# Firebug hotkey reference [edit]

This page lists some of the most commonly used hotkey shortcuts for Firebug.

## Introduction

Firebug has many hotkey shortcuts to help you inspect and debug your code more quickly.

This page only lists some of the most commonly used shortcuts. For a complete reference, see the Firebug web site:

http://www.getfirebug.com/keyboard.html

## Reference

### Global commands

Command | Shortcut keys | OS
Open Firebug panel | F12 |
Close Firebug panel | F12 |
Open Firebug in window | Ctrl+F12 |
| ?+F12 |
Switch to previous tab | Ctrl+` |
| Option+Tab |
Focus command line | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| ?+Shift+L |
Focus search box | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| ?+Shift+K |
Toggle inspect mode | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| ?+Shift+C |
Toggle JavaScript profiler | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| ?+Shift+P |
Re-execute last command line | Ctrl+Shift+E |

### Script tab commands

Command | Shortcut keys | OS
Continue | F5 |
| Ctrl+/ |
| ?+/ |
Step over | F10 |
| Ctrl+' |
| ?+' |
Step into | F11 |
| Ctrl+; |
| ?+; |
Step out | Shift+F11 |
| Ctrl+Shift+; |
| ⌘?+Shift+; |
Toggle breakpoint | Click line number |
Disable breakpoint | Shift+Click line number |
Edit breakpoint | Right-click line number |
Run to line | Middle-click line number |
| Ctrl+Click line number |
| ⌘?+Click line number |
Go to next function on stack | Ctrl+. |
Go to previous function on stack | Ctrl+, |
Focus script menu | Ctrl+space |
| ?+Shift+space |
Focus Watch Expression editor | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| ?+Shift+N |

## Related Topics

- About Firebug
- Installing the Firebug extension
- Inspecting HTML
- Inspecting CSS
- Stepping through your code
- Adding watch expressions
- Monitoring XMLHttpRequests
- Editing a web page
- Writing to the Firebug console
- Setting breakpoints in Firebug
- Profiling code performance

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