Keyboard Shortcuts
Switch the OS dropdown on the right sidebar to see the specific keyboard shortcuts according to your OS. Keyboard shortcuts help you navigate Slack with minimal effort. You can see a quick list of shortcuts by pressing ⌘/ (Mac) and Ctrl/ (Windows/Linux) or take a look at the detailed lists below.
Keyboard shortcuts in List Style
Note: You can’t set custom keyboard shortcuts for Slack, but we may add this in the future. For now, use the shortcut above to see a quick list.
- Align right – click Align right or use the shortcut CtrlShiftK ⌘ShiftK
- Align left – click Align left or use Alt A ⌘ A
- Align top – click Align top or use Alt W ⌘ W
- Align bottom – click Align bottom or use Alt S ⌘ S
- Align center – click Align center or use Alt X ⌘ X
- Align middle – click Align middle or use Alt Y ⌘ Y
| Action | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
| Previous unread channel or DM | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl D [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ D [/conditional_data] |
| Jump to a conversation | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl k [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ k [/conditional_data] |
| Move focus to the previous section | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] shift F6 [/conditional_data] |
| Browse direct messages | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl shift k [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ shift k [/conditional_data] |
| Browse channels | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl shift L [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ shift L [/conditional_data] |
| Compose a new message | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl N [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ N [/conditional_data] |
| Open the Threads view** | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl shift T [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ shift T [/conditional_data] |
| Previous channel or DM visited | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl ] [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ ] [/conditional_data] |
| Collapse or open the left sidebar | [conditional_data dependency=”windows”] ctrl shift . [/conditional_data] [conditional_data dependency=”ios”] ⌘ shift . [/conditional_data] |