Gmail · Back to the conversation list
Reading
Windows · Linux
uMac
uBoth systems use the same combination.
Goes back to the list you came from. It only steps the view back — it does not cancel anything, so to take back an archive or a delete you need the undo key.
- Group
- Reading
- Keys held
- 1
Most Gmail shortcuts do nothing until you turn Keyboard shortcuts on in Settings — while it is off, the single-letter keys simply have no effect.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Back to the conversation list in Gmail?
Goes back to the list you came from. It only steps the view back — it does not cancel anything, so to take back an archive or a delete you need the undo key. It is u on Windows and u on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, u on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Reading in Gmail.