💬 Complete Reference

All Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

85 shortcuts across 7 categories to supercharge your inbox productivity.

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✉️

Compose & Chat

Shortcuts for composing emails and managing chat windows in Gmail.

13 shortcuts

🎨

Formatting Text

Format text in your email composer with keyboard shortcuts.

16 shortcuts

⚡

Actions

Take action on conversations — reply, archive, delete, star, and more.

25 shortcuts

🔀

Jumping

Jump directly to different sections of your Gmail inbox.

9 shortcuts

☑️

Threadlist Selection

Select groups of conversations in the thread list.

6 shortcuts

🧭

Navigation

Navigate between conversations, pages, and inbox sections.

8 shortcuts

📋

Application

Application-level shortcuts for composing, searching, and opening menus.

8 shortcuts

✉️Compose & Chat

P
Previous Message in ConversationMove to the previous message in an open conversation thread.
N
Next Message in ConversationMove to the next message in an open conversation thread.
Shift + Esc
Focus Main WindowMove keyboard focus back to the main Gmail window from a compose or chat window.
Esc
Focus Latest Chat or ComposeMove keyboard focus to the most recently opened chat or compose window.
Ctrl + .
Advance to Next Chat or ComposeMove focus to the next open chat or compose window.
Ctrl + ,
Advance to Previous Chat or ComposeMove focus to the previous open chat or compose window.
Ctrl + Enter
Send EmailSend the email you are currently composing.
Ctrl + Shift + C
Add CC RecipientsAdd CC (carbon copy) recipients to the email you are composing.
Ctrl + Shift + B
Add BCC RecipientsAdd BCC (blind carbon copy) recipients to the email you are composing.
Ctrl + Shift + F
Access Custom FromAccess the custom From address field when composing an email.
Ctrl + K
Insert a LinkOpen the link insertion dialog to add a hyperlink in your email.
⌘ + ;
Go to Next Misspelled WordJump to the next misspelled word in your email composer. Mac only.
Ctrl + M
Open Spelling SuggestionsOpen the spelling suggestions for the currently selected misspelled word.

🎨Formatting Text

Ctrl + Shift + 5
Previous FontSwitch to the previous font in the font selector when composing.
Ctrl + Shift + 6
Next FontSwitch to the next font in the font selector when composing.
Ctrl + Shift + -
Decrease Text SizeDecrease the font size of the selected text in your email composer.
Ctrl + Shift + +
Increase Text SizeIncrease the font size of the selected text in your email composer.
Ctrl + B
BoldApply bold formatting to the selected text in your email.
Ctrl + I
ItalicsApply italic formatting to the selected text in your email.
Ctrl + U
UnderlineApply underline formatting to the selected text in your email.
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Numbered ListToggle a numbered list in the email composer.
Ctrl + Shift + 8
Bulleted ListToggle a bulleted list in the email composer.
Ctrl + Shift + 9
QuoteFormat the selected text as a block quote in your email.
Ctrl + [
Indent LessDecrease the indentation level of the selected text.
Ctrl + ]
Indent MoreIncrease the indentation level of the selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + L
Align LeftLeft-align the selected text in the email composer.
Ctrl + Shift + E
Align CenterCenter-align the selected text in the email composer.
Ctrl + Shift + R
Align RightRight-align the selected text in the email composer.
Ctrl + \
Remove FormattingRemove all formatting from the selected text, restoring it to plain text.

