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Google Chat

Open the thread navigation panel

HT

Mac Web app Google Chat on a computer

Practice this

Press H, then T to open the thread navigation panel in Google Chat. The keys are the same on a Mac. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Space open

Every documented variant

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

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

Return the focus to the sidebar Esc
Send the reply Enter
Insert a new line in the message Shift + Enter
Edit your previous message Up arrow
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 + ,

See every Google Chat shortcut

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