Slack keyboard shortcuts
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ , (Mac) and Ctrl , (Windows/Linux) from Slack on your desktop, or read on for a complete list.
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ ö (Mac) and Ctrl ö (Windows/Linux) from Slack on your desktop, or read on for a complete list.
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ / (Mac) and Ctrl / (Windows/Linux), or read on for a complete list.
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ ・ (Mac) and Ctrl ・ (Windows/Linux), or read on for a complete list.
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ ' (Mac) and Ctrl ' (Windows/Linux), or read on for a complete list.
Move through Slack seamlessly by using our keyboard shortcuts. You can view a list of keyboard shortcuts in Slack by pressing ⌘ à (Mac) and Ctrl à (Windows/Linux), or read on for a complete list.
What to expect
- Shortcuts marked with a single asterisk (*) may differ from what’s listed if your keyboard is configured for a language other than English.
- Shortcuts marked with a double asterisk (**) only work on the Slack desktop app.
- It’s not currently possible to set custom keyboard shortcuts for Slack.
Tip: For more information on keyboard accessibility, visit Navigate Slack with your keyboard. Or learn more about using Slack with a screen reader.
Slack basics
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Compose a new message |
⌘ N ⌘ Shift K |
| Unsend a message | ⌘ Z |
| Set your status | ⌘ Shift Y |
| Open your preferences** | ⌘ , |
| Resize the left sidebar† | ← or → |
| Hide the right sidebar | ⌘ . |
| Create a new canvas | ⌘ Shift N |
| Upload a file** | ⌘ O |
| View all downloaded files | ⌘ Shift J |
| Create a new snippet | ⌘ Shift Enter |
| Add an emoji reaction to a message* |
⌘ Shift ` ⌘ Shift # ⌘ Shift \ ⌘ Shift _ ⌘ Shift ¡ ⌘ Shift à ⌘ Shift 、 |
| Start a search | ⌘ G |
| Search in the current conversation | ⌘ F |
| Start, join, leave, or end a huddle | ⌘ Shift H |
| Toggle mute on a huddle | ⌘ Shift Space |
| Open Help | F1 |
| Toggle full screen view | Ctrl ⌘ F |
| Close window | ⌘ W |
| Reopen last closed window | ⌘ Shift W |
| Open the People view | ⌘ Shift E |
| Quit Slack** | ⌘ Q |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Compose a new message |
Ctrl N Ctrl Shift K |
| Unsend a message | Ctrl Z |
| Set your status | Ctrl Shift Y |
| Open your preferences** | Ctrl , |
| Resize the left sidebar† | ← or → |
| Hide the right sidebar | Ctrl . |
| Create a new canvas | Ctrl Shift N |
| Upload a file** | Ctrl O |
| View all downloaded files | Ctrl Shift J |
| Create a new snippet | Ctrl Shift Enter |
| Add an emoji reaction to a message* |
Ctrl Shift ` Ctrl Shift # Ctrl Shift \ Ctrl Shift _ Ctrl Shift ¡ Ctrl Shift à Ctrl Shift 、 |
| Start a search | Ctrl G |
| Search in the current conversation | Ctrl F |
| Start, join, leave, or end a huddle | Ctrl Shift H |
| Toggle mute on a huddle | Ctrl Shift Space |
| Toggle full screen view | F11 |
| Close window | Ctrl W |
| Reopen last closed window | Ctrl Shift W |
| Open the People view | Ctrl Shift E |
| Quit Slack** | Ctrl Q |
*This shortcut may vary by keyboard.
**This shortcut only works on the Slack desktop app.
†Use F6 to move focus to this section first.
