Discord keyboard shortcuts
Discord is a chat app for communities, with text channels, voice calls, and servers. Its shortcuts open settings, search channels and pick emoji or GIFs, edit messages, mute or deafen in voice, switch servers, and move around by keyboard.
Windows, macOS, Linux · 24 shortcutsGeneral navigation
These commands open app controls or move backward in Discord navigation history.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open User Settings | Windows / LinuxCtrl + , macOSCmd + , |
| Open the Keyboard Shortcuts menu | Windows / LinuxCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Create or join a server | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + N macOSCmd + Shift + N |
| Navigate back | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Left |
Search and pickers
Channel search stays within the active channel; global search spans every channel you can access.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Search the current channel | Windows / LinuxCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Search across all channels | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + F macOSCmd + Shift + F |
| Open the emoji picker | Windows / LinuxCtrl + E macOSCmd + E |
| Open the GIF picker | Windows / LinuxCtrl + G macOSCmd + G |
Messages and channels
Up and Down alternatives move in opposite directions. The last-message edit shortcut differs more substantially between platforms.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Browse channel history | Windows / LinuxCtrl + UporCtrl + Down macOSCmd + UporCmd + Down |
| Edit your last message | Windows / LinuxShift + Up macOSOption + Up |
| Cancel the current message or mark the channel read | Windows / macOS / LinuxEsc |
| Move between channels | Windows / LinuxAlt + UporAlt + Down macOSOption + UporOption + Down |
| Open the channel and direct-message quick switcher | Windows / LinuxCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
Voice and servers
Voice commands toggle the current microphone or audio state. Server cycling uses horizontal arrows on Windows and vertical arrows on Mac.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Mute or unmute the microphone | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + M macOSCmd + Shift + M |
| Deafen or undeafen audio | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + D macOSCmd + Shift + D |
| Switch between servers | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Alt + RightorCtrl + Alt + Left macOSCmd + Option + UporCmd + Option + Down |
Keyboard and accessibility navigation
Tab and arrow commands follow the currently focused Discord surface. Enter or Space activates the focused control.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Navigate interactive elements | Windows / macOS / LinuxTab |
| Activate the selected element | Windows / LinuxEnterorSpace macOSReturnorSpace |
| Navigate messages and menus | Windows / macOS / LinuxArrow keys |
| Toggle the pins popout | Windows / LinuxCtrl + P macOSCmd + P |
| Toggle the mentions popout | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Alt + @ macOSCmd + Option + @ |
| Toggle the channel member list | Windows / LinuxCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Upload a file | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + U macOSCmd + Shift + U |
| Get help | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + H macOSCmd + Shift + H |
Source
Discord commands, shortcuts, and navigation guide · Checked
Current Discord commands, shortcuts, and navigation guide updated April 14, 2025 and checked October 10, 2026. The documented shortcuts apply to browser and desktop Discord, not the mobile app. The guide labels Windows and Mac bindings; Linux uses the Windows modifier column.