Gmail · Search mail
Navigation
Windows · Linux
/Mac
/Both systems use the same combination.
Puts the cursor in the mail search box. It is a single character, so with the focus in a message body you get that character typed into your text instead of a search.
- Group
- Navigation
- 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 Search mail in Gmail?
Puts the cursor in the mail search box. It is a single character, so with the focus in a message body you get that character typed into your text instead of a search. It is / on Windows and / on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, / on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in Gmail.