Location Bar Characters

Name: Location Bar Characters
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Paul Morris

Have trouble remembering the special characters that filter the location bar's results? ( ^ * + % ~ # @ ) Like when you want to search only in bookmarks, or history, or open tabs, etc.? With this add-on a reminder is only a click away.

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Features & Capabilities

Did you know that when you type special characters into Firefox's location bar (aka: url bar, awesome bar) it filters/focuses the location bar's search results. For example, enter "%" to show only results from currently open tabs, or "*" for just your bookmarks, or "^" for just your history, etc.

This super simple add-on just provides a toolbar button that displays a panel to remind you what the characters are and what they do. Here they are:

^   Browsing history
*   Bookmarks
+   Pages you've tagged
%   Currently open tabs
~   Pages you've typed
#   Page titles
@   Web addresses (URLs)

They can be entered before or after search terms. Learn more about them here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/awesome-bar-search-firefox-bookmarks-history-tabs#w_changing-results-on-the-fly

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.0.1resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726367

Creation date:

2014-05-09

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Size:

16.15KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-09

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 18,342 ▼ 298

Other rankings

#23 in location keyword 38 ▼ 1#145 in chart keyword 22 ▼ 4

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Developed by:

Paul Morris

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/location-bar-characters/

User Reviews

by 远离*****, 2025-04-15

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-10

Two shortcuts obsolete: - @ Web addresses (URLs) - ~ Pages you've typed See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/address-bar-autocomplete-firefox instead.

by Pe*****, 2024-03-12

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Is Location Bar Characters Safe?

Risk impact

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Location Bar Characters does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.

Risk likelihood

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Location Bar Characters has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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