✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ n
to create a new page (🖥️ only).
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ n
or use cmd/ctrl
+ click
to open a new Notion window.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ p
to open search or jump to a recently viewed page.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ [
to go back a page.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ ]
to go forward a page.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ +
to zoom in.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ -
to zoom out.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ u
to go up one level in the page hierarchy.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ l
to switch to Dark Mode
✏️ /turn
at the beginning or end of a block to turn it into a different type of block. You'll see a list of choices pop up.
❗ /color
at the beginning or end of any text block to change its color or highlight color. (To remove a color or highlight, just type /default
.) Example: /blue
, /blue background
📌 EMOJI TIPS - :
followed by the name of the emoji; eg :apple
for 🍎;
📌 For computer's emoji picker ctrl
+ cmd
+ space
on Mac and windows key
+ .
or windows key
+ ;
on Windows.
While typing:
❗ **
on either side of your text to bold.
✏️ *
on either side of your text to italic.
❗ ``` on either side of your text to create inline code
.
✏️ ~
on either side of your text to strikethrough.
At the beginning of any new line or existing block of content, try these:
❗ *
, -
, or +
followed by space
to create a bulleted list.
❗ >
followed by space
to create a toggle list.
❗ "
followed by space
to create a quote block.
✏️ []
to create a to-do checkbox.
❗ 1.
followed by space
to create a numbered list.
❗ #
followed by space
to create an H1 heading.
✏️ ##
followed by space
to create an H2 sub-heading.
✏️ ###
followed by space
to create an H3 sub-heading.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ m
to create a comment.
❗ ---
to create a divider. (Three dashes in a row.)
Enter
Shortcut✏️ enter
to insert a line of text.
✏️ shift
+ enter
to create a line break within a block of text.
Text
Selected✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ b
to bold text.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ i
to italic text.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ u
to underline text.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ s
for strikethrough.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ k
to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ v
to turn text into a link
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ e
for inline code.
Tab
Shortcutstab
to indent and nest content.
📍Note: Whenever you indent, you're nesting that block inside the block above it. If you select the parent, everything under it will also be selected. For example:
shift
+ tab
to un-nest content.cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 0
to create text.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 1
to create an H1 heading.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 2
to create an H2 heading.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 3
to create an H3 heading.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 4
to create a to-do checkbox.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 5
to create a bulleted list.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 6
to create a numbered list.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 7
to create a toggle list.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 8
to create a code block
Here is the `cmd/ctrl` + `option/shift` + `8` block
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/shift
+ 9
to create a new page, or turn whatever you have on a line into a page.
Everything in Notion are blocks. These shortcuts let you edit whole blocks once they're selected.
❗ Duplicate any content on a Notion page by holding down option/alt
✏️ esc
to select the block you're currently in. Or to clear selected blocks.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ a
once to select the block your cursor is in.
✏️ space
to open a selected image in full-screen. Or to exit full-screen.
✏️ arrow keys
to select a different block.
✏️ Hold down shift
+ up/down arrow keys
to expand your selection up or down.
✏️ cmd
+ shift
+ click
on Mac, and alt + shift + click
on Windows/Linux to select or de-select an entire block.
❗ shift
+ click
to select another block and all blocks in between.
✏️ backspace
or delete
to delete selected blocks.
❗ cmd/ctrl
+ d
to duplicate the blocks you've selected.
✏️ enter
to edit any text inside a selected block (or open a page inside a page).
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ /
to edit or change one or more selected blocks.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ arrow keys
to move a selected block around.
✏️ cmd/ctrl
+ option/alt
+ t
to expand or close all toggles in a toggle list. |
❗ cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ h
to apply the last text or highlight color you used.|
✏️cmd/ctrl
+ enter
to modify the current block you're in.
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