The embodiment of the invention discloses a webpage switching method and device. The method comprises the steps that when a browser is in a foreground running state, if it is detected that a user executes gesture operation on a page currently opened on the browser, the page currently opened on the browser is determined as a webpage; if yes, whether a response event corresponding to the gesture operation is set by page elements corresponding to the operation position of the gesture operation is determined; and if the response event corresponding to the gesture operation is not set by the page elements, webpage switching operation is executed on the webpage currently opened on the browser according to the gesture operation. Through the webpage switching method and device, the user can execute gesture operation at any position on the page, it is convenient for the user to perform webpage switching, misoperation can be reduced, a normal response event of the page elements on the page cannot be influenced, and a webpage function anomaly cannot be caused.