Slack Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 62 keyboard shortcuts in Slack.

Navigation

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Move focus to the next element	`Tab`	`Tab`
Move focus to the previous element	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Shift focus through messages in a channel or DM	`Up/Down`	`Up/Down`
Move focus to the next section	`F6`	`F6`
Move focus to the previous section	`Shift` + `F6`	`Shift` + `F6`
Take action or “click” a button	`Space`	`Space`
Take action or “click” a link	`Enter`	`Enter`
Close a window, menu, or message field	`Esc`	`Esc`
Zoom in/out	`Cmd` + `+/-`	`Ctrl` + `+/-`
Scroll up	`Home/Page Up`	`Home/Page Up`
Scroll down	`End/Page Down`	`End/Page Down`
Quick Switcher	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Open Direct Messages menu	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K`
Browse all channels	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`
Open All Threads view	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`
Previous channel or DM	`Alt` + `Up`	`Alt` + `Up`
Next channel or DM	`Alt` + `Down`	`Alt` + `Down`
Previous unread channel or DM	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Up`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Up`
Next unread channel or DM	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Down`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Down`
Previously visited channel or DM	`Alt` + `Left`	`Alt` + `Left`
Next visited channel or DM	`Alt` + `Right`	`Alt` + `Right`
Preferences (desktop app only)	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
Open or close right pane	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`
Channel details pane	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`
Activity	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `M`
Directory	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Starred items	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`
Search current channel or conversation	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Open previous search	`Cmd` + `G`	`Ctrl` + `G`
Toggle full-screen view	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`

All Unreads Navigation

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Open All Unreads view	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`
Mark a message as unread	`Alt` + `(Click a message)`	`Alt` + `(Click a message)`
Move between channels	`Left/Right`	`Left/Right`
Toggle current channel read or unread	`R`	`R`

Switching Workspaces

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Switch to the previous workspace	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Tab`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Tab`
Switch to the next workspace	`Cmd` + `Tab`	`Ctrl` + `Tab`
Switch to a specific workspace	`Cmd` + `[Number]`	`Ctrl` + `[Number]`

Marking Messages Read or Unread

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read	`Esc`	`Esc`
Mark all messages as read	`Shift` + `Esc`	`Shift` + `Esc`
Set message as earliest unread message	`Alt` + `(Click a message)`	`Alt` + `(Click a message)`

Message Shortcuts

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Edit your last message	`Up`	`Up`
Select text to the beginning of the current line	`Shift` + `Up`	`Shift` + `Up`
Select text to the end of the current line	`Shift` + `Down`	`Shift` + `Down`
Create a new line in your message	`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`
Add emoji reaction to a message	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `\`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `\`
Bold selected text	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italicize selected text	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Strike through selected text	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`
Quote selected text	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `>`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `>`
Codeblock selected text	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`
Convert selected text to a numbered list	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `7`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `7`
Convert selected text to a bulleted list	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `8`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `8`
Set or edit your status	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Y`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Y`

Message Autocomplete

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Autocomplete @display name starting with [character]	`[character]` + `Tab`	`[character]` + `Tab`
Autocomplete channel starting with [character]	`#[character]` + `Tab`	`#[character]` + `Tab`
Autocomplete emoji starting with [character]	`:[character]` + `Tab`	`:[character]` + `Tab`

Files and Snippets

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Upload a file	`Cmd` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Create a new snippet	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Enter`

Call Operations

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Toggle mute on/off	`M`	`M`
Toggle video on/off	`V`	`V`
Show invite list	`+/A`	`+/A`
View and select emoji reaction	`E` + `1-9`	`E` + `1-9`