Keyboard Shortcuts

Inbox Navigation

Action	Keys	Description
Next email	→	Move focus to the next message
Previous email	←	Move focus to the previous message
Select range	⇧ + ↑ / ↓	Extend selection up or down
Search / Command palette	⌘ + K	Open global search & actions

Email Actions

Action	Keys	Description
Reply	R	Reply to sender
Reply all	⇧ + R	Reply to everyone
Forward	F	Forward focused thread
Mark as read	U	Toggle read / unread
Mark as spam	⇧ + 1	Send to Spam
Move to trash	⇧ + 3	Delete thread
Archive	E	Archive thread
Move to Inbox	⌘ + ⇧ + M	Restore from Archive / Spam

Compose & Send

Action	Keys	Description
Compose new message	C	Start a new draft
Delete draft	⌘ + ⇧ + D	Discard current draft
Edit subject	⌘ + 2	Jump to Subject field
Edit “To”	⌘ + 3	Jump to To field
Edit “Cc”	⌘ + 4	Jump to Cc field
Edit “Bcc”	⌘ + 5	Jump to Bcc field
Send mail	⌘ + Enter	Send current draft
Add attachment	⌘ + ⇧ + A	Attach a file

Formatting (while composing)

Action	Keys	Description
Bold	⌘ + B	Toggle bold on the selected text
Italic	⌘ + I	Toggle italics on the selected text
Underline	⌘ + U	Toggle underline on the selected text
Strikethrough	⌘ + ⇧ + S	Toggle strikethrough on the selected text
Bullet list	⌘ + ⇧ + 8	Start or convert selection to a bulleted list
Numbered list	⌘ + ⇧ + 7	Start or convert selection to a numbered list
Quote	⌘ + ⇧ + 9	Turn selected text into a block quote
Align left	⌘ + ⇧ + L	Align paragraph to the left
Align center	⌘ + ⇧ + E	Center-align paragraph
Align right	⌘ + ⇧ + R	Align paragraph to the right
Undo	⌘ + Z	Revert the last action
Redo	⌘ + ⇧ + Z	Reapply the last undone action
Remove formatting	⌘ + \	Strip all formatting from selected text

Use these shortcuts to fly through your inbox, act on messages, and compose emails without ever touching the mouse.

You can opt to Gmail shortcuts mode if you prefer in Settings > Shortcuts .