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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
A comprehensive cheat sheet for Gmail keyboard shortcuts, designed to boost your productivity and efficiency in managing your emails.
Compose and Chat Shortcuts
Basic Actions
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Send email |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Add CC recipients |
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Ctrl + Shift + B |
Add BCC recipients |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Access custom from |
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Ctrl + K |
Insert a link |
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Cmd + ; (Mac only) |
Go to next misspelled word |
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Ctrl + M |
Open spelling suggestions |
Navigation in Conversations
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P |
Previous message in an open conversation |
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N |
Next message in an open conversation |
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Shift + Esc |
Focus main window |
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Esc |
Focus latest chat or compose |
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Ctrl + . |
Advance to the next chat or compose |
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Ctrl + , |
Advance to the previous chat or compose |
Formatting Text Shortcuts
Text Styles
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Ctrl + B |
Bold |
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Ctrl + I |
Italics |
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Ctrl + U |
Underline |
Font Adjustments
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Ctrl + Shift + 5 |
Previous font |
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Ctrl + Shift + 6 |
Next font |
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Ctrl + Shift + - |
Decrease font size |
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Ctrl + Shift + + |
Increase font size |
Paragraph Formatting
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Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Numbered list |
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Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Bulleted list |
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Ctrl + Shift + 9 |
Quote |
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Ctrl + [ |
Indent less |
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Ctrl + ] |
Indent more |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Align left |
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Ctrl + Shift + E |
Align center |
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Ctrl + Shift + R |
Align right |
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Ctrl + \ |
Remove formatting |
Action Shortcuts
Basic Actions
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, |
Move focus to toolbar |
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X |
Select conversation |
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S |
Toggle star or rotate among superstars |
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E |
Archive |
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M |
Mute conversation |
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Shift + 1 |
Report as spam |
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Shift + 3 |
Delete |
Reply and Forward
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R |
Reply |
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Shift + R |
Reply in a new window |
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A |
Reply all |
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Shift + A |
Reply all in a new window |
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F |
Forward |
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Shift + F |
Forward in a new window |
Conversation Management
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Shift + N |
Update conversation |
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] / [ |
Archive conversation and go to previous or next |
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Z |
Undo last action |
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Shift + I |
Mark as read |
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Shift + U |
Mark as unread |
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Shift + - |
Mark unread from the selected message |
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= |
Mark as important |
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- |
Mark as not important |
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B |
Snooze |
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; |
Expand entire conversation |
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Shift + ; |
Collapse entire conversation |
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Shift + T |
Add conversation to tasks |
Navigation and Application Shortcuts
Navigation Shortcuts
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G + I |
Go to inbox |
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G + S |
Go to starred conversations |
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G + B |
Go to snoozed conversations |
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G + T |
Go to sent messages |
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S + D |
Go to drafts |
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G + A |
Go to all mail |
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Ctrl + Alt + , / . |
Switch between the calendar, keep, and tasks sidebar and your inbox |
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G + K |
Go to tasks |
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G + L |
Go to label |
Threadlist Selection
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Shift + 8 + A |
Select all conversations |
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Shift + 8 + N |
Deselect all conversations |
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Shift + 8 + R |
Select read conversations |
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Shift + 8 + U |
Select unread conversations |
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Shift + 8 + S |
Select starred conversations |
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Shift + 8 + T |
Select unstarred conversations |
Basic Navigation
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G + N |
Go to next page |
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G + P |
Go to previous page |
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U |
Back to threadlist |
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K |
Newer conversation |
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J |
Older conversation |
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Enter |
Open conversation |
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` |
Go to next inbox section |
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Shift + ` |
Go to previous inbox section |
Application Shortcuts
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C |
Compose |
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D |
Compose in a new tab |
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/ |
Search mail |
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G |
Search chat contacts |
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. |
Open more actions menu |
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V |
Open move to menu |
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L |
Open label as menu |
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? |
Open keyboard shortcut help |