Chrome Keyboard Shortcut To Pause Script Execution
Answer : While I haven't found the exact solution to this problem, I did come up with a one-liner that can be put in a page (or pasted in the Javascript console) to achieve my goal: jQuery(window).keydown(function(e) { if (e.keyCode == 123) debugger; }); This will cause execution to be paused when you hit F12 . ( debugger is a JavaScript statement that forces a breakpoint.) Update: Dev Tools has many built-in shortcuts (press F1 for a list), but you must be focused in the Dev Tools window for them to work. Pausing script execution is F8 (when looking at the Sources tab, as of Chrome 45) or Ctrl + / . The above one-liner might still be useful if you need to stay focused in the page before pausing. Google's Keyboard Shortcuts Reference lists for "Pause / resume script execution": F8 or Ctrl + \ (Windows) F8 or Cmd + \ (Mac) There are easier ways to inspect things in odd states like hover or active. First, find the DOM node in the Elements...