Slack keyboard shortcuts
With Slack, there are a number of keyboard shortcuts you can use on your desktop. We've put together a list for you below, so have a look!
Here’s why shortcuts are great:
- They increase efficiency by helping you get around Slack faster.
- They make Slack accessible for everyone.
Using an international keyboard? Some shortcuts may differ from what’s listed below (they're marked with an * asterisk). See Manage your keyboard layout for shortcuts specific to your keyboard.
Quick list of shortcuts
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Mac |
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Open list of keyboard shortcuts* |
⌘/ |
Ctrl/ |
Note: You can't set custom keyboard shortcuts for Slack, but we may add it in the future! For now, use the shortcut above to see a quick list.
Navigation
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Windows |
| Move focus to the next element | Tab | Tab |
| Move focus to the previous element | Shift Tab | Shift Tab |
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Move focus through messages in a channel or DM |
↑ or ↓ |
↑ or ↓ |
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Move focus to the next section |
F6 |
F6 |
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Move focus to the previous section |
ShiftF6 |
ShiftF6 |
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Take action or "click" on buttons |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
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Take action or "click" on links |
Enter |
Enter |
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Close windows, menus, or the message field |
Esc |
Esc |
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Zoom in or out (increase or decrease text size) |
⌘+ ⌘- |
Ctrl+ Ctrl- |
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Scroll up (This can be toggled in your Preferences.) |
Fn↑ Page Up |
Home Page Up |
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Scroll down (This can be toggled in your Preferences.) |
Fn↓ Page Down |
End Page Down |
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Scroll to the start of the previous day's messages |
Fn Shift ↑ |
Shift Page Up |
| Scroll to the start of the next day's messages | Fn Shift ↓ | Shift Page Down |
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Quick Switcher (T is desktop app only.) |
⌘K ⌘T |
CtrlK CtrlT |
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Open direct messages menu |
⌘ShiftK |
CtrlShiftK |
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Browse all channels |
⌘ShiftL |
CtrlShiftL |
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Open All Threads view |
⌘ShiftT |
CtrlShiftT |
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Previous channel or DM |
Option↑ | Alt↑ |
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Next channel or DM |
Option↓ | Alt↓ |
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Previous unread channel or DM |
Option Shift↑ | AltShift↑ |
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Next unread channel or DM |
OptionShift↓ | AltShift↓ |
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Previous channel or DM visited |
⌘[ |
Alt← |
| Next channel or DM visited |
⌘] |
Alt→ |
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Preferences (Desktop apps only.) |
⌘, |
Ctrl, |
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Open or close right pane |
⌘. |
Ctrl. |
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Channel info pane |
⌘ShiftI |
CtrlShiftI |
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Activity |
⌘ShiftM |
CtrlShiftM |
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Directory |
⌘ShiftE |
CtrlShiftE |
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Starred Items |
⌘ShiftS | CtrlShiftS |
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Search the current channel or conversation |
⌘F |
CtrlF |
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Open previous search |
⌘G |
CtrlG |
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Toggle full screen view |
^⌘F |
CtrlShiftF |
All Unreads navigation
To learn about this feature and how to turn it on, visit View all your unread messages.
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Windows |
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Open All Unreads view |
⌘ShiftA |
CtrlShiftA |
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Mark messages as unread |
Option + click a message |
Alt + click a message |
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Move between channels |
→ or ← |
→ or ← |
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Toggle current channel read or unread |
R |
R |
Switch workspaces
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Mac |
Windows |
| Switch to previous workspace |
⌘Shift[ |
CtrlShiftTab |
| Switch to next workspace |
⌘Shift] |
CtrlTab |
| Switch to a specific workspace (see assigned number under the workspace icon in your Slack app) |
⌘[number] |
Ctrl[number] |
Mark messages read or unread
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Mac |
Windows |
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Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read |
Esc | Esc |
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Mark all messages as read |
ShiftEsc | ShiftEsc |
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Set a message as your oldest unread message |
Option + click a message | Alt + click a message |
Message shortcuts
Note: Make sure your cursor is in the message box to perform these shortcuts.
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Mac |
Windows |
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Edit your last message* |
↑ in empty message box |
↑ in empty message box |
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Select text to beginning of current line |
Shift↑ | Shift↑ |
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Select text to end of current line |
Shift↓ | Shift↓ |
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Create a new line in your message |
ShiftEnter | ShiftEnter |
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Add emoji reactions to a message* |
⌘Shift\ | CtrlShift\ |
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Bold selected text |
⌘B | CtrlB |
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Italicize selected text |
⌘I | CtrlI |
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Strikethrough selected text |
⌘ShiftX | CtrlShiftX |
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Quote selected text |
⌘Shift> | CtrlShift> |
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Codeblock selected text |
⌘ShiftC | CtrlShiftC |
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Turn selected text into a numbered list |
⌘Shift7 | CtrlShift7 |
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Turn selected text into a bulleted list |
⌘Shift8 | CtrlShift8 |
| ⌘ShiftY | CtrlShiftY |
* When Use up and down arrows to cycle through your typed history is enabled, the shortcut changes to ⌘↑ and Ctrl↑.
Message autocomplete
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Mac |
Windows |
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Autocomplete @display name beginning with [character] |
[character]Tab @[character]Tab |
[character]Tab @[character]Tab |
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Autocomplete channel beginning with [character] |
#[character]Tab | #[character]Tab |
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Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character] |
:[character]Tab | :[character]Tab |
Files and snippets
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Mac |
Windows |
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Upload a file |
⌘U |
CtrlU |
| Create a new Snippet |
⌘ShiftEnter |
CtrlShiftEnter |
Call actions
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Mac |
Windows |
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Toggle mute on and off (hold down to talk when muted) |
M |
M |
| Toggle video on and off |
V |
V |
| Show the invite list |
+ or A |
+ or A |
| View and select and emoji reactions |
E then 1 - 9 |
E then 1 - 9 |