

Then you need to cut-paste it again to the email body (Cut, NOT Copy). Paste the block of text on the Subject field box of the Gmail compose window. This is a self-discovered method, and almost a no-brainer. But this keyboard shortcut works in Chrome only.

This is probably the fastest way to paste a block of plain text.

CTRL + SHIFT + V (Command-Shift-Option-V on a Mac) and you can paste anything without any formatting in the rich text editor of Gmail. But just add the Shift key to the shortcut i.e. We know the CTRL + V shortcut for pasting something from the clipboard. When you paste something in Gmail, you get all the original fonts, colors, and other typographical embellishments. Paste as Plain Text with Keyboard Shortcut (Chrome only) Here are three quick ways to quickly paste unformatted text in Gmail which lacks a straightforward Paste as text option. Then apply whatever formatting one chooses to beautify the mail. The first step of formatting an email is to strip all formatting and paste content as plain text. It is really irksome when someone copy-pastes a web snippet on the compose window without bothering to properly format it. For instance – unformatted text is an irritant for the reader.
