We have covered many topics on Telegram in our blog. One of them is the Telegram application for the desktop computer. If you use Telegram on the desktop for doing chats, managing groups, and channels, this post is for you. We will learn the Telegram keyboard shortcuts in this post.
If you run a business and your mode of communication with customers is via Telegram, I'm sure that you will be using the desktop version of Telegram. It is because the desktop client software speeds up communication and gives comfort in managing the conversation.
If you're a hardcore fan of keyboard shortcuts, you will not miss the shortcut keys provided by Telegram.
Telegram shortcut keys make navigation and answering your customers, & friends easy. These shortcut keys will work on the Telegram desktop client for Windows PC.
Telegram Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts |
Functions |
Up/Down/Page Up/Page 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, Go Back and Cancel Current Action |
Ctrl + O | Send File |
Ctrl + Shift + Down | Move to the Folder Below |
Ctrl + Shift + Up | Move to the Folder Above |
Ctrl + 1/2/3/4/5 | Jump into the Pinned Chats Directly |
Ctrl + Up/Ctrl + Down | Reply to a Message |
Up Arrow | Edit Last Sent Message |
Delete | Delete Currently Selected Message |
Ctrl + E | Edit Media |
Ctrl + (Click Gif) | Send GIF File Directly |
Ctrl + (Click Name) | Open Bot Profile via Inline Message |
Ctrl + F | Search Selected Chat |
Up/Down | Navigate |
Enter | Select Chat |
Backspace or Delete | Remove Chat |
Ctrl + Enter | Send Message |
Alt + Enter | Go to Bottom of Chat |
Ctrl + 0 | Navigate to Saved Messages (if any) |
Ctrl + 9 | Open Archived Chat (if any) |
Ctrl + W/Alt + F4 | Minimize Chat Client to System Tray |
Ctrl + Q | Quit Telegram |
Ctrl + M | Minimize Telegram |
Ctrl + B | Bold Text |
Ctrl + I | Italic Text |
Ctrl + K | Create Text Link in Telegram |
Ctrl + U | Underline Text |
Ctrl + Shift + M | Monospace |
Ctrl + Shift + N | Null/Plain Text |
Ctrl + Shift + X | Strikethrough Text |
Conclusion
Using keyboard shortcuts is always fun because you will feel like a pro keyboard user. If you would like to check out updates on new shortcut keys for Telegram, visit the source page at Github.