If you've ever found yourself wanting to ditch your mouse and become a keyboard-only internet warrior, Discord's hotkeys are the first big step to making you realize your dream! We've stuffed Discord chock-full of useful hotkeys to allow you to navigate every nook and cranny of your plethora of servers, or you can grab a quick couple of tricks to get to know Discord a little better.
The REALLY Useful Stuff:
I guess this is a bit of a subjective opinion, but here are some of the more widely-used or super-cool shortcuts that will help you keep your hands on the keys for longer (read: more rapid fire meme-cannoning).
Server & Channel Navigation:
Speedy Message Reading:
How Did I Get Here Again?:
Menu Surfing:
In-Channel Text Cruising:
And just for reference, here's the whole chart:
Here is a more friendly copy-paste version:
| Navigate Between Servers | Control + ALT + Arrow Key UP & Control + ALT + Arrow Key DOWN |
| Navigate Between Channels | ALT + Arrow Key UP & ALT + Arrow Key DOWN |
| Navigate Between Unread Channels | ALT + Shift + Arrow Key UP & ALT + Shift + Arrow Key DOWN |
| Navigate Between Unread Channels with Mentions | Control + Shift + ALT + Arrow Key UP & Control + Shift + ALT + Arrow Key DOWN |
| Mark Channel as Read | Escape |
| Mark Server Read | Shift + Escape |
| Toggle Hotkeys | Control + Slash |
| Return to Previous Text Channel | Control + B |
| Return to Active Audio Channel | Control + ALT + A |
| Toggle Pins Popout | Control + P |
| Toggle Mentions Popout | Control + I |
| Toggle Channel Member List | Control + U |
| Toggle Emoji Picker | Control + E |
| Scroll Chat Up or Down | Page Up & Page Down |
| Jump to Oldest Unread Message | Shift + Page Up |
| Create or Join a Server | Control + Shift + N |
| Answer Incoming Call | Control + Enter |
| Find or Start a Direct Message | Control + K |
| Decline Incoming Call | Escape |
| Create A Private Group | Control + Shift + T |
| Start Call in Private Message or Group | Control + Left Square Bracket |
| Focus Text Area | Tab |
| Return to Connected Audio Channel | ALT + Left Arrow Key |
| Return to Previous Text Channel | ALT + Right Arrow Key |
| Toggle Mute | Control + Shift + M |
| Toggle Deafen | Control + Shift + D |
| Get Help | Control + Shift + H |
| Upload a File | Control + Shift + U |