Netflix Keyboard Shortcuts

David Pogue
·Tech Critic
Updated

You’re probably used to Netflix being like TV. It plays, you sit and watch.

But it’s not like TV—it’s interactive. And there are ton of cool keyboard shortcuts available that you’re not using right now.

You can tap the Space bar to play or pause—of course, you knew that one.
But you can also tap F for full-screen mode. (And then tap Esc to escape full-screen mode.)

The up and down arrow keys adjust the volume.

And the left and right arrow keys trigger Netflix’s version of Rewind and Fast Forward—they skip to the previous or next scene thumbnails, which are about 10 seconds apart.

Happy navigating!

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Adapted from Pogue’s Basics, Flatiron Books. Order here.