Editor shortcuts

Write without leaving the keyboard. Type a few characters at the start of a line to turn it into a heading, list, to-do, toggle, quote, and more — plus the slash menu, links, and formatting. The same Notion-style shortcuts you already know.

The note body — on a Page, a journal entry, anywhere you see the block editor — is built for typing. Start a line with a few characters and it becomes the block you want, so you almost never have to reach for a menu. If you've used Notion, these will feel familiar.

Turn a line into a block

Type these at the start of an empty line, then a space, and the line transforms:

Type this	…and you get
`#` `##` `###`	Heading 1 / 2 / 3
`-` `*` `+`	Bulleted list
`1.`	Numbered list
`[]`	To-do checkbox
`>`	Toggle (collapsible section)
`"`	Quote
```	Code block
`---`	Divider

The slash menu

Type / anywhere on a line to open a menu of every block — headings, lists, to-do, toggle, quote, code, divider, table, image, and more. Keep typing to filter (/todo, /toggle, /table), then press Enter to insert. On desktop you can also click the + in the left margin of any block.

Clearing an empty block

Press Backspace at the start of an empty block to delete it — the cursor jumps to the end of the block above (or to the block below if you were at the very top). It's the quick way to clear that stray empty line above your list. The editor always keeps at least one block, so you can never delete your way to a blank note.

Links and pages

Type this	…and you get
`@` or `[[`	A link to one of your Collections or entries — start typing the name to pick it
`/page`	A brand-new page nested inside this one (the link drops in and the page opens)

Formatting while you write

Select any text to get a small formatting toolbar, or use the keyboard:

Shortcut	Format
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `B`	Bold
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `I`	Italic
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `U`	Underline
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `S`	~~Strikethrough~~
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `E`	`Inline code`
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `H`	Highlight
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `K`	Turn the selection into a link

Markdown as-you-type works too: wrap text in ** for bold, * for italics, ~~ for strikethrough, and ` for inline code.

Working with blocks

Change what the current block is, or move it, without touching the mouse:

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Alt`/`⌥` + `0`	Turn into text
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Alt`/`⌥` + `1`–`6`	Turn into Heading 1–6
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `7`	Turn into a numbered list
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `8`	Turn into a bulleted list
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `9`	Turn into a to-do list
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `6`	Turn into a toggle
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Alt`/`⌥` + `Q`	Turn into a quote
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Indent / outdent
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Shift` + `↑` / `↓`	Move the block up / down
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `D`	Duplicate the block
`Ctrl`/`⌘` + `Enter`	Check / uncheck a to-do

Working with toggles

Toggles let you fold a section away behind a one-line title — great for long entries where you want to skim the headlines and expand only what you need.

Create one by typing > and a space, or pick Toggle from the / menu.
Type the title, then press Enter — the cursor drops inside the toggle so you can start writing its contents. Everything you put inside stays inside, even as you add more toggles around it.
Click the chevron (the ▸ on the left) to expand or collapse it. Collapsed toggles hide their contents until you open them again.
Put anything inside — paragraphs, lists, images, even other toggles. Drag blocks in and out on desktop.

On your phone

The typing shortcuts above all work on mobile too. Where desktop uses the / menu and the left-margin handles, the phone shows a toolbar just above the keyboard: tap a block type to insert it, or tap a format button when you have text selected.

Keyboard shortcuts — every shortcut in the app, in one place
Pages

Side by side

To put two or three blocks next to each other instead of stacked, type /2 columns or /3 columns — or drag a block onto the left or right edge of another one. See Columns.