Google Maps

Zoom out of the map

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Windows Web app Google Maps on a computer

Practice this

In Google Maps, the Minus key will zoom out of the map. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Map in focus

Where this comes from

Accessibility in Google Maps - Computer - Google Maps Help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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More Google Maps shortcuts

See more places in the highlighted square 9
Return to the earlier places 8
Show the list of keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Pan the map up Up arrow
Pan the map down Down arrow
Pan the map left Left arrow
Pan the map right Right arrow
Move the map up by one square Shift + Up arrow

See every Google Maps shortcut

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