HN Keyboard Nav

Name: HN Keyboard Nav
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: nick.script0

Navigate Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) comment threads efficiently using the keyboard.

As of June 2026, HN Keyboard Nav has 5 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Users+25.0%

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5.00

1 reviews

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Version

0.3

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	4	5.00	1	0.3
May 3, 2026	5	5.00	1	0.3
Jun 2, 2026	6	5.00	1	0.3
Now	5	5.00	1	0.3

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About

This extension provides tools for quickly navigating HN comment threads, maintaining your context in deep threads, and focusing on the commenters you value.

Features and Keyboard Shortcuts (available on HN Comments Pages):
- Next comment (j), Previous comment (k)
- Next same-level comment (Shift+j), Previous same-level comment (Shift+k)
- Up a comment level forward (Shift+n), Up a comment level backward (Shift+m)
- Next root-level comment (n), Previous root-level comment (m)
- Show the current Parent comment inline (hold "p")
- Hide or show the current comment and children (l)
- Highlight the username of the current focused comment (h)
- Highlight the current selection text (h)
- Add a friend (permanently highlight a username with a note that persists on all pages) of the current focused comment (f)