Shortcuts work when focus is in the main mail area. They are disabled when typing in input fields or the compose editor.
Global shortcuts
| Compose new email | C |
| Search | / |
| Go to Inbox | G then I |
| Go to Sent | G then S |
| Go to Drafts | G then D |
| Go to Starred | G then T |
| Go to Contacts | G then C |
| Go to Calendar | G then A |
| Open Settings | G then , |
Inbox & message list
| Open selected message | Enter or O |
| Move selection up | ↑ or K |
| Move selection down | ↓ or J |
| Select / deselect message | X |
| Select all messages | * A |
| Deselect all | * N |
| Archive selected | E |
| Delete selected | # or Delete |
| Mark as read | Shift + I |
| Mark as unread | Shift + U |
| Star / unstar | S |
| Move to folder | V |
| Apply label | L |
| Snooze message | B |
| Report as spam | ! |
| Refresh inbox | Shift + N |
Reading a message
| Reply | R |
| Reply all | Shift + R |
| Forward | F |
| Archive message | E |
| Delete message | # or Delete |
| Mark as unread & go back | Shift + U |
| Star message | S |
| Print message | Ctrl + P / ⌘ + P |
| Go back to inbox | U or Esc |
| Next message | J or ↓ |
| Previous message | K or ↑ |
| Scroll message down | Space |
| Scroll message up | Shift + Space |
Composing
| Send message | Ctrl + Enter / ⌘ + Enter |
| Save draft | Ctrl + S / ⌘ + S |
| Discard draft | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Add Cc recipients | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Add Bcc recipients | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Attach file | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Close compose window | Esc |
| Bold | Ctrl + B / ⌘ + B |
| Italic | Ctrl + I / ⌘ + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U / ⌘ + U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl + Shift + X |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Numbered list | Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Indent | Tab |
| Remove indent | Shift + Tab |
| Insert link | Ctrl + K / ⌘ + K |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z / ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y / ⌘ + Shift + Z |
Navigation
| Open help | ? |
| Close dialog / panel | Esc |
| Next page of results | > |
| Previous page of results | < |
On Mac, use ⌘ (Command) where Ctrl is shown. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl.