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Add a new line to the message

ShiftEnter

Mac Desktop app Signal Desktop reference card

Practice this

Press Shift + Enter to add a new line to the message in Signal Desktop. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Composer

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftEnter`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftEnter`

Where this comes from

Signal keyboard command reference cards - Signal

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

The same task in other apps

Break a line inside a message Discord Shift + Enter
Insert a new line in the message Google Chat Shift + Enter
Insert a line break Linear Shift + Enter
Insert a line break without a new paragraph LibreOffice Writer Shift + Enter
Insert a new line in the message Mattermost Shift + Enter
Block line break Notion Shift + Enter
New line Slack Shift + Enter
Break a line inside a message Microsoft Teams Shift + Enter
Insert a line break Mozilla Thunderbird Shift + Enter

More Signal Desktop shortcuts

Expand the composer Cmd + Shift + X
Send from the expanded composer Cmd + Enter
Attach a file Cmd + U
Remove the draft link preview Cmd + P
Remove every draft attachment Cmd + Shift + P
Move between sections Cmd + T
Go to the previous conversation Option + Up arrow
Go to the next conversation Option + Down arrow

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