Navigate conversations and messages
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Jump to a conversation |
⌘ K ⌘ T** |
| Jump to the most recent unread message in a conversation | ⌘ J** |
| Jump to previous unread channel or direct message (DM) | Option Shift ↑ |
| Jump to next unread channel or DM | Option Shift ↓ |
| Jump to previous channel or DM in the sidebar | Option ↑ |
| Jump to next channel or DM in the sidebar | Option ↓ |
| Go back in history | ⌘ [ |
| Go forward in history | ⌘ ] |
| Open the Home view | Ctrl 1 |
| Browse DMs | ⌘ Shift K |
| Open the Activity view** | ⌘ Shift M |
| Open the More View | Ctrl 0 |
| Open the Threads view** | ⌘ Shift T |
| Browse channels** | ⌘ Shift L |
| Open conversation details | ⌘ Shift I |
| Move focus to the next section | F6 |
| Move focus to the previous section | Shift F6 |
| Expand or collapse all sidebar sections | Option Click |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Jump to a conversation |
Ctrl K Ctrl T** |
| Jump to the most recent unread message in a conversation | Ctrl J** |
| Jump to previous unread channel or direct message (DM) | Alt Shift ↑ |
| Jump to next unread channel or DM | Alt Shift ↓ |
| Jump to previous channel or DM in the sidebar | Alt ↑ |
| Jump to next channel or DM in the sidebar | Alt ↓ |
| Go back in history | Alt ← |
| Go forward in history | Alt → |
| Open the Home view | Ctrl Shift 1 |
| Browse DMs | Ctrl Shift 2 |
| Open the Activity view** | Ctrl Shift M |
| Open the More view | Ctrl Shift 0 |
| Open the Threads view** | Ctrl Shift T |
| Browse channels** | Ctrl Shift L |
| Open conversation details | Ctrl Shift I |
| Move focus to the next section | F6 |
| Move focus to the previous section | Shift F6 |
| Expand or collapse all sidebar sections | Alt Click |
**This shortcut only works on the Slack desktop app.
Mark messages read or unread
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Mark all messages in current conversation as read | Esc |
| Mark all messages as read | Shift Esc |
| Mark a message as unread | Option Click |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Mark all messages in current conversation as read | Esc |
| Mark all messages as read | Shift Esc |
| Mark a message as unread | Alt Click |
Navigate unread messages
To catch up on what you missed in Slack, you can navigate your All unreads view using these shortcuts:
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Open the All unreads view | ⌘ Shift A |
| Move between messages | ↑ or ↓ |
| Mark a message as unread | Option Click |
| Mark a group of messages as read | Esc |
| Open or collapse a group of messages | ← or → |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Open the All unreads view | Ctrl Shift A |
| Move between messages | ↑ or ↓ |
| Mark a message as unread | Alt Click |
| Mark a group of messages as read | Esc |
| Open or collapse a group of messages | ← or → |
Switch workspaces
If you're signed in to more than one workspace, you can switch between them.
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Expand or collapse the workspace switcher | ⌘ Shift S |
| Switch to previous workspace | Ctrl Shift Tab |
| Switch to next workspace | Ctrl Tab |
| Switch to a specific workspace (hover over a workspace icon in the left sidebar of the Slack desktop app to see its assigned number) | ⌘ [number] |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Expand or collapse the workspace switcher | Ctrl Shift S |
| Switch to previous workspace | Ctrl Shift Tab |
| Switch to next workspace | Ctrl Tab |
| Switch to a specific workspace (see assigned number under the workspace icon in the left sidebar of the Slack desktop app) | Ctrl [number] |
Switch tabs
Switch between the tabs in your navigation bar with these shortcuts:
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Switch to the previous tab | Ctrl Page up |
| Switch to the next tab | Ctrl Page down |
| Switch to a specific tab (hold Ctrl to see a tab's assigned number in the navigation bar) | Ctrl [number] |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Switch to the previous tab | Ctrl Page up |
| Switch to the next tab | Ctrl Page down |
| Switch to a specific tab (hold Ctrl to see a tab's assigned number in the navigation bar) | Shift Ctrl [number] |
Take actions on messages
You can right-click any message to reveal the common actions menu, or when focused on a message, use these one-key shortcuts to quickly take actions:
| Action | Shortcut |
| Edit a message you sent | E |
| Delete a message you sent | Delete |
| Open or reply to a thread | T or → |
| Forward a message | F |
| Pin or unpin a message | P |
| Save a message (or remove a message from Later) | A |
| Mark all messages above the one in focus as unread | U |
| Create a reminder about a message | M |
| Add an emoji reaction to a message | R |
Tip: By default, pressing the ↑ up arrow key from the message field lets you edit the last message you sent. You can adjust this preference so pressing ↑ moves focus to the last visible message in a conversation instead.
Format messages
Make sure your cursor is in the message field to perform these shortcuts.
