Twitch has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 26 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Twitch Help: Chat Commands on October 21, 2026.
Player
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or pause |
| K | Play or pause |
| M | Mute or unmute |
| Up Arrow | Turn the volume up (player selected) |
| Down Arrow | Turn the volume down (player selected) |
| Left Arrow | Go back 10 seconds (videos and clips only) |
| Right Arrow | Go forward 10 seconds (videos and clips only) |
| F | Turn full screen on or off |
| Esc | Exit full screen or theatre mode |
| Alt + T | Turn theatre mode on or off |
| Alt + X | Create a clip of the live stream |
Chat
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send your chat message |
| Hold Alt | Pause the chat so it stops scrolling |
| Alt + Enter | Enter reply mode after typing @username |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Pick an earlier message to reply to (in reply mode) |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Pick a later message to reply to (in reply mode) |
| / | Show the list of chat commands (type in the chat box) |
Chat Commands
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| /me message | Send your message in italics without the colon |
| /ban username | Ban a user from the chat (mods and streamer) |
| /unban username | Lift a ban or end a timeout early |
| /timeout username seconds | Time out a user (10 minutes if no time given) |
| /untimeout username | Remove a timeout |
| /clear | Clear all messages from the chat (mods and streamer) |
Highlighter (video editing)
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Shift + / | Show the Highlighter shortcut list |
Good to know: Twitch has no official help page for player shortcuts; the Player rows come from Twitch’s blog and a third-party list. Click the video player first so it gets the keys.
Good to know: Mac uses Option instead of Alt and Cmd instead of Ctrl.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Twitch is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your stream schedule, Discord link or a chat rules reminder into Twitch chat with a hotkey you pick
- Streamer Tools: more of our picks for people who stream on Twitch
- Device Mute: mute your mic or speakers with your own hotkey from any window
