Discord Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Answer Incoming Call |
Ctrl +
Enter
|
Allow you to quickly answer incoming call. |
| Create a Private Group |
Ctrl +
Shift +
T
|
Allow you to quickly create a private group. |
| Create or Join a Server |
Ctrl +
Shift +
N
|
Allow you to quickly create or join a server. |
| Decline Incoming Call |
Escape
|
Allow you to quickly decline incoming call. |
| Find or Start a Direct Message |
Ctrl +
K
|
Allow you to quickly find or start a direct message. |
| Focus Text Area |
Ctrl +
Shift +
H
|
Allow you to quickly focus a text area. |
| Get Help |
Ctrl +
Shift +
H
|
Allow you to quickly get help. |
| Jump to Oldest Unread Message |
Shift +
Page Up
|
Allow you to quickly jump to oldest unread message. |
| Mark Channel as Read |
Esc
|
Allow you to quickly mark channel as read. |
| Mark Server as Read |
Shift +
Esc
|
Allow you to quickly mark server as read. |
| Navigate Between Channels |
Alt +
↑ or ↓
|
Allow you to quickly navigate between channels. |
| Navigate Between Servers |
Ctrl +
Alt +
↑ or ↓
|
Allow you to quickly navigate between Servers. |
| Navigate Between Unread Channels |
Alt +
Shift +
↑ or ↓
|
Allow you to quickly navigate between unread channels. |
| Return to Active Audio Channel |
Ctrl +
Alt +
A
|
Allow you to quickly return to active audio channel. |
| Return to Connected Audio Channel |
Alt +
←
|
Allow you to quickly return to connected audio channel. |
| Return to Previous Text Channel |
Alt +
→
|
Allow you to quickly return to previous text channel. |
| Scroll Chat Down |
Page Down
|
Allow you to quickly scroll chat down. |
| Scroll Chat Up |
Page Up
|
Allow you to quickly scroll chat up. |
| Start Call in Private Message or Group |
Ctrl +
[
|
Allow you to quickly start call in private message or group. |
| Toggle Channel Member List |
Ctrl +
U
|
Allow you to quickly toggle channel member list. |
| Toggle Deafen |
Ctrl +
Shift +
D
|
Allow you to quickly toggle deafen. |
| Toggle Emoji Picker |
Ctrl +
E
|
Allow you to quickly toggle emoji picker. |
| Toggle Hotkeys |
Ctrl +
/
|
Allow you to quickly toggle hotkeys. |
| Toggle Mentions Popout |
Ctrl +
I
|
Allow you to quickly toggle mentions popout. |
| Toggle Mute |
Ctrl +
Shift +
M
|
Allow you to quickly toggle mute. |
| Toggle Pins Popout |
Ctrl +
P
|
Allow you to quickly toggle pins popout. |
| Upload a File |
Ctrl +
Shift +
U
|
Allow you to quickly upload a file. |
Common Discord Questions
How Can I Change Keyboard Shortcuts for Discord?
Discord also allows you to set custom keyboard shortcuts, keybinds or hotkeys as they are also called. These keyboard shortcuts can be set for certain actions that can be performed while using the discord application to both improve workflow and the speed of wich said actions can be utilized.
Click on User Settings (the gear icon).
In the left sidebar, scroll down to “Keybinds” and select “Add a Keybind”.
In the “Action” field, select the in-app action that you want to assign a keyboard shortcut.
Click on “Record Keybind”, and enter your keyboard shortcut.
Click on “Stop recording” once you”ve completed your keyboard shortcut sequence.
How Can I Format & Syntax Highlight Code-blocks for Discord?
A neat feature of Discord is that it allows you to syntax highlight your code-blocks. This is a feature heavily used by developers in developer-focused communities.
When writing in the chat window start your code block with
followed by the name of the language you would like to syntax highlight as suchjavascriptWrite your code on the following rows beneath.
Close the code block with ``` on the last row.