Telegram Desktop

Keyboard Shortcuts

Chats

Shortcut Action
Up/Down In-Chat Navigation
Up/Down/Left/Right Suggested Stickers Navigation
Left/Right Suggested Emojis Navigation
Ctrl Tab Move to the Chat Below
Ctrl Shift Tab Move to the Chat Above
Esc Exit
Esc Go Back
Esc Cancel Current Action
Ctrl O Send File
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Messages

Shortcut Action
Ctrl Up/Down Reply to a Message
Ctrl Down Cancel Reply
Up Edit Last Message Sent
Del Delete Currently Selected Message
Ctrl E Edit Media
Ctrl (click gif) Send GIF Directly
Ctrl (click name) Open Bot Profile via Inline Message
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Shortcut Action
Ctrl F Search Selected Chat
Esc Exit Search
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QuickShare Panel

Shortcut Action
Up/Down Navigate
Enter Select Chat
Backspace Remove Chat
Ctrl Enter Send Message
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Jump to

Shortcut Action
Alt Enter Jump to the bottom of the chat
Alt Enter Scroll the chat list to the top
Ctrl 0 Jump to your saved messages
Ctrl 1-5 Jump between folders
Ctrl Shift Down Jump to the next folder
Ctrl Shift Up Jump to the previous folder
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Shortcut Action
Ctrl W Minimize to System Tray
Ctrl Q Quit Telegram
Ctrl L Lock Telegram
Ctrl M Minimize Telegram
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Selected Text

Shortcut Action
Ctrl B Bold
Ctrl I Italic
Ctrl K Create Link
Ctrl U Underline
Ctrl Shift M Monospace
Ctrl Shift N Null / Plain Text
Ctrl Shift X Strikethrough
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