Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail

 From: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6594?sjid=11060015591129537489-NC




Turn on keyboard shortcuts

Some keyboard shortcuts only work if you've turned them on.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts aren't supported on all keyboards.

  1. On a computer, go to Gmail.
  2. In the top right, click Settings Settings and then See all settings. 
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Scroll down to the "Keyboard shortcuts" section.
  5. Select Keyboard shortcuts on.
  6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Shortcuts you can use

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate your inbox and messages, format text, and complete actions like archiving and deleting.

To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, including which need to be turned on, type ? when you have Gmail open.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts work differently on PC and Mac computers. On PCs, you'll use Ctrl instead of .

ActionShortcut
Previous message in an open conversationp
Next message in an open conversationn
Focus main windowShift + Esc
Focus latest chat or composeEsc
Advance to the next chat or composeCtrl + .
Advance to previous chat or composeCtrl + ,
Send/Ctrl + Enter
Add cc recipients/Ctrl + Shift + c
Add bcc recipients/Ctrl + Shift + b
Access custom from/Ctrl + Shift + f
Insert a link/Ctrl + k
Go to next misspelled word (Mac only) + ;
Open spelling suggestions/Ctrl + m
ActionShortcut
Previous font/Ctrl + Shift + 5
Next font/Ctrl + Shift + 6
Decrease text size/Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase text size/Ctrl + Shift and +
Bold/Ctrl + b
Italics/Ctrl + i
Underline/Ctrl + u
Numbered list/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list/Ctrl + Shift + 8
Quote/Ctrl + Shift + 9
Indent less/Ctrl + [
Indent more/Ctrl + ]
Align left/Ctrl + Shift + l
Align center/Ctrl + Shift + e
Align right/Ctrl + Shift + r
Remove formatting/Ctrl + \

Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

ActionShortcut
Move focus to toolbar,
Select conversationx
Toggle star/rotate among superstarss
Archivee
Mute conversationm
Report as spam!
Delete#
Replyr
Reply in a new windowShift + r
Reply alla
Reply all in a new windowShift + a
Forwardf
Forward in a new windowShift + f
Update conversationShift + n
Archive conversation and go previous/next] or [
Undo last actionz
Mark as readShift + i
Mark as unreadShift + u
Mark unread from the selected message_
Mark as importantor =
Mark as not important-
Snooze

Note: This shortcut isn't available in classic Gmail.

b
Expand entire conversation;
Collapse entire conversation:
Add conversation to TasksShift + t

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

ActionShortcut
Go to Inbox+ i
Go to Starred conversations+ s
Go to Snoozed conversationsg + b
Go to Sent messages+ t
Go to Drafts+ d
Go to All mail+ a

Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks sidebar and your inbox.

/Ctrl Alt , 

and

⌘/Ctrl Alt + .

Go to Tasks+ k
Go to label+ l

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

ActionShortcut
Select all conversations+ a
Deselect all conversations+ n
Select read conversations+ r
Select unread conversations+ u
Select starred conversations+ s
Select unstarred conversations+ t

Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

ActionShortcut
Go to next pageg + n
Go to previous pageg + p
Back to threadlistu
Newer conversationk
Older conversationj
Open conversationo or Enter
Go to next Inbox section`
Go to previous Inbox section~


Note: These keyboard shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

ActionShortcut
Composec
Compose in a new tabd
Search mail/
Search chat contactsq
Open "more actions" menu.
Open "move to" menuv
Open "label as" menul
Open keyboard shortcut help?


You can change your default keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.

Step 1: Turn on custom keyboard shortcuts

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings
  3. Click Advanced
  4. Next to “Custom keyboard shortcuts,” click Enable.
  5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Step 2: Change your keyboard shortcuts

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings
  3. At the top, click Keyboard Shortcuts.
  4. Next to the action, type the keyboard key to make a new shortcut.
  5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Note: One key can refer to only one action.