Keyboard Navigation Cheatsheet
Have you ever tried navigating the web using only a keyboard? This is the reality for many disabled users. This Keyboard Navigation Cheat Sheet gives you simple ways to navigate online using your keyboard, and therefore be able to test your own website.
To learn more about keyboard accessible websites, read Hands Off The Mouse: A Guide To Building Keyboard Accessible Websites.
| Action | Key(s) |
|---|---|
| Move to next element | Tab |
| Move to previous element | Shift and Tab |
| Activate link or button | Enter |
| Toggle checkboxes or Press buttons | Spacebar |
| Navigate menus or Radio groups | Arrow Keys |
| Close a modal or dropdown | Esc |
| Go back a page | Alt and Left Arrow (Windows) Command and [ (Mac) |
| Jump to Address Bar | Control and L (Windows) Command and L (Mac) |
| Scroll down or up a page | Page Down or Page Up |