What is the shortcut to close the current tab in Brave?
Ctrl + w — Close the current tab
Ctrl + W (Cmd + W on Mac) closes the current tab in Brave, and Ctrl + Shift + T brings back the last closed tab if you close the wrong one. Ctrl + Shift + W closes the whole window with every tab in it.
Related Brave Browser shortcuts: Tab and Window
| Shortcut | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + n | Open a new window | Open a new window. |
| Ctrl + Shift + n | Open a new window in Private mode | Open a new window in Private mode. |
| Ctrl + t | Open a new tab, and jump to it | Open a new tab, and jump to it. |
| Ctrl + Shift + t | Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it | Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Jump to the next open tab | Jump to the next open tab. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Jump to the previous open tab | Jump to the previous open tab. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Jump to a specific tab | Jump to a specific tab. |
| Ctrl + 9 | Jump to the last tab | Jump to the last tab. |
| Alt + Home | Open your home page in the current tab | Open your home page in the current tab. |
| Alt + Left | Open the previous page from your browsing history | Open the previous page from your browsing history. |
| Alt + Right | Open the next page from your browsing history | Open the next page from your browsing history. |
| Ctrl + w | Close the current tab | Close the current tab. |
| Ctrl + Shift + w | Close the current window | Close the current window. |
| Alt + Space + n | Minimize the current window | Minimize the current window. |
| Alt + Space + x | Maximize the current window | Maximize the current window. |
| Alt + F4 | Close the current window (system) | Close the current window (system). |
From the Brave Browser reference (60 entries) · all how-to answers
Close, reopen, close everything
Brave inherits Chromium’s tab keys, so Ctrl + w closes the tab that has focus, Ctrl + Shift + t reopens the most recently closed one, and Ctrl + Shift + w closes the window. Repeating Ctrl + Shift + t walks back through earlier closed tabs in order, which is the safety net when Ctrl + w lands on the wrong tab. Ctrl + Tab and Ctrl + Shift + Tab move between tabs, and Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 jump to a position.
Pinned tabs and tab groups
A pinned tab does not close with Ctrl + w; Brave skips it and moves focus to the next tab, which is the intended protection for mail or chat tabs you keep open. Closing a tab that belongs to a tab group leaves the group in place; closing the last tab of a group removes the group as well. Brave’s vertical tabs option changes nothing about the keys.
Mac and Linux, and the source
On macOS the same actions are Cmd + W, Cmd + Shift + T and Cmd + Shift + W; Linux matches Windows. Brave documents its shortcut set on its support site and that page is the source for the Brave table here, which also covers address-bar, page and Shields keys such as Ctrl + Shift + Delete for clearing browsing data. Where Brave differs from Chrome it is mostly in Shields and rewards, not in tab handling.