Shift key does not seem to be working with arrow keys or j/k.
x can be used to select multiple messages, but one has to hit x as many times as messages selected.
Looking for some elegant solution.
Gmail – How to select multiple messages in Gmail with keyboard
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Best Answer
Arrow key navigation in Gmail has been changed. Now you can use arrow key or j/k without using shift. First you need to enable keyboard shortcut feature. For that open your Gmail, press shift+? for a list of keyboard shortcuts. In case if you have not enabled already, you will see 'The following keyboard shortcuts are currently disabled' just enable this and close the window.
Now scrolling up and down is simply done with the arrow up and down keys (j/k also will do same thing with and without using shift key).
Selecting or deselecting a message is x.
Select all conversations : shift+*+a
Deselect all conversations : shift+*+n
Select read conversations : shift+*+r
Select unread conversations : shift+*+u
Select starred conversations : shift+*+s
Select unstarred conversations : shift+*+t