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Formatting Text Shortcuts for Gmail

Format text in your email composer with keyboard shortcuts. Browse all 16 shortcuts below.

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.

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