How to Switch Tabs in Google Chrome?

If you have used Google Chrome, then you must be familiar with multiple tabs. You can open more than one tab to work and access multiple sites simultaneously in a single window.

Well, you can jump from one tab to another using your mouse. These tabs are visible on the top of the Chrome window.

But, to utilise the efficiency of Google Chrome, you must use the keyboard shortcuts to switch the tabs instead of the mouse. In certain ways, these keyboard shortcuts save your time as compared to using a mouse.

In this article, you will learn four ways to switch tabs in Google Chrome.

Steps to Switch Tabs in Google Chrome

Method 1: Ctrl + Tab

Step 1: Press and hold Ctrl key.
Step 2: Hit the Tab key once to move to the next tab in the forward direction.

Repeat the same to move to the next tab. When you reach the last tab, pressing this shortcut will take you to the very first tab.

Method 2: Ctrl + Shift + Tab

This method is the same as the previous, but it is used to move in the backward direction.

• Press and hold Ctrl + Shift and press Tab key.

In this case, if you press this shortcut on the first tab, it will take you to the furthermost tab.

Method 3: Ctrl + 1/2/3…

You can jump to a specific tab directly using numbers.

For example:

If you want to jump to the third tab,
Press Ctrl + 3.

Similarly, if you want to jump to the sixth tab,
Press Ctrl +6.

But this method works for a maximum of 8 tabs.

Method 4: Ctrl + 9

With the help of this shortcut, you can directly jump to the last tab, no matter how many tabs are opened.

In this way, you can use these keyboard shortcut to switch tabs quickly in Google Chrome.