Chrome · Back
Navigation
Windows · Linux
Alt+LeftMac
Cmd+LeftSteps one entry back in this tab's own history; hold the key to get the list of where you can go back to.
- Group
- Navigation
- Keys held
- 2
Reopening a closed tab (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T) and jumping to the address bar (Ctrl/Cmd+L) alone cut most of your trips to the mouse.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Back in Chrome?
Steps one entry back in this tab's own history; hold the key to get the list of where you can go back to. It is Alt+Left on Windows and Cmd+Left on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+Left on Windows, Cmd+Left on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in Chrome.