⚡Actions

,
Move Focus to ToolbarMove keyboard focus to the Gmail toolbar to access action buttons.
X
Select ConversationSelect or deselect the current conversation in the thread list.
S
Toggle StarToggle a star on the current conversation, or rotate through superstars.
E
ArchiveArchive the current conversation and remove it from the inbox.
M
Mute ConversationMute the conversation so future replies skip the inbox.
!
Report as SpamReport the selected conversation as spam and remove it from the inbox.
#
DeleteDelete the current conversation and move it to the trash.
R
ReplyReply to the current email in the same window.
Shift + R
Reply in a New WindowReply to the current email, opening the compose window in full screen.
A
Reply AllReply to all recipients of the current email.
Shift + A
Reply All in a New WindowReply to all recipients of the current email in a full-screen compose window.
F
ForwardForward the current email to another recipient.
Shift + F
Forward in a New WindowForward the current email in a full-screen compose window.
Shift + N
Update ConversationRefresh the current conversation to check for new replies.
] or [
Archive and Go Previous/NextArchive the current conversation and automatically move to the next (]) or previous ([) one.
Z
Undo Last ActionUndo the last action taken, such as archiving or deleting a conversation.
Shift + I
Mark as ReadMark the selected conversation as read.
Shift + U
Mark as UnreadMark the selected conversation as unread.
_
Mark Unread from Selected MessageMark the conversation as unread starting from the currently selected message.
+ or =
Mark as ImportantMark the selected conversation as important.
-
Mark as Not ImportantRemove the important marker from the selected conversation.
B
SnoozeSnooze the conversation so it reappears in your inbox at a later time. Not available in classic Gmail.
;
Expand Entire ConversationExpand all messages in the current conversation thread.
:
Collapse Entire ConversationCollapse all messages in the current conversation thread.
Shift + T
Add Conversation to TasksAdd the current conversation as a task in Google Tasks.

🔀Jumping

G then I
Go to InboxJump directly to your inbox from anywhere in Gmail.
G then S
Go to Starred ConversationsJump to your starred conversations.
G then B
Go to Snoozed ConversationsJump to your snoozed conversations.
G then T
Go to Sent MessagesJump to your Sent folder.
G then D
Go to DraftsJump to your Drafts folder.
G then A
Go to All MailJump to the All Mail view showing every email including archived ones.
Ctrl + Alt + , or Ctrl + Alt + .
Switch Between Sidebar and InboxSwitch keyboard focus between the Calendar, Keep, or Tasks sidebar and your inbox.
G then K
Go to TasksJump to your Google Tasks list.
G then L
Go to LabelOpen the Go to Label dialog to jump to any label in your Gmail.

☑️Threadlist Selection

* then A
Select All ConversationsSelect all conversations currently visible in the thread list.
* then N
Deselect All ConversationsDeselect all currently selected conversations.
* then R
Select Read ConversationsSelect all read conversations in the current view.
* then U
Select Unread ConversationsSelect all unread conversations in the current view.
* then S
Select Starred ConversationsSelect all starred conversations in the current view.
* then T
Select Unstarred ConversationsSelect all unstarred conversations in the current view.

🧭Navigation

G then N
Go to Next PageNavigate to the next page of conversations in the thread list.
G then P
Go to Previous PageNavigate to the previous page of conversations in the thread list.
U
Back to Thread ListReturn to the thread list from an open conversation.
K
Newer ConversationMove to a more recent conversation in the thread list.
J
Older ConversationMove to an older conversation in the thread list.
O or Enter
Open ConversationOpen the currently selected conversation.
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Go to Next Inbox SectionMove to the next section in your inbox (e.g., Primary, Social, Promotions).
~
Go to Previous Inbox SectionMove to the previous section in your inbox.

📋Application

C
ComposeOpen the compose window to write a new email.
D
Compose in a New TabOpen the compose window in a new full-screen tab.
/
Search MailMove focus to the search bar to search your emails.
Q
Search Chat ContactsMove focus to the chat contacts search box.
.
Open More Actions MenuOpen the "More actions" dropdown menu for additional options on the selected conversation.
V
Open Move To MenuOpen the "Move to" menu to move the selected conversation to a folder or label.
L
Open Label As MenuOpen the "Label as" menu to apply labels to the selected conversation.
?
Open Keyboard Shortcut HelpOpen the keyboard shortcut help dialog listing all available Gmail shortcuts.

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