Telegram Desktop Quick Dev Reference

A visual cheat-sheet for the 37 keyboard shortcuts found on the Telegram Desktop app.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Chats

Up/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

Esc — Go Back

Esc — Cancel Current Action

Ctrl O — Send File

Messages

Ctrl Up/Down — Reply to a Message

Ctrl Down — Cancel Reply

Up — Edit Last Message Sent

Del — Delete Currently Selected Message

Ctrl E — Edit Media

Ctrl (click gif) — Send GIF Directly

Ctrl (click name) — Open Bot Profile via Inline Message

Search

Ctrl F — Search Selected Chat

Esc — Exit Search

QuickShare Panel

Up/Down — Navigate

Enter — Select Chat

Backspace — Remove Chat

Ctrl Enter — Send Message

Jump to

Alt Enter — Jump to the bottom of the chat

Alt Enter — Scroll the chat list to the top

Ctrl 0 — Jump to your saved messages

Ctrl 1-5 — Jump between folders

Ctrl Shift Down — Jump to the next folder

Ctrl Shift Up — Jump to the previous folder

Window Related

Ctrl W — Minimize to System Tray

Ctrl Q — Quit Telegram

Ctrl L — Lock Telegram

Ctrl M — Minimize Telegram

Selected Text

Ctrl B — Bold

Ctrl I — Italic

Ctrl K — Create Link

Ctrl U — Underline

Ctrl Shift M — Monospace

Ctrl Shift N — Null / Plain Text

Ctrl Shift X — Strikethrough