Editor shortcuts

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.

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 entries, Collections, folders or saved views — 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 selected blocks
Ctrl/⌘ + Enter	Check a to-do, or open / close a toggle

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.
• While closed, Enter adds another toggle below. The first toggle keeps its contents.
• Open the toggle, then press Enter in its title to write inside it. Use Shift + Tab or Outdent in the block menu to move back outside.
• Ctrl/⌘ + Enter opens or closes the toggle under your cursor. Toggle headings work the same way.
• Press Enter on an empty title to return to ordinary text; existing contents stay attached.
• 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 change the current block, or tap a format button when you have text selected. The Block actions button opens conversion, duplication, insertion and movement options. Undo and Redo are beside it. You can edit text inside nested toggles directly.

Adding and moving blocks

Press Enter at the end of a block for a new line below, or type / to pick a block type. Hover a block and a small six-dot grip appears in its left margin: drag it to move the block, or click it for the block menu — Insert above, Insert below, Move up, Move down, Indent and Outdent. You can also open that menu with Ctrl/⌘ + /.

Images

Paste or drop an image, or choose Image from the insert menu. Open its block menu for Image settings: add a caption, write a description for screen readers, set its width and alignment, or expand its preview. Replace image changes the picture while keeping its caption and layout. On a phone, tap the image to open its actions. A chosen photo previews locally while it prepares. On desktop you can also resize it using its side handles.

Next

• 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 just past the right side of another one. See Columns.