Open a website with a keyboard shortcut.

Hello,
Is there a way to open a website (in a new tab) with a keyboard shortcut.
For example, use Alt+X to open google.com and Alt+V to open gmail.com
Thanks in advance

I can't think of a built-in way to do this.
The closest feature that comes to mind is the keyword feature. When you view the properties of a bookmark, you will find a keyword field. You can enter one or more characters. Hypothetically, let's say you assign 1 to [http://www.dilbert.com www.dilbert.com]. This would lead to the following possibility:
* Same tab: Ctrl+L, 1, Enter
* New tab: Ctrl+T, 1, Enter
We're definitely not down to one keypress... You might find an existing add-on that has can do that, or you could conceivably create a userscript for it (userscripts can globally on all regular websites, but may not work on internal page such as the built-in home page or new tab page for security reasons).

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