How do I open the Inspector in Firefox?

The Inspector is present in the DevTools as a tab. To open it, follow these steps:

Step 1: Right-click on the web page and click Inspect to open the DevTools, or you can just use the shortcut “Ctrl+Shift+I.”.

Step 2: In the DevTools, the first tab will be Inspector. Click on it.

Opening the Inspector tab in Firefox

Inspector Tool in Mozilla Firefox

The Inspector in Firefox is used to inspect and modify the HTML and CSS code of the web page. The inspector provides the DOM section, where you can view the HTML and modify the DOM by editing or deleting the elements. The inspector also displays the CSS code of the selected elements in the Rules pane and also provides other panes such as layout, computed, changes, compatibility, fonts, and animations, which helps a lot of developers deal with various aspects of the CSS code.

Table of Content

  • Benefits of the Inspector Tool
  • How do I open the Inspector in Firefox?
  • How do I use the Inspector?
  • Various features of the DOM Section
  • Pane’s Section
  • Showing usage of the Inspector
  • Conclusion

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Benefits of the Inspector Tool

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How do I open the Inspector in Firefox?

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How do I use the Inspector?

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Various features of the DOM Section

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Pane’s Section

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Showing usage of the Inspector

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Conclusion

The developers may need to switch between the browser and the code editor to make changes to the HTML and CSS code, but Firefox provides the Inspector tab, which helps to modify the various aspects of the code and check live changes in the browser itself. By going through the changes tab, all CSS changes can be checked, and modifications to the source code can be done in a single pass, thus saving time....

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