index.md

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title: browserSettings.closeTabsByDoubleClick
slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browserSettings/closeTabsByDoubleClick
page-type: webextension-api-property
tags:
  - API
  - Add-ons
  - Extensions
  - Property
  - Reference
  - WebExtensions
  - browserSettings
  - closeTabsByDoubleClick
browser-compat: webextensions.api.browserSettings.closeTabsByDoubleClick

---

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A {{WebExtAPIRef("types.BrowserSetting", "BrowserSetting")}} object that can be used to enable or disable the user's ability to close a tab using double-click.

The underlying value is a boolean.

By default, closeTabsByDoubleClick is false. The setting can be changed by the user in about:config.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}