With over 1.5 billion users worldwide, Gmail has easily become the most commonly used email client for people across the world wide web. In fact, many people use Gmail for both their personal and professional email accounts, and it’s easy to see why when you look at all of the fantastic features and automations Gmail offers its users.
If you want to save time and boost your productivity every time you check your email, this list of Gmail keyboard shortcuts will surely help.
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Note: Before you can use any keyboard shortcuts in Gmail, you will need to enable the use of keyboard shortcuts by going to “Settings -> See All Settings -> Keyboard Shortcuts.”
| Windows | macOS | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Compose & Chat | ||
| C | C | Compose email. |
| Shift + C | Shift + C | Compose email in a new window. |
| Enter or 0 | Enter or O | Open email. |
| N | N | Next message in an open conversation. |
| P | P | Previous message in an open conversation. |
| Shift + Esc | Shift + Esc | Focus main window. |
| Esc | Esc | Focus latest chat or compose. |
| Ctrl + Period (.) | Cmnd + Period (.) | Advance to the next chat or compose. |
| Ctrl + Comma (,) | Cmnd + Comma (,) | Advance to previous chat or compose. |
| Ctrl + Enter | Cmnd + Return | Send a message. |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Cmnd + Shift + C | Add cc recipients. |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Cmnd + Shift + B | Add bcc recipients. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Cmnd + Shift + F | Access custom from. |
| Ctrl + K | Cmnd + K | Insert a link. |
| Cmnd + Semicolon (;) | Go to next misspelled word (Mac only). | |
| Ctrl + M | Cmnd + M | Open spelling suggestions. |
| Application | ||
| / | / | Search Mail. |
| Q | Q | Search Chat contacts. |
| Period (.) | Period (.) | Open “More Actions” menu. |
| V | V | Open “Move To” menu. |
| L | L | Open “Label As” menu. |
| ? | ? | Open Keyboard Shortcut Help. |
| Navigation | ||
| G + N | G + N | Go to next page. |
| G + P | G + P | Go to previous page. |
| U | U | Back to thread list. |
| K | K | Newer conversation. |
| J | J | Older conversation. |
| Backtick (`) | Backtick (`) | Go to the next Inbox section. |
| ~ | ~ | Go to previous Inbox section. |
| Actions | ||
| # | # | Move conversation to trash. |
| V | V | Move conversation to a different folder. |
| S | S | Adds a star to any email. |
| ! | ! | Marks message as spam |
| R | R | Reply to sender. |
| Shift + R | Shift + R | Reply to the message in a new window. |
| A | A | Replies to all senders. |
| Shift + A | Shift + A | Replies to all senders in a new window. |
| F | F | Forward message. |
| Shift + F | Shift + F | Forward message in a new window. |
| Shift + I | Shift + I | Marks message as read. |
| Shift + U | Shift + U | Marks message as unread. |
| Shift + N | Shift + N | Updates current conversation. |
| Plus (+) | Plus (+) | Mark as important. |
| Minus (-) | Minus (-) | Mark as not important. |
| B | B | Snooze conversation. |
| Semicolon (;) | Semicolon (;) | Expand conversation. |
| Colon (:) | Colon (:) | Collapse conversation. |
| Jumping | ||
| G + A | G + A | Open All Mail folder. |
| G + S | G + S | Open Starred folder. |
| G + C | G + C | Open Contacts. |
| G + D | G + D | Open Drafts. |
| G + L | G + L | Moves cursor to search box with Label operator. |
| G + I | G + I | Return to Inbox. |
| G + T | G + T | Move to Sent Mail. |
| G + K | G + K | Go to Tasks. |
| Formatting Text | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + 5 | Cmnd + Shift + 5 | Previous font. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Cmnd + Shift + 6 | Next font. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Minus (-) | Cmnd + Shift + Minus (-) | Decrease text size. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+) | Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+) | Increase text size. |
| Ctrl + B | Cmnd + B | Bold font. |
| Ctrl + I | Cmnd + I | Italicize font. |
| Ctrl + U | Cmnd + U | Underline font. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Cmnd + Shift + 7 | Numbered list. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Cmnd + Shift + 8 | Bullet list. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 9 | Cmnd + Shift + 9 | Quote. |
| Ctrl + [ | Cmnd + [ | Indent less. |
| Ctrl + ] | Cmnd + ] | Indent more. |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Cmnd + Shift + L | Align left. |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmnd + Shift + E | Align center. |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Cmnd + Shift + R | Align right. |
| Ctrl + \ | Cmnd + \ | Remove formatting. |
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