Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete Cheat Sheet for Enhanced Productivity

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Getting Started: First, enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail by going to Settings → General → Keyboard shortcuts → "Keyboard shortcuts on" → Save Changes. Press  ?  in Gmail to see all available shortcuts.

📝 Compose & Chat

Action

Shortcut

Compose new email

C

Compose in new tab

D

Send email

Ctrl + Enter

Add CC recipients

Ctrl + Shift + C

Add BCC recipients

Ctrl + Shift + B

Insert link

Ctrl + K

Focus main window

Shift + Esc

✏️ Text Formatting

Action

Shortcut

Bold text

Ctrl + B

Italic text

Ctrl + I

Underline text

Ctrl + U

Numbered list

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Bulleted list

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Quote text

Ctrl + Shift + 9

Remove formatting

Ctrl + \

📧 Email Actions

Action

Shortcut

Archive email

E

Delete email

#

Reply to email

R

Reply all

A

Forward email

F

Mark as spam

!

Toggle star

S

Mute conversation

M

🏷️ Labels & Status

Action

Shortcut

Mark as read

Shift + I

Mark as unread

Shift + U

Mark as important

+ or =

Mark not important

-

Open label menu

L

Open move to menu

V

Snooze email

B

Add to Tasks

Shift + T

🧭 Navigation

Action

Shortcut

Newer conversation

K

Older conversation

J

Open conversation

O or Enter

Back to thread list

U

Go to next page

G + N

Go to previous page

G + P

Next inbox section

`

Previous inbox section

~

📂 Quick Jump

Action

Shortcut

Go to Inbox

G + I

Go to Starred

G + S

Go to Snoozed

G + B

Go to Sent

G + T

Go to Drafts

G + D

Go to All Mail

G + A

Go to Tasks

G + K

Go to label

G + L

✅ Selection & Bulk Actions

Action

Shortcut

Select conversation

X

Select all conversations

* + A

Deselect all

* + N

Select read conversations

* + R

Select unread conversations

* + U

Select starred

* + S

Select unstarred

* + T

🔧 General Actions

Action

Shortcut

Search mail

/

Search chat contacts

Q

Undo last action

Z

Expand conversation

;

Collapse conversation

:

Open more actions menu

.

Show keyboard shortcuts

?

🖱️ Conversation View

Action

Shortcut

Previous message

P

Next message

N

Reply in new window

Shift + R

Reply all in new window

Shift + A

Forward in new window

Shift + F

Update conversation

Shift + N

Archive & go next

]

Archive & go previous

[

⌨️ Advanced Formatting

Action

Shortcut

Increase text size

Ctrl + Shift + +

Decrease text size

Ctrl + Shift + -

Indent more

Ctrl + ]

Indent less

Ctrl + [

Align left

Ctrl + Shift + L

Align center

Ctrl + Shift + E

Align right

Ctrl + Shift + R

Open spelling suggestions

Ctrl + M

Mac Users: Replace  Ctrl  with  ⌘ (Cmd)  in all shortcuts above. Some shortcuts may work differently on Mac keyboards.

Pro Tips: • Most shortcuts require enabling "Keyboard shortcuts" in Gmail Settings first • Press  ?  anytime in Gmail to see the complete shortcut reference • Practice with common shortcuts like  E  (Archive),  R  (Reply), and  C  (Compose) to start • Use  J  and  K  to quickly navigate through emails

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