How to clear Chrome console by shortcut keys?

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I want to clear the Console tab in Chrome developer tools inside the Chrome browser. I know that their is an button for that but what's the shortcut keys for doing that?

Are their anywhere cheatsheet for chrome developer tool or chrome shortcuts?

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score 139 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 05 '21 at 16:25

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You can use Ctrl + L to clear the chrome-dev-console on Windows/Linux and Cmd + K on Mac.

edited Mar 05 '21 at 16:25

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answered Mar 30 '11 at 07:57

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That's control + lowercase-L (I thought maybe it was the capital i character) – Anthony Panozzo Jul 19 '12 at 13:22
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And how to make a CTRL+L in the browser when the dev console is open ? :/ – Nek Mar 25 '14 at 09:38
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`Cmd + K` on Mac – Martin van Driel Jul 24 '17 at 14:20
FYI (for Mac users) this answer should mention it's Cmd+K on Mac and include this link: http://code.google.com/chrome/devtools/docs/shortcuts.html – Woodchuck May 30 '18 at 17:56
I added the suggestion for Mac and clarified the other is for Win/Linux. – Elijah Lynn Mar 05 '21 at 16:25
not working on mac with caps lock on also not working – amdev Jan 25 '23 at 11:44

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 01 '18 at 07:18

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The list of keyboard shortcuts for Chrome Developer Tools is at: http://code.google.com/chrome/devtools/docs/shortcuts.html.

For clearing the console log, press Ctrl-L. Unfortunately, it appears the log needs to be in focus (clicked on) for the keyboard command to work.

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answered Mar 30 '11 at 07:58

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The keyboard shortcut to focus on the console is Ctrl + ` (i.e. with ). see https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/shortcuts. – ksridhar Jul 13 '19 at 08:00
This one does not work for me, It increases the panels percentage size – Lokomotywa Sep 04 '19 at 07:27

jaredwilli · Answer 3 · 2012-12-05T07:55:19.720

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Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + L or Cmd + L

Command line

clear()

Here's a cheatsheet for more shortcut keys: http://anti-code.com/devtools-cheatsheet/

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answered Nov 23 '12 at 18:03

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In Chrome Canary, they've added console.clear() ... version > 25. – Joe Johnson Dec 12 '12 at 00:57

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '15 at 23:17

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I do not know why, but on my Mac (OS X El Capitan v10, Google Chrome v40) shortcuts mentioned above Cmd+L do NOT clear the Console log.

But Cmd + k perfectly works !!! Before using this shortcut make sure that the console is active!

So my solution for Macs is: Cmd + k !!!

answered Oct 25 '15 at 23:17

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`Cmd + k` also clears the scrollback buffer in iTerm2. – Tom Hundt Nov 14 '16 at 20:47

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 30 '21 at 12:43

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I found a different shortcut by accident. Maybe it is doing something else. Press Spacebar to clear the console in chrome devtools. It works too. ;)

NB: I am using ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

answered Jul 30 '21 at 12:43

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 28 '16 at 17:18

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It is Ctrl + Shift + L for Firefox console.

answered May 28 '16 at 17:18

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I'd open new question re: Firefox dev tools and port your answer to that – Zach Valenta Dec 20 '18 at 19:21

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