Google Chat keyboard shortcuts
Conversation navigation, threads, replies, and space shortcuts.
24 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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4 actions and 4 key variants match.
- Google Chat Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Show the keyboard shortcut list Not typing in a field | Mac ? | Source |
| Focus the direct message list Not typing in a field Keyboard shortcuts must be switched on in the Chat shortcut dialog. | Mac HC | Source |
| Focus the spaces list Not typing in a field Keyboard shortcuts must be switched on in the Chat shortcut dialog. | Mac HR | Source |
| Insert a new line in the message Reply box | Mac ShiftEnter | Source |
About Google Chat and its shortcuts
Google Chat keeps a small keyboard focused on moving between conversations, starting a new one, and jumping to unread messages. It shares conventions with Gmail, which is useful if you already work that way.
Chat appears both as its own site and embedded inside Gmail, and the two do not behave identically. Being a web application, it loses some combinations to the browser.
Where the Google Chat keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Google Chat. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Google Chat, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task