Pressing backspace in firefox can return to the previous page | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

granite kraken Jan 27, 2026, 11:03 AM

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Playing wordle in firefox and pressing backspace returns to the previous page instead of removing previous letter typed. Not sure if this happens elsewhere, just installed yesterday

toxic valley Jan 27, 2026, 11:26 AM

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what version if firefox you are using? it was changed in 2021 already. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1330888 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

Configuration Editor for Firefox | Firefox Help

The Configuration Editor (about:config page) lets you view, change, or reset advanced preference settings in Firefox. Learn more.

clear sable Jan 27, 2026, 6:25 PM

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Backspace hasn't worked to go back to a previous webpage since the 1990s era (and 2000s)

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check your addons or extensions that may be causing it

lime bloom Jan 27, 2026, 7:01 PM

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this is also a problem for me. the only extensions i use is ublock. im pretty new to linux as a whole, so my apps are relatively up to date

cosmic ridge Jan 29, 2026, 10:41 AM

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can confirm that backspace functions in firefox like this

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly?redirectslug=Keyboard+shortcuts&redirectlocale=en-US

Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly | Fire...

This is a list of Firefox keyboard shortcuts for working with tabs, bookmarks, searching the web, playing media files and more.

#Pressing backspace in firefox can return to the previous page