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Preview the chat

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Windows Desktop app Telegram Desktop default shortcuts

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To preview the chat in Telegram, press Ctrl + Right bracket. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Chat list

Where this comes from

shortcuts.cpp - Telegram Desktop source code

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

More Telegram shortcuts

Close the window Ctrl + W
Lock Telegram Ctrl + L
Minimize Telegram Ctrl + M
Quit Telegram Ctrl + Q
Reopen the window you closed Ctrl + Shift + T
Close every other window Ctrl + Shift + W
Search Ctrl + F
Go to the next chat Ctrl + Page Down

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