A visual cheat-sheet for the 37 keyboard shortcuts found on the Telegram Desktop app
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| Up/Down | In-Chat Navigation | 
| Up/Down/Left/Right | Suggested Stickers Navigation | 
| Left/Right | Suggested Emojis Navigation | 
| CtrlTab | Move to the Chat Below | 
| CtrlShiftTab | Move to the Chat Above | 
| Esc | Exit | 
| Esc | Go Back | 
| Esc | Cancel Current Action | 
| CtrlO | Send File | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlUp/Down | Reply to a Message | 
| CtrlDown | Cancel Reply | 
| Up | Edit Last Message Sent | 
| Del | Delete Currently Selected Message | 
| CtrlE | Edit Media | 
| Ctrl(click gif) | Send GIF Directly | 
| Ctrl(click name) | Open Bot Profile via Inline Message | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlF | Search Selected Chat | 
| Esc | Exit Search | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| Up/Down | Navigate | 
| Enter | Select Chat | 
| Backspace | Remove Chat | 
| CtrlEnter | Send Message | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| AltEnter | Jump to the bottom of the chat | 
| AltEnter | Scroll the chat list to the top | 
| Ctrl0 | Jump to your saved messages | 
| Ctrl1-5 | Jump between folders | 
| CtrlShiftDown | Jump to the next folder | 
| CtrlShiftUp | Jump to the previous folder | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlW | Minimize to System Tray | 
| CtrlQ | Quit Telegram | 
| CtrlL | Lock Telegram | 
| CtrlM | Minimize Telegram | 
| Shortcut | Action | 
|---|---|
| CtrlB | Bold | 
| CtrlI | Italic | 
| CtrlK | Create Link | 
| CtrlU | Underline | 
| CtrlShiftM | Monospace | 
| CtrlShiftN | Null / Plain Text | 
| CtrlShiftX | Strikethrough |