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Google Chat

Edit your previous message

Up arrow

Mac Web app Google Chat on a computer

Practice this

Press Up arrow to edit your previous message in Google Chat. The keys are the same on a Mac. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Empty reply box

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`Up arrow`
Windows	Web app	`Up arrow`

Where this comes from

Use Google Chat keyboard shortcuts

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More Google Chat shortcuts

Show the emoji picker :
Switch between the main window and a chat popup Shift + Esc
Go to the next chat popup Cmd + .
Go to the previous chat popup Cmd + ,
Move the focus to the side panel or video call Cmd + Option + .
Show the keyboard shortcut list ?
Search chats and spaces /
Focus the direct message list H then C

See every Google Chat shortcut

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