Mastodon Keyboard Shortcuts
Mastodon keyboard shortcut reference covering 34 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Show Hotkeys, Reply, and Favourite. 34 of 34 shortcuts are verified against official Mastodon documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
Official Mastodon documentation
Actions
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Reply |
|
R |
R |
Yes |
Source |
| Favourite |
|
F |
F |
Yes |
Source |
| Boost |
|
B |
B |
Yes |
Source |
| Mention Author |
|
M |
M |
Yes |
Source |
| Open Author Profile |
|
P |
P |
Yes |
Source |
| Toggle Content Warning |
|
X |
X |
Yes |
Source |
Compose
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Focus Compose |
|
N |
N |
Yes |
Source |
| New Post |
|
Alt+N |
Option+N |
Yes |
Source |
| Publish Post |
|
Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes |
Source |
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Show Hotkeys |
|
? |
? |
Yes |
Source |
| Unfocus Compose / Search |
|
Esc |
Esc |
Yes |
Source |
Media
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Open Media |
|
E |
E |
Yes |
Source |
| Toggle Media Visibility |
|
H |
H |
Yes |
Source |
Navigation
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Open Post |
|
Enter |
Enter |
Yes |
Source |
| Open Post (O) |
|
O |
O |
Yes |
Source |
| Move Up |
|
K |
K |
Yes |
Source |
| Move Down |
|
J |
J |
Yes |
Source |
| Move Up (Arrow) |
|
Up |
Up |
Yes |
Source |
| Move Down (Arrow) |
|
Down |
Down |
Yes |
Source |
| Navigate Back |
|
Backspace |
Backspace |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Home |
|
G+H |
G+H |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Notifications |
|
G+N |
G+N |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Local Timeline |
|
G+L |
G+L |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Federated Timeline |
|
G+T |
G+T |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Direct Messages |
|
G+D |
G+D |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Getting Started |
|
G+S |
G+S |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Favourites |
|
G+F |
G+F |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Pinned Posts |
|
G+P |
G+P |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Own Profile |
|
G+U |
G+U |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Blocked Users |
|
G+B |
G+B |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Muted Users |
|
G+M |
G+M |
Yes |
Source |
| Go to Follow Requests |
|
G+R |
G+R |
Yes |
Source |
| Focus Column 1–9 |
Focus column by number |
1–9 |
1–9 |
Yes |
Source |
Search
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Focus Search |
|
S |
S |
Yes |
Source |
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