WhatsApp keyboard shortcuts
Chat management, panels, and search in WhatsApp Web.
15 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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- WhatsApp Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Mark the chat as unread Chat selected | Mac CmdCtrlShiftU 1 more variant | Source |
| Mute the chat Chat selected | Mac CmdCtrlShiftM 1 more variant | Source |
| Archive the chat Chat selected | Mac CmdCtrlShiftE 1 more variant | Source |
| Pin the chat Chat selected | Mac CmdCtrlShiftP 1 more variant | Source |
| Search within the chat Chat open | Mac CmdCtrl/ 1 more variant | Source |
| Start a new chat Anywhere | Mac CmdCtrlN 1 more variant | Source |
| Close the chat Chat open | Mac Esc 1 more variant | Source |
| Create a new group Anywhere | Mac CmdCtrlShiftN 1 more variant | Source |
| Open your profile Anywhere | Mac CmdCtrlP 1 more variant | Source |
| Open settings Anywhere | Mac CmdCtrl, | Source |
| Open the emoji panel Chat open | Mac CmdCtrlE 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the GIF panel Chat open | Mac CmdCtrlG 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the sticker panel Chat open | Mac CmdCtrlS 1 more variant | Source |
| Open extended search Anywhere | Mac CmdK 1 more variant | Source |
| Lock the screen Anywhere | Mac CmdCtrlL 1 more variant | Source |
About WhatsApp and its shortcuts
WhatsApp's desktop application has a short list that covers searching, moving between chats, starting a new one, and the basics of the message box. It is the kind of keyboard you learn in a minute and then use for years.
The desktop application and the web version are close but not identical, and both depend on the phone account behind them. The set changes when the application is rebuilt, which has happened more than once.
Where the WhatsApp keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of WhatsApp. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as WhatsApp, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task