Learn Slack keyboard shortcuts

Practice Slack 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 63 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

  • Tab — Move focus to the next element
  • Shift+Tab — Move focus to the previous element
  • F6 — Move focus to the next section
  • Shift+F6 — Move focus to the previous section
  • Space — Take action or 'click' on buttons
  • Enter — Take action or 'click' on links
  • Escape — Close windows, menus, or the message field
  • Ctrl+K — Quick Switcher
  • Ctrl+Shift+K — Open direct messages menu
  • Ctrl+Shift+L — Browse all channels
  • Ctrl+Shift+T — Open All Threads view
  • Alt+ArrowUp — Previous channel or DM
  • Alt+ArrowDown — Next channel or DM
  • Shift+Alt+ArrowUp — Previous unread channel or DM
  • Shift+Alt+ArrowDown — Next unread channel or DM
  • Alt+ArrowLeft — Prevous channel or DM visited
  • Alt+ArrowRight — Next channel or DM visited
  • Ctrl+Period — Open or close right pane
  • Ctrl+Shift+I — Channel info pane
  • Ctrl+Shift+M — Activity
  • Ctrl+Shift+E — Directory
  • Ctrl+Shift+S — Starred Items
  • Ctrl+F — Search the current channel or conversation
  • Ctrl+G — Open previous search
  • Ctrl+Shift+F — Toggle full screen view
  • Ctrl+Shift+A — Open All Unreads view
  • R — Toggle current channel read or unread
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Switch to previous workspace
  • Ctrl+Tab — Switch to next workspace
  • Escape — Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read

Other Communication apps

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  • Element shortcuts
  • Gmail shortcuts
  • Google Meet shortcuts
  • Microsoft Teams shortcuts
  • Missive shortcuts
  • Signal Desktop shortcuts
  • Skype shortcuts
  • Superhuman shortcuts
  • Telegram Desktop shortcuts

Related pages

  • Slack shortcuts
  • Slack cheat sheet
  • Learn Slack shortcuts
  • All Communication apps