Some shortcuts vary by the browser and/or operating system, while some are more universal. For switching between tabs, the way that is completely universal across desktop/notebook browsers and operating systems is control + tab to move to the next tab to the right and control + shift + tab to move to the tab to the left. Depending on what type of computer you’re using, though, this might not be the optimal shortcut. Thankfully, there are alternatives.
On Macs, the control key is not in the same position it’s in on a typical PC keyboard, so control + tab or control + shift + tab can be a bit awkward to use. Instead, the command key is in its place and is the key central to the most common keyboard shortcuts on Macs. (For example, command + C is the copy function on a Mac instead of control + C.) Thankfully, there are alternatives that you can use across all platforms — understanding that they use control on Windows/Linux and command on macOS — that accomplish the same task as control + tab and its derivatives.
The first alternate way to switch tabs is control/command + page down to go to the next tab to the right, while substituting page up will move you to the left. Don’t worry if you’re on a Macbook or similar keyboard layout and don’t have page up/page down keys, though, because there’s a third option for Mac users: Control/command + ] to move to the next tab to the right and substituting [ to move to the left.
