What does Alt + ← shortcut in Google Chrome?

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Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab.

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This is one of the most used shortcuts in browsers. The earlier shortcut of Backspace is not used anymore, as it sometimes caused problems such as accidentally going back in web forms.

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For beginners: How to press Alt + ← on your keyboard?

Typically you first hold down modifiers (if exist), and then press remaining key(s) in the shortcut. So,

Press and hold Alt and while holding, press ← then release all.


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