This tutorial will show you how to open the browser console in Google Chrome on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Console is like an intelligent, rich command line within DevTools, and is great companion tool to use with others tools. The Console provides a powerful way to script functionality, inspect the current webpage, and manipulate the current webpage using JavaScript.
Reference:
Console overview | Chrome DevTools | Chrome for Developers
The main uses of the Chrome DevTools Console are logging messages and running JavaScript.
developer.chrome.com
Here's How:
1 Open Google Chrome.
2 Press the Ctrl + Shift + J keys to directly open the Console in Dev Tools.
3 You can click/tap on Issues at the top or bottom to see any detected issues on the page. (see screenshot below)
Console features reference | Chrome DevTools | Chrome for Developers
A comprehensive reference on every feature and behavior related to the Console UI in Chrome DevTools.
developer.chrome.com
4 When finished, you can close (X) the Dev Tools pane. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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