Keyboard shortcuts for Channels

Keyboard shortcuts for Mattermost Channels help you make a more efficient use of your keyboard.

Tip

Display a list of available keyboard shortcuts by pressing Ctrl / on Windows or Linux, pressing ⌘ / on Mac, or using the /shortcuts slash command.

Navigation shortcuts for Mattermost Channels

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost desktop app.

Note

See our Keyboard Accessibility in Channels documentation for additional navigation keyboard shortcuts for screen readers.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Alt` `↑`	`⌥` `↑`	Previous channel or direct message in the channel sidebar.
`Alt` `↓`	`⌥` `↓`	Next channel or direct message in the channel sidebar.
`Alt` `Shift` `↑`	`⌥` `⇧` `↑`	Previous channel or direct message in the channel sidebar with unread messages.
`Alt` `Shift` `↓`	`⌥` `⇧` `↓`	Next channel or direct message in the channel sidebar with unread messages.
`Ctrl` `K`	`⌘` `K`	Open the Find Channels dialog.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `K`	`⌘` `⇧` `K`	Open the Direct Messages dialog.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `A`	`⌘` `⇧` `A`	Open the Settings dialog.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `M`	`⌘` `⇧` `M`	Open recent mentions.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `L`	`⌘` `⇧` `L`	Set focus to center channel input field.
`Ctrl` `.`	`⌘` `.`	Open or close the right-hand sidebar.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `.`	`⌘` `⇧` `.`	Expand or shrink the width of the open right-hand sidebar.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `F`	`⌘` `⇧` `F`	Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.

File upload shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `U`	`⌘` `U`	Upload a file.

Message shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `↑` (in empty input field)	`⌘` `↑` (in empty input field)	Reprint previous message or slash command you entered.
`Ctrl` `↓` (in empty input field)	`⌘` `↓` (in empty input field)	Reprint next message or slash command you entered.
`Shift` `↑` (in empty input field)	`⇧` `↑` (in empty input field)	Reply to the most recent message in the current channel.
`↑` (in empty input field)	`↑` (in empty input field)	Edit your last message in the current channel.
`@[character]` `Tab`	`@[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete @username beginning with [character].
`~[character]` `Tab`	`~[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete channel beginning with [character].
`:[character]` `Tab`	`:[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character].
`Ctrl` `Shift` `\`	`⌘` `⇧` `\`	React to last message in channel or thread.

Formatting shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `B`	`⌘` `B`	Bold text.
`Ctrl` `I`	`⌘` `I`	Italicize text.
`Ctrl` `Alt` `K`	`⌘` `⌥` `K`	Format text as a link.

Accessibility nagivation shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts work in all supported browsers and in the Mattermost desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Alt` `←`	`⌘` `[`	Go to the previous channel in your history.
`Alt` `→`	`⌘` `]`	Go to the next channel in your history.
`Shift` `↑` (in input field)	`⇧` `↑` (in input field)	Highlight text to the previous line.
`Shift` `↓` (in input field)	`⇧` `↓` (in input field)	Highlight text to the next line.
`Shift` `Enter` (in input field)	`⇧` `Enter` (in input field)	Create a new line.

Note

Though Mattermost keyboard shortcuts support standard languages and keyboard layouts, they may not work if you use keymapping that overwrites default browser shortcuts.