Keyboard shortcuts are a common aspect of most modern operating systems and associated software & online applications. Their use is pervasive enough among professionals and they consider them an essential element of their routine interactions with a computer.
Did you know that Twitter have keyboard shortcuts? Ever since Twitter redesigned its website they’ve incorporated some handy features, shortcuts among them. In this article, I’m going to show you how to view all of Twitter’s listed shortcuts, as well as how to access a couple that Twitter doesn’t show you how to use so easily.
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Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Twitter Like a Pro
If you want the ultra quick and easy guide to using Twitter keyboard shortcuts, just go to Twitter.com, enter “Shift” + “?”, and you’ll be presented with the full list of keyboard shortcuts.
As you can see, Twitter’s default list of shortcuts are separated into 3 columns: Actions, Navigation and Timelines. Some keyboard shortcuts only work from some pages, which makes sense when you realize what they’re for.
Actions for Individual Tweets
- f to favorite a tweet
- r to reply to a tweet
- t to retweet
- m to send a direct message
- n to compose a new tweet
- Escape to cancel a compose window, dismiss the help window
Navigation
- j/k to move between the next and previous tweets
- Enter to drill down into or close a selected tweet
- space to page down
- Shift+space to page up
- / to jump to the search box
- . to refresh and jump back to the top
Navigating Timelines
- g then h to go home
- g then r to go to your replies/mentions
- g then p to go to your profile
- g then f to go to your favorites
- g then m to go to your direct messages
- g then u then search to view any user’s timeline
There are also a few “hidden” keyboard shortcuts that aren’t visible when you press “?” on Twitter.com. “Shift” + “Space” will page up and “Esc” will close the compose window and help window.
If you find a handy one, be sure to share it in the comments.
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