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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Cheat sheet for 90 keyboard shortcuts on Gmail.

Compose and Chat

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

Formatting Text

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Previous font Cmd + Shift + 5 Ctrl + Shift + 5
Next font Cmd + Shift + 6 Ctrl + Shift + 6
Decrease text size Cmd + Shift + - Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase text size Cmd + Shift + + Ctrl + Shift + +
Bold Cmd + B Ctrl + B
Italic Cmd + I Ctrl + I
Underline Cmd + U Ctrl + U
Numbered list Cmd + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list Cmd + Shift + 8 Ctrl + Shift + 8
Quote Cmd + Shift + 9 Ctrl + Shift + 9
Indent less Cmd + [ Ctrl + [
Indent more Cmd + ] Ctrl + ]
Left align Cmd + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L
Center align Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Right align Cmd + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R
Remove formatting Cmd + \ Ctrl + \

Actions

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

Hangouts

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Show menu H + M H + M
Show archived Hangouts H + A H + A
Show Hangout requests H + I H + I
Focus on the conversation list H + C H + C
Open phone H + P H + P

Jumping

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Go to Inbox G + I G + I
Go to Starred conversations G + S G + S
Go to Snoozed conversations G + B G + B
Go to Sent messages G + T G + T
Go to Drafts S + D S + D
Go to All mail G + A G + A
Switch between sidebars (Calendar, Keep, Tasks) and Inbox Cmd + Alt + ,/. Ctrl + Alt + ,/.
Go to Tasks G + K G + K
Go to Label G + L G + L

Threadlist Selection

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

Navigation

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

Application

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