How do you reopen a closed tab in Chrome?

Chrome · Tab Management · updated 2026-08-23

Ctrl + Shift + T — Reopen Tab

Ctrl + Shift + T (Cmd + Shift + T on Mac) reopens the most recently closed tab, and pressing it repeatedly walks back through earlier closed tabs. It also restores a closed window if that was the last thing closed.

Related Chrome shortcuts: Tab Management

ShortcutActionNotes
Ctrl + TNew TabOpen new tab.
Ctrl + WClose TabClose current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + TReopen TabReopen last closed tab.
Ctrl + TabNext TabSwitch to next tab.
Ctrl + Shift + TabPrevious TabSwitch to previous tab.
Ctrl + 1-8Go to TabJump to specific tab (1-8).
Ctrl + 9Last TabJump to last tab.
Ctrl + Shift + ASearch TabsSearch through open tabs.
Ctrl + NNew WindowOpen new browser window.
Ctrl + Shift + NIncognitoOpen incognito window.

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