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WhatsApp keyboard shortcuts

Chat management, panels, and search in WhatsApp Web.

15 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026

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Action Keys Row actions
Search within the chat Chat open Windows CtrlAltShiftF Source
Close the chat Chat open Windows Esc Source
Open your profile Anywhere Windows CtrlAltP Source
Open the emoji panel Chat open Windows CtrlAltE Source
Open the GIF panel Chat open Windows CtrlAltG Source
Open the sticker panel Chat open Windows CtrlAltS Source
Open extended search Anywhere Windows AltK 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