- Discord offers several shortcuts that make the service user-friendly and more accessible.
- You may use some general Discord shortcuts or explore specific shortcuts for navigation, messaging, or even calling.
Discord Hotkeys for Windows and macOS#
Here are the Discord Keyboard Shortcuts to improve your daily productivity. To make things easier, we have sorted all the shortcuts based on the Discord server, DM, and other features. Let’s begin.
General Discord Keyboard Shortcuts#
| Function | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut |
|---|
| Show all Discord keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl + / | Cmd + / |
| Open General search | Ctrl + K | Cmd + / |
| Create a new server or to join a new server | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| Search inside Server, Channel, and DMs | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F |
| Open Discord help | Ctrl + Shift + H | Cmd + Shift + H |
| Upload a file | Ctrl + Shift + U | Cmd + Shift + U |
Discord Keyboard Shortcut for Navigation#
| Function | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut |
|---|
| Scroll up inside the Channel or DMs | PageUp | PageUp |
| Jump to the oldest unread message inside the channel or DMs | Shift + PageUp | Shift + PageUp |
| Jump between servers | Ctrl + Alt + ↑/↓ | Ctrl + Option + ↑/↓ |
| Jump between channels | Alt + ↑/↓ | Option + ↑/↓ |
| Go to the next screen | Alt + ← | Option + ← |
| Go to the previous screen | Alt + → | Option + → |
| Jump between unread channels | Alt + Shift + ↑/↓ | Option + Shift + ↑/↓ |
| Jump between unread channels with mentions | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ↑, ↓ | Cmd + Shift + Option + ↑, ↓ |
| Go to the current call | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V | Cmd + Shift + Option + V |
| Shift between the last server and DMs | Ctrl + Alt + → | Ctrl + Option + → |
Discord Hotkeys for Messages#
| Function | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut |
|---|
| Edit a message | E | E |
| Delete a message | Backspace | Backspace |
| Pin a message | P | P |
| Reply to a message | R | R |
| React to a message | + | + |
| Copy message text | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C |
| Mark the message as Unread | Alt + Enter | Option + Enter |
| Focus text area | Tab | Tab |
| Mark server as read | Shift + Esc | Shift + Esc |
| Mark top inbox channel as read | Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmd + Shift + E |
| Mark channel as read | Esc | Esc |
| Create a private group | Ctrl + Shift + T | Cmd + Shift + T |
| Show pinned messages | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P |
| Open inbox | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Show channel members list | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
| Open emoji picker | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E |
| Open GIF picker | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
Discord Shortcuts for Voice and Video Calls#
| Function | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut |
|---|
| Mute calls | Ctrl + Shift + M | Cmd + Shift + M |
| Enable deafen | Ctrl + Shift + D | Cmd + Shift + D |
| Start a new call | Ctrl + ‘ | Cmd + ‘ |
| Answer Discord call | Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter |
Can You Create Customized Shortcuts in Discord?#
Yes, you can. This is called Keybind in Discord. Click User Settings (Gear icon) > choose Keybinds > choose Add a Keybind > select the function from the drop-down menu under Action > click Record Keybind > type the keys you want to use.
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