + T instead.

Where it works: Browser

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdT`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlT`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Firefox

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Open a new tab Asana Cmd + T
Create a browser tab Google Chrome Cmd + T
Open a new tab ChromeOS Ctrl + T
Create a browser tab Microsoft Edge Cmd + T
Open a new tab and switch to it File Explorer Ctrl + T
Open the selected project item GitHub Space
Open a new tab for this server Mattermost Cmd + T
Open a tab Obsidian Cmd + T
Open a new tab Postman Cmd + T
Create a browser tab Safari Cmd + T
Open a new tab Windows Terminal Ctrl + Shift + T

More Mozilla Firefox shortcuts

Close this browser tab Cmd + W
Toggle this tab’s audio Ctrl + M
Save the webpage locally Cmd + S
Reset the page magnification Cmd + 0
Return to the previous webpage Cmd + Left arrow
Copy selection Ctrl + C
Cut selection Ctrl + X
Paste clipboard Ctrl + V

See every Mozilla Firefox shortcut

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