Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide for Gmail

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 + ,

and

⌘/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
Print	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