Notion Shortcuts

Markdown style

** on either side of your text to bold.
* on either side of your text to italicize
` on either side of your text to create inline code
~ on either side of your text to ~~strikethrough~~
*,-,+ followed by space to create a bulleted list
[] 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
> followed by space to create a toggle list
" followed by space to create a quote block

Create & style your content

enter to insert a line of text
shift + enter to create a line break within a block of text
cmd/ctrl + shift + m to create a comment
--- to create a divider
cmd/ctrl + b bold text
cmd/ctrl + i to italicize text
cmd/ctrl + shift + s for ~~strikethrough~~
cmd/ctrl + k to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link using cmd/ctrl+v
cmd/ctrl + e for inline code
tab to indent
shift + tab to un-indent
/turn at the beginning or end of a block to turn it into a different type of block
/color at the beginning or end of any text block to change its color or highlight color
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
cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 9 to create a new page, or turn whatever you have on a line into a page
cmd/ctrl + + to zoom in
cmd/ctrl + - to zoom out

Edit & move blocks

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
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

@ Commands

Mention a person Type @ and another workspace member's name to get their attention on something
Mention a page Type @ and the name of another page in your workspace to create a link to it
Mention a date Type @ and a date in any format
Add a reminder Type @remind followed by a date in any formatf86fac388cc7aeaae)
esc to dismiss the @-command menu if you simply want to type @

Slash commands (Basic)

/text creates a new text block
/page creates a new page
/bullet creates a bulleted list
/num creates a numbered list
/todo creates a to-do list with checkboxes
/toggle creates a toggle list
/div creates a light gray divider
/quote creates a quote block of larger text
/h1 creates a large heading
/h2 creates a medium-sized heading
/h3 creates a small heading
/link creates a link to another page in your workspace
esc clears the / menu

Slash commands (Database)

/table-inline creates a database table inside a current page
/board-inline creates a Kanban board inside a current page
/calendar-inline creates a calendar inside a current page
/list-inline creates a list-style database inside a current page
/gallery-inline creates a gallery inside a current page
/linked creates a linked database

Slash commands (Media)

/image will bring up the option to upload or embed an image, or add one from Unsplash
/pdf lets you paste in a URL to any PDF so it will display in-line on your page
/book lets you paste in a URL to any website to create a web bookmark
/video lets you upload a video file or embed a video from YouTube, Vimeo, etc
/audio lets you upload an audio file or embed a recording from SoundCloud, Spotify, etc
/code creates a code block where you can write and copy any snippet of code
/file lets you upload any file from your computer or create an embed
/embed lets you add any one of the 500+ embeds that work with Notion

Slash commands (Advanced)

/comment lets you create a comment on any block
/button or /template gives you a template button that duplicates any combination of blocks you define
/bread inserts a breadcrumb menu that shows where your current page is in your workspace
/math lets you write mathematical equations and symbols using TeX