How to Highlight Keywords on Any Web Page (2027 Guide)

Learn how to highlight keywords and text on any website. Keyboard shortcuts, browser extensions, and permanent web highlighters.

Method 1: Fast Browser Find Bar (Ctrl+F / Cmd+F)

The fastest temporary way to highlight keywords is the built-in browser find bar:

• Press Ctrl + F (Windows) or Cmd + F (Mac).
• Type your keyword. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari will highlight every occurrence on the page in yellow or orange.
• In Chrome and Edge, all matches are also marked along the right scrollbar for quick navigation.

Taking control of your bookmarks and reading material ensures you never lose access to crucial articles and references.

Method 2: Multi-Color Permanent Highlighting with Extensions

Browser find bars disappear when you close the tab. If you are conducting research, studying, or reviewing legal and academic papers, you need highlights that stick. Marqly’s Web Highlighter extension lets you:

• Select any text on any page and pick from 6 bright highlighter colors.
• Attach sticky notes directly to highlighted keywords.
• Automatically save highlighted quotes to your Marqly dashboard.

Using standard Netscape HTML files guarantees maximum compatibility across every modern browser and bookmark manager.

Method 3: Searching and Filtering Across Highlighted Notes

Finding highlighted keywords across hundreds of articles should not require re-opening every tab. Marqly indexes all highlighted text. You can search specifically for highlighted phrases or ask AI questions over your saved reading library.

Once organized, you can easily access your saves without cluttering your browser’s memory or opening hundreds of dormant tabs.

Exporting Your Highlights and Annotations

Need to bring your research into Obsidian, Notion, or a word processor? Marqly allows one-click export of all highlighted passages and notes into clean Markdown or CSV format.

Explore Marqly to upgrade your bookmarking workflow with AI semantic search, article summaries, and web highlighting.