Any keyboard shortcut for "Back" in Chromium browser?

Is there a keyboard shortcut for "Back" in Chromium browser? I thought the Backspace key usually works, but it doesn't. On Ubuntu 11.10.

wim

Posted 2011-10-17T08:54:16.410

Reputation: 2 523

Does Alt+right arrow work? – Norbert Willhelm – 2011-10-17T09:05:33.520

1No, but Alt+left arrow does! ;) – wim – 2011-10-17T09:32:23.770

@Norbert, Wim: One of you should put that as an answer. – RedGrittyBrick – 2011-10-17T09:34:43.713

I was not sure about that since I use Google Chrome on Windows. – Norbert Willhelm – 2011-10-17T09:46:31.487

There is a chromium extension for enabling the backspace key: http://askubuntu.com/a/347849/250556

– ThorSummoner – 2014-04-22T18:39:13.080

Answers

You can use Alt+left as keyboard shortcut for "Back".

Norbert Willhelm

Posted 2011-10-17T08:54:16.410

Reputation: 375

Might only work with the left Alt key. – MikeTwo – 2018-02-16T05:31:01.107

works with both the Alt keys :) – Prakash Vishwakarma – 2019-10-11T09:27:36.970

3And alt+right for forward – Benjamin Crouzier – 2013-03-08T09:57:10.077

In Ubuntu 11.10 Alt+Right turns up volume and Alt+Left turns it down and this is the default accounting to the shortcut menu. It would have to be custom made by either overriding those shortcuts or making your own.

Personally I feel the backspace when cursor is not in an editable text field would be a better option to go back.

Rodney Gaines

Posted 2011-10-17T08:54:16.410

Reputation: 21

Did you mean to put left twice? – Lee Taylor – 2012-12-25T23:07:26.527