Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.

Puts your cursor in the search box.

Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.

Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.

Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'

Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.

Remove from current view Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. * 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'

Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.

Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.

Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.

Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.

Reply to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

Reply to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

Forward a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

Removes the cursor from your current input field.

Holding the <Ctrl> key while pressing s when composing a message will save the current text as a draft. Make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.

Macintosh users should use <Cmd> + s.

Moves the conversation to Trash.

After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)

Archive your conversation and move to the next one.

Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).

Takes you to all conversations you have starred.

Takes you to your Contacts list.

Takes you to all drafts you have saved.

Returns you to the inbox.

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Y's context-dependent behavior is annoying, pressing e always archives messages

Marks message/thread as read.

Move marked message to the trash.

undo Read is similar to Ctrl+Z

press b and a quicksilver-esque dialogue should open, type the name of the label and it will be removed.

expands or collapses all conversations in thread

Selects all of a certain type of message (all / none / read / unread / starred / unstarred)

references built-in (and scripts) keyboard shortcuts