Alternatively known as Control+0 and C-0, ^0, Ctrl+0 is a shortcut key often used to restore the default zoom level in an Internet browser.

How to use the Ctrl+0 shortcut key

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Ctrl key, and while continuing to hold, press 0.

This page covers the Ctrl+0 (zero) shortcut and not the Ctrl+O (letter ‘O’) shortcut.

  • How to use the Ctrl+0 shortcut key.
  • Using Ctrl+0 in an Internet browser.
  • Ctrl+0 in Excel 2019.
  • Ctrl+0 in Microsoft Word.
  • Related keyboard shortcuts and keys.
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Using Ctrl+0 in an Internet browser

In all major Internet browsers (e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox), pressing Ctrl+0 changes the zoom level back to its default setting. For example, if you’ve pressed Ctrl++ to zoom in on a web page and later wanted to restore the default zoom level, press Ctrl+0 to restore the browser’s original zoom setting.

For this shortcut, you need to use 0 above the top row keys, not on the numeric keypad.

  • Firefox shortcuts
  • Google Chrome shortcuts
  • Internet Explorer shortcuts

Ctrl+0 in Excel 2019

In Microsoft Excel, pressing Ctrl+0 hides the column containing the active cell or multiple columns if more than one is selected.

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Ctrl+0 in Microsoft Word

In Microsoft Word, pressing Ctrl+0 adds or removes a space before a paragraph.

  • Microsoft Word shortcuts.

Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.

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  • Ctrl+2
  • Ctrl+3
  • Ctrl+4
  • Ctrl+5
  • Ctrl+6
  • Ctrl+7
  • Ctrl+8
  • Ctrl+9
  • Ctrl

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