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Select text to beginning of current line | Shift ↑ |
| Select text to end of current line | Shift ↓ |
| Create a new line | Shift Enter |
| Bold selected text | ⌘ B |
| Italicize selected text | ⌘ I |
| Underline selected text | ⌘ U |
| Strikethrough selected text | ⌘ Shift X |
| Hyperlink selected text | ⌘ Shift U |
| Quote selected text | ⌘ Shift 9 |
| Code selected text | ⌘ Shift C |
| Codeblock selected text | ⌘ Alt Shift C |
| Format selected text as a bulleted list | ⌘ Shift 8 |
| Format selected text as a numbered list | ⌘ Shift 7 |
| Apply markdown formatting | ⌘ Shift F |
| Undo formatting | ⌘ Z |
Tip: If a link is copied to your clipboard, you can use the ⌘ V shortcut to hyperlink selected text.
| Action | Shortcut |
| Select text to beginning of current line | Shift ↑ |
| Select text to end of current line | Shift ↓ |
| Create a new line | Shift Enter |
| Bold selected text | Ctrl B |
| Italicize selected text | Ctrl I |
| Strikethrough selected text | Ctrl Shift X |
| Hyperlink selected text | Ctrl Shift U |
| Quote selected text | Ctrl Shift 9 |
| Code selected text | Ctrl Shift C |
| Codeblock selected text | Ctrl Alt Shift C |
| Format selected text as a bulleted list | Ctrl Shift 8 |
| Format selected text as a numbered list | Ctrl Shift 7 |
| Apply markdown formatting | Ctrl Shift F |
| Undo formatting | Ctrl Z |
| Add an emoji reaction to a message* |
Ctrl Shift ` Ctrl Shift # Ctrl Shift \ Ctrl Shift _ Ctrl Shift ¡ Ctrl Shift à Ctrl Shift 、 |
Tip: If a link is copied to your clipboard, you can use the CtrlV shortcut to hyperlink selected text.
*This shortcut may vary by keyboard.
Format text in a canvas
Format text in a canvas using the message shortcuts above, or you can make canvas-specific formatting changes with these shortcuts:
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| Format selected text as paragraph | ⌘ Option 0 |
| Format selected text as big heading | ⌘ Option 1 |
| Format selected text as medium heading | ⌘ Option 2 |
| Format selected text as small heading | ⌘ Option 3 |
| Format selected text as checklist | ⌘ Shift 0 |
| Format selected text as bulleted list | ⌘ Shift 8 |
| Format selected text as numbered list | ⌘ Shift 7 |
| Toggle heading and list styles | Ctrl ` |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Format selected text as paragraph | Ctrl Alt 0 |
| Format selected text as big heading | Ctrl Alt 1 |
| Format selected text as medium heading | Ctrl Alt 2 |
| Format selected text as small heading | Ctrl Alt 3 |
| Format selected text as checklist | Ctrl Shift 0 |
| Format selected text as bulleted list | Ctrl Shift 8 |
| Format selected text as numbered list | Ctrl Shift 7 |
| Toggle heading and list styles | Ctrl ` |
Navigate a canvas
When you’re working in a canvas, use these shortcuts to navigate and edit your content:
Mac
Windows/Linux
| Action | Shortcut |
| View comment thread | ⌘ Option T |
| Show reader or edit view | ⌘ Option R |
| Open context menu | ⌘ Shift / |
| Find text in the canvas | ⌘ F |
| Find next | ⌘ G |
| Find previous | ⌘ Shift G |
| Find and replace | ⌘ Shift H |
| Copy anchor link to section | Ctrl Option Q |
| Undo last action | ⌘ Z |
| Redo last action | ⌘ Shift Z |
| Move item in a formatted list up | ⌘ Option ↑ |
| Move item in a formatted list down | ⌘ Option ↓ |
| Action | Shortcut |
| View comment thread | Ctrl Alt T |
| Show reader or edit view | Ctrl Alt R |
| Open context menu | Shift F10 |
| Find text in the canvas | Ctrl F |
| Find next | Ctrl G |
| Find previous | Ctrl Shift G |
| Find and replace | Ctrl Shift H |
| Copy anchor link to section | Ctrl Alt Q |
| Undo last action | Ctrl Z |
| Redo last action | Ctrl Shift Z |
| Move item in a formatted list up | Ctrl Alt ↑ |
| Move item in a formatted list down | Ctrl Alt ↓ |