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Slack

Bold

CtrlB

Windows Desktop app Slack desktop app

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To bold in Slack, press Ctrl + B. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Selected text

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Keyboard shortcuts for Slack

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Bold Canva Cmd + B
Bold the selected text Confluence Ctrl + B
Bold the text Evernote Cmd + B
Bold Microsoft Excel Ctrl + B
Bold the selected text GitHub Cmd + B
Bold the selected text GitLab Cmd + B
Bold Gmail Ctrl + B
Bold Google Docs Ctrl + B
Bold Google Sheets Ctrl + B
Bold Google Slides Ctrl + B
Bold Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + B
Bold the selected text Keynote Cmd + B

More Slack shortcuts

Italic Ctrl + I
Strikeout Ctrl + Shift + X
Insert link Ctrl + Shift + U
Open Slack preferences Cmd + ,
Choose a file to upload Cmd + O
Search across Slack Cmd + G
Search inside this conversation Cmd + F
Change your status Cmd + Shift + Y

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