Gmail

Gmail

A visual cheat-sheet for the 90 keyboard shortcuts found on Gmail

Keyboard Shortcuts

Compose and Chat

Shortcut	Action
P	Previous message in an open conversation
N	Next message in an open conversation
Shift Esc	Focus main window
Esc	Focus latest chat or compose
Ctrl .	Advance to the next chat or compose
Ctrl ,	Advance to the previous chat or compose
Ctrl Enter	Send
Ctrl Shift C	Add cc recipients
Ctrl Shift B	Add bcc recipients
Ctrl Shift F	Access custom from
Ctrl K	Insert a link
Cmd ;	Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)
Ctrl M	Open spelling suggestions

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Formatting Text

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl Shift 5	Previous font
Ctrl Shift 6	Next font
Ctrl Shift -	Decrease font size
Ctrl Shift +	Increase font size
Ctrl B	Bold
Ctrl I	Italics
Ctrl U	Underline
Ctrl Shift 7	Numbered list
Ctrl Shift 8	Bulleted list
Ctrl Shift 9	Quote
Ctrl [	Indent less
Ctrl ]	Indent more
Ctrl Shift L	Align left
Ctrl Shift E	Align center
Ctrl Shift R	Align right
Ctrl \	Remove formatting

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Shortcut	Action
,	Move focus to toolbar
X	Select conversation
S	Toggle star or rotate among superstars
E	Archive
M	Mute conversation
Shift 1	Report as spam
Shift 3	Delete
R	Reply
Shift R	Reply in a new window
A	Reply all
Shift A	Reply all in a new window
F	Forward
Shift F	Forward in a new window
Shift N	Update conversation
]/[	Archive conversation and go to previous or next
Z	Undo last action
Shift I	Mark as read
Shift U	Mark as unread
Shift -	Mark unread from the selected message
=	Mark as important
-	Mark as not important
B	Snooze
;	Expand entire conversation
Shift ;	Collapse entire conversation
Shift T	Add conversation to tasks

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Hangouts

Shortcut	Action
H M	Show menu
H A	Show archived hangouts
H I	Show hangout requests
H C	Focus on the conversation list
H P	Open phone

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Jumping

Shortcut	Action
G I	Go to inbox
G S	Go to starred conversations
G B	Go to snoozed conversations
G T	Go to sent messages
S D	Go to drafts
G A	Go to all mail
Ctrl Alt ,/.	Switch between the calendar, keep, and tasks sidebar and your inbox
G K	Go to tasks
G L	Go to label

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Threadlist Selection

Shortcut	Action
Shift 8 A	Select all conversations
Shift 8 N	Deselect all conversations
Shift 8 R	Select read conversations
Shift 8 U	Select unread conversations
Shift 8 S	Select starred conversations
Shift 8 T	Select unstarred conversations

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Navigation

Shortcut	Action
G N	Go to next page
G P	Go to previous page
U	Back to threadlist
K	Newer conversation
J	Older conversation
Enter	Open conversation
`	Go to next inbox section
Shift `	Go to previous inbox section

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Application

Shortcut	Action
C	Compose
D	Compose in a new tab
/	Search mail
G	Search chat contacts
.	Open more actions menu
V	Open move to menu
L	Open label as menu
?	Open keyboard shortcut help

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Also see

• Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail (support.google.com)