Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 89 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Gmail 2025 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

  • P — Previous message in an open conversation
  • N — Next message in an open conversation
  • Shift+Escape — Focus main window
  • Escape — Focus latest chat or compose
  • Ctrl+Period — Advance to the next chat or compose
  • Ctrl+Enter — Send
  • Ctrl+Shift+C — Add cc recipients
  • Ctrl+Shift+B — Add bcc recipients
  • Ctrl+Shift+F — Access custom from
  • Ctrl+K — Insert a link
  • Meta+Semicolon — Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)
  • Ctrl+M — Open spelling suggestions
  • Ctrl+Shift+5 — Previous font
  • Ctrl+Shift+6 — Next font
  • Ctrl+Shift+Minus — Decrease font size
  • Ctrl+B — Bold
  • Ctrl+I — Italics
  • Ctrl+U — Underline
  • Ctrl+Shift+7 — Numbered list
  • Ctrl+Shift+8 — Bulleted list
  • Ctrl+Shift+9 — Quote
  • Ctrl+BracketLeft — Indent less
  • Ctrl+BracketRight — Indent more
  • Ctrl+Shift+L — Align left
  • Ctrl+Shift+E — Align center
  • Ctrl+Shift+R — Align right
  • Ctrl+Backslash — Remove formatting
  • X — Select conversation
  • S — Toggle star or rotate among superstars
  • E — Archive

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  • Gmail shortcuts
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