Essential Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts

Did you know, Twitter has keyboard shortcuts ? When Twitter redesigned last year, it introduced a set of keyboard shortcuts for use in its new layout. To give your mouse wrist a rest, below is the list of useful Keyboard shortcuts.

Actions

n »  to open composite tweet window and post a new status update ( or tweet)

r » reply to your selected tweet

t » to retweet

m » to send a direct message

 

Navigation

J » go to next tweet (works on homepage and your timeline)

k » go to previous tweet (works on homepage and your timeline)

space » press space bar to page down

Shift + space » to page up

/ » to jump to the search box. Before you press ‘/’  make sure the cursor is  not on the search box nor  on ‘what’s happening’  box.

. » press  ‘.’ (the full stop) to move back to the top of the page or to check new feeds.

 

TimeLines

You can navigate your Twitter account by pressing G followed by first letter of the section you want to go.

g then h» go to home page

g then r » see your replies or mentions

g then m » for checking direct messages

g then p » go to your profile page

g then u » opens a search box so you can look for a specific person’s profile

 

Quick Tip

Press  ‘?’ ( the question mark) to get the full list of Twitter shortcut keys.