To refresh your screen or webpage instantly, the most common keyboard shortcut is the F5 key. Depending on your device and operating system, there are several standard "refresh" commands that serve different purposes, from simple reloads to clearing cached data. Standard Refresh Shortcuts
Function Lock: If your laptop has a "Fn Lock" key (often on the Esc key), toggle it to change whether F5 performs a refresh or a system task without needing the Fn key. keyboard refresh key new
Mac (Web Browsers): Use Command (⌘) + R to reload the current page in Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. To refresh your screen or webpage instantly, the
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac (macOS) | ChromeOS | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Soft Refresh (Standard) | F5 or Ctrl + R | Cmd + R | Search + R | | Hard Refresh (Clear Cache) | Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | Cmd + Opt + R | Ctrl + Shift + R | | Refresh File Explorer | F5 | Cmd + R (in Finder) | Search + R | | Refresh All Open Tabs | Ctrl + F9 (Some browsers) | Shift + Cmd + R (Some) | Not available | | Developer Hard Reload | Ctrl + F5 (DevTools open) | Cmd + Opt + R (DevTools open) | Ctrl + Shift + R | Mac (Web Browsers): Use Command (⌘) + R
Windows 11 introduced Ctrl + F5 for refreshing File Explorer (no major change, but some UI tweaks). The classic F5 still works.
The concept of a "refresh" key on a keyboard—most commonly the
