Slack Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet
High-frequency Slack collaboration shortcuts organized by Messages, Channels, Navigation, Search, and Formatting. macOS and Windows side-by-side for daily communication.
Back to Keyboard Shortcuts#Messages7
Enter / EnterSend message (configurable to Ctrl/Cmd+Enter)
Shift+Enter / Shift+EnterInsert line break in message
↑ / ↑Edit your last sent message
Cmd+Z / Ctrl+ZUndo typing (some input boxes only)
Cmd+Shift+↵ / Ctrl+Shift+↵Reply in a thread on a new line
Cmd+Shift+Y / Ctrl+Shift+YSet status (emoji + text)
Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\Quick-open emoji picker
#Channels6
Cmd+K / Ctrl+KQuick switch to channel or DM (fuzzy match)
Cmd+Shift+L / Ctrl+Shift+LBrowse channel list
Cmd+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+CView unread channels
Cmd+Shift+M / Ctrl+Shift+MView mentions of you
Cmd+Shift+I / Ctrl+Shift+IView saved items
Shift+Esc / Shift+EscMark all channels as read
#Search4
Cmd+F / Ctrl+FSearch messages in current channel
Cmd+G / Ctrl+GOpen global search (across all channels)
Cmd+Shift+T / Ctrl+Shift+TOpen Threads view
Cmd+Shift+A / Ctrl+Shift+AOpen Activity view
#Formatting7
Cmd+B / Ctrl+BBold
Cmd+I / Ctrl+IItalic
Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+XStrikethrough
Cmd+Shift+> / Ctrl+Shift+>Quote (or type > at line start)
Cmd+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+CCode block (``` multiline)
Cmd+Shift+8 / Ctrl+Shift+8Unordered list
Cmd+Shift+7 / Ctrl+Shift+7Ordered list
💡 Tips
- Cmd+K / Ctrl+K is the core Slack shortcut — jump to any channel or DM far faster than clicking.
- ↑ edits your last message — fix typos instantly instead of posting corrections.
- Cmd+Shift+M / Ctrl+Shift+M shows all mentions of you, so important @s are never missed.
- Cmd+. / Ctrl+. opens the shortcuts panel to browse all shortcuts when you forget one.