--- title: Keymaps --- # Keymaps The following descriptions are the default keymaps. You can configure keymaps in the add-on's preferences by navigating to `about:addons` and selecting "Extensions". In the following descriptions, Ctrl+x means "press x with Ctrl", and gx means "press g, then press x". Some commands may be preceded by a decimal number, such as 3d deletes three tabs. ## Scrolling - k: scroll up - j: scroll down - h: scroll left - l: scroll right - Ctrl+u: scroll up half a page - Ctrl+d: scroll down half a page - Ctrl+b: scroll up a page - Ctrl+f: scroll down a page - gg: scroll to the top of a page - G: scroll to the bottom of a page - 0: scroll to the leftmost part of a page - $: scroll to the rightmost part of a page - m: set a mark for the current position - ': jump to a marked position Lowercase marks (`[a-z]`) store the position of the current tab. Uppercase and numeric marks (`[A-Z0-9]`) store the position and the tab. ## Select and manage tabs - d: delete the current tab and select the tab to its right - D: delete the current tab and select the tab to its left - !d: delete a pinned tab - u: reopen a close tab - r: reload the current tab - R: reload the current tab, bypassing the cache - K or gT: select the previous tab - J or gt: select the next tab - g0: select the first tab - g$: select the last tab - Ctrl+6: open the previously-selected tab - zp: pin the curent tab tab - zd: duplicate the current tab ## Console - :: open the console - o, t, w: open a page in the current tab, a new tab, or new window - O, T, W: similar to o, t, w, but using the current URL - b: select tabs by URL or title - a: add the current page to your bookmarks See the [console commands](./console_commands.html) section for a more detailed description. ## Zoom - zi: zoom in - zo: zoom out - zz: zoom neutral (reset) ## Navigation - f: follow links in the page in the current tab - F: follow links in the page in a new tab - H: go back in history - L: go forward in history - [[, ]]: find a link to the previous/next page and open it - gu: go to the parent directory - gU: go to the root directory - gi: focus the first input field Vim Vixen can be configured to follow links opened in tabs in the background instead of switching to a new tab immediately. To do this, you'll need to update the config file: change the `"background"` property of the `"follow.start"` action to `true`, e.g.: ```json { "keymaps": { "F": { "type": "follow.start", "newTab": true, "background": true } } } ``` ## Misc - y: copy the URL of the current tab to the clipboard - p: open the clipboard's URL in the current tab - P: open the clipboard's URL in new tab - Shift+Esc: enable or disable the add-on in the current tab - /: start searching for text in the page - n: find the next search result in the page - N: find the previous search result in the page - gf: view the source of the current tab