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List of Keyboard Shortcut Guide for Gmail
Windows & Mac
Compose & chat
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Previous message in an open conversation | p |
Next message in an open conversation | n |
Focus mthe ain window | Shift + Esc |
Focus lthe atest chat or compose | Esc |
Advance to the next chat or compose | Ctrl + . |
Advance to previous chat or compose | Ctrl + , |
Send | ⌘/Ctrl + Enter |
Add cc recipients | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + c |
Add bcc recipients | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + b |
Access custom from | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + f |
Insert a link | ⌘/Ctrl + k |
Go to nthe ext misspelled word (Mac only) | ⌘ + ; |
Open spelling suggestions | ⌘/Ctrl + m |
Formatting text
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Previous font | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 5 |
Next font | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 6 |
Decrease text size | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + – |
Increase text size | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift and + |
Bold | ⌘/Ctrl + b |
Italics | ⌘/Ctrl + i |
Underline | ⌘/Ctrl + u |
Numbered list | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Bulleted list | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Quote | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 9 |
Indent less | ⌘/Ctrl + [ |
Indent more | ⌘/Ctrl + ] |
Align left | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l |
Align center | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + e |
Align right | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r |
Remove formatting | ⌘/Ctrl + |
Actions
Note: These shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Move focus to tthe oolbar | , |
Select conversation | x |
Toggle star/rotate among superstars | s |
Archive | e |
Mute conversation | m |
Report as spam | ! |
Delete | # |
Reply | r |
Reply in a new window | Shift + r |
Reply all | a |
Reply all in a new window | Shift + a |
Forward | f |
Forward in a new window | Shift + f |
Update conversation | Shift + n |
Archive conversation and go previous/next | ] or [ |
Undo lthe ast action | z |
Mark as read | Shift + i |
Mark as unread | Shift + u |
Mark unread from the selected message | _ |
Mark as important | + or = |
Mark as not important | – |
SnoozeNote: This shortcut isn’t available in classic Gmail. | b |
Expand entire conversation | ; |
Collapse entire conversation | : |
Add conversation to Tasks | Shift + t |
Hangouts
You may have been moved to Google Chat and may no longer be able to use classic Hangouts on some platforms.
Note: These keyboard shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Show menu | h + m |
Show archived hangouts | h + a |
Show Hangout requests | h + i |
Focus on the conversation list | h + c |
Jumping
Note: These keyboard shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Go to Inbox | g + i |
Go to Starred conversations | g + s |
Go to Snoozed conversations | g + b |
Go to Sent messages | g + t |
Go to Drafts | g + d |
Go to All mail | g + a |
Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks sidebar and your inbox. | ⌘/Ctrl + Alt + , |
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⌘/Ctrl + Alt + .
Go to Tasksg + kGo to labelg + l
Thread list selection
Note: These keyboard shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Select all conversations | * + a |
Deselect all conversations | * + n |
Select read conversations | * + r |
Select unread conversations | * + u |
Select starred conversations | * + s |
Select unstarred conversations | * + t |
Navigation
Note: These keyboard shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Go to the next page | g + n |
Go to the previous page | g + p |
Back to thread list | u |
Newer conversation | k |
Older conversation | j |
Open conversation | o or Enter |
Go to the next Inbox section | ` |
Go to the previous Inbox section | ~ |
Application
Note: These keyboard shortcuts won’t work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Compose | c |
Compose in a new tab | d |
Search mail | / |
Search chat contacts | g |
Open the “more actions” menu | . |
Open “move to” menu | v |
Open “label as” menu | l |
Open keyboard shortcut help | ? |
Note: Keyboard shortcuts work differently on PC and Mac computers. On PCs, you’ll use Ctrl instead of ⌘.
Android
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Compose a new email | Ctrl + n |
Archive an email | Ctrl + d |
Send an email | Ctrl + Enter |
Save a draft | Ctrl + s |
Refresh your inbox | Ctrl + u |
Open selected conversation | Right arrow |
Expand or collapse an email in a conversation | Enter |
Cut, copy, or paste | Ctrl + x, Ctrl + c, or Ctrl + v |
Select all | Ctrl + a |
Open the side menu | Ctrl + m |
Open settings | Ctrl + , |
Open Help & Feedback | Ctrl + ? |
Reply all | Ctrl + r |
Mark as read or unread | Ctrl + i |
Ctrl + p |
iPhone & iPad
Shortcuts (with description available)
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Undo | z |
Unselect all | u |
Mark as spam | ! |
Delete | # |
Reply all | a |
Compose | c |
Mute | m |
Archive | e |
Forward | f |
Reply | r |
Select | x |
Mark as read | Shift + i |
Mark as unread | Shift + u |
Refresh | ⌘ + u |
Use the following shortcuts when composing an email:
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Delete a line | ⌘ + Delete |
Delete a word | Option + Delete |
Send | ⌘ + Return |
Close | ⌘ + w |
Shortcuts (without a description)
Action | Shortcut |
---|---|
Go back | Escape |
Open item | Return |
Previous item | Up arrow |
Next item | Down arrow |
Next conversation | j |
Previous conversation | k |
Next message | n |
Previous message | p |
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