# Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use the following key combinations while using Rocket.Chat.

|               Shortcut               |                 Description                 |
| :----------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------: |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) + `k`     |          Open Channel / User search         |
|    `Control` (or `Shift`) + `ESC`    | Clear all unread messages (in all channels) |
|              `Up Arrow`              |            Edit previous message            |
|  `Command` (or `Alt`) + `Left Arrow` |     Move to the beginning of the message    |
|   `Command` (or `Alt`) + `Up Arrow`  |     Move to the beginning of the message    |
| `Command` (or `Alt`) + `Right Arrow` |        Move to the end of the message       |
|  `Command` (or `Alt`) + `Down Arrow` |        Move to the end of the message       |
|   `Control` (or `Shift`) + `Enter`   |      New line in message compose input      |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) +`b`      |                     Bold                    |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) + `i`     |                    Italic                   |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) + `c`     |                     Copy                    |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) + `v`     |                    Paste                    |
|      `Command` (or `Ctrl`) + `x`     |                     Cut                     |