Gmail keyboard shortcuts
Google · 79 shortcuts79 Gmail shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Compose | CC | — |
| Send | Ctrl+EnterCtrl↵ | Cmd+Enter⌘↵ |
| Reply | RR | — |
| Reply all | AA | — |
| Forward | FF | — |
| Archive | EE | — |
| Delete | ## | — |
| Undo | ZZ | — |
| Search mail | // | — |
| Keyboard shortcuts help | ?? | — |
Compose & reply
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Compose in new tab | DD | — |
| Reply in new window | Shift+RShiftR | — |
| Reply all in new window | Shift+AShiftA | — |
| Forward in new window | Shift+FShiftF | — |
| Add cc | Ctrl+Shift+CCtrlShiftC | Cmd+Shift+C⌘⇧C |
| Add bcc | Ctrl+Shift+BCtrlShiftB | Cmd+Shift+B⌘⇧B |
| Insert link | Ctrl+KCtrlK | Cmd+K⌘K |
| Spelling suggestions | Ctrl+MCtrlM | Cmd+M⌘M |
| Previous message in thread | PP | — |
| Next message in thread | NN | — |
| Focus main window | Shift+EscShiftEsc | — |
| Advance to next chat or compose | Ctrl+PeriodCtrlPeriod | Cmd+Period⌘Period |
| Advance to previous chat or compose | Ctrl+CommaCtrlComma | Cmd+Comma⌘Comma |
Formatting
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl+BCtrlB | Cmd+B⌘B |
| Italics | Ctrl+ICtrlI | Cmd+I⌘I |
| Underline | Ctrl+UCtrlU | Cmd+U⌘U |
| Numbered list | Ctrl+Shift+7CtrlShift7 | Cmd+Shift+7⌘⇧7 |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl+Shift+8CtrlShift8 | Cmd+Shift+8⌘⇧8 |
| Quote | Ctrl+Shift+9CtrlShift9 | Cmd+Shift+9⌘⇧9 |
| Indent less | Ctrl+Left bracket ([)CtrlLeft bracket ([) | Cmd+Left bracket ([)⌘Left bracket ([) |
| Indent more | Ctrl+Right bracket (])CtrlRight bracket (]) | Cmd+Right bracket (])⌘Right bracket (]) |
| Align left | Ctrl+Shift+LCtrlShiftL | Cmd+Shift+L⌘⇧L |
| Align center | Ctrl+Shift+ECtrlShiftE | Cmd+Shift+E⌘⇧E |
| Align right | Ctrl+Shift+RCtrlShiftR | Cmd+Shift+R⌘⇧R |
| Remove formatting | Ctrl+Backslash (\)CtrlBackslash (\) | Cmd+Backslash (\)⌘Backslash (\) |
| Decrease text size | Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen (-)CtrlShiftHyphen (-) | Cmd+Shift+Hyphen (-)⌘⇧Hyphen (-) |
| Increase text size | Ctrl+Shift+Plus (+)CtrlShiftPlus () | Cmd+Shift+Plus (+)⌘⇧Plus () |
| Previous font | Ctrl+Shift+5CtrlShift5 | Cmd+Shift+5⌘⇧5 |
| Next font | Ctrl+Shift+6CtrlShift6 | Cmd+Shift+6⌘⇧6 |
Actions
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle star | SS | — |
| Mute conversation | MM | — |
| Report spam | !! | — |
| Mark as read | Shift+IShiftI | — |
| Mark as unread | Shift+UShiftU | — |
| Mark as important | ++ | — |
| Mark as not important | -- | — |
| Snooze | BB | — |
| Select conversation | XX | — |
| Expand conversation | ;; | — |
| Collapse conversation | :: | — |
| Add to Tasks | Shift+TShiftT | — |
| Archive and go to next or previous | ]] | — |
| Update conversation | Shift+NShiftN | — |
Navigation
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Go to Inbox | G then IGthenI | — |
| Go to Starred | G then SGthenS | — |
| Go to Snoozed | G then BGthenB | — |
| Go to Sent | G then TGthenT | — |
| Go to Drafts | G then DGthenD | — |
| Go to All Mail | G then AGthenA | — |
| Go to Tasks | G then KGthenK | — |
| Go to label | G then LGthenL | — |
| Next page | G then NGthenN | — |
| Previous page | G then PGthenP | — |
| Back to threadlist | UU | — |
| Older conversation | JJ | — |
| Newer conversation | KK | — |
| Open conversation | Enter↵ | — |
| Next inbox section | `` | — |
| Previous inbox section | ~~ | — |
Search
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Search chat contacts | — | |
| Open more actions menu | .. | — |
| Open move to menu | VV | — |
| Open label as menu | LL | — |
Selection
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select all conversations | * then A*thenA | — |
| Deselect all conversations | * then N*thenN | — |
| Select read conversations | * then R*thenR | — |
| Select unread conversations | * then U*thenU | — |
| Select starred conversations | * then S*thenS | — |
| Select unstarred conversations | * then T*thenT | — |
Ask your agent
Prompt
Make me a one-page Gmail cheat sheet from the 79 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/gmail, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
Questions
Windows: Z.
Sources: support.google.com