Learn the shortcuts

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Notion is fully equipped with keyboard and Markdown shortcuts so you can do everything you need without ever touching your mouse 🐭

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Note: You'll see used a lot below. This indicates on Mac and on Windows and Linux. These instructions are for English/QWERTY keyboards, but internationalization is on the roadmap!

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If you're not a born shortcutter, we get it. You can still work like a Notion power user if you remember these few commands:

Press + to create a new page (desktop apps only).

Press + + or use + to open a new Notion window.

Press + to open search or jump to a recently viewed page.

Press + to go back a page.

Press + to go forward a page.

Press + + to switch to Dark Mode (That's an L not a 1).

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Tip: You can add any emoji in-line on a Notion page by typing followed by the name of the emoji, like for 🍎 or for 👏 You can also bring up your computer's emoji picker with the shortcut + + on Mac and + or + on Windows.

Markdown style

While typing:

Type on either side of your text to bold.

Type on either side of your text to italicize.

Type on either side of your text to create . (That's the symbol to the left of your 1 key.)

Type on either side of your text to ~~strikethrough~~.

At the beginning of any new line or existing block of content, try these:

Type , , or followed by to create a bulleted list.

Type to create a to-do checkbox. (There's no in between.)

Type followed by to create a numbered list.

Type followed by to create an H1 heading.

Type followed by to create an H2 sub-heading.

Type followed by to create an H3 sub-heading.

Type followed by to create a toggle list.

Type followed by to create a quote block.

Create & style your content

Press to insert a line of text.

Press + to create a line break within a block of text.

Press + + to create a comment.

Type to create a divider. (Three dashes in a row.)

With text selected, press + to bold text.

With text selected, press + to italicize text.

With text selected, press + to underline text.

With text selected, press + + for ~~strikethrough~~.

With text selected, press + to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link using +.

With text selected, press + for inline code.

Press 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:

Block 1 ← Parent block

Block 2 ← Nested block inside block 1

Press + to un-nest content.

Type 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. For example, here's how you'd turn a line of text into a heading and then into a to-do:

Type at the beginning or end of any text block to change its color or highlight color. (To remove a color or highlight, just type .) Example: ,

For all of these content creation shortcuts, + is the combination for Mac, and + is the combination for Windows and Linux:

Press + + to create text.

Press + + to create an H1 heading.

Press + + to create an H2 heading.

Press + + to create an H3 heading.

Press + + to create a to-do checkbox.

Press + + to create a bulleted list.

Press + + to create a numbered list.

Press + + to create a toggle list.

Press + + to create a code block - which looks like this:

Press + + to create a new page, or turn whatever you have on a line into a page.

Press + to zoom in.

Press + to zoom out.

Press + + to go up one level in the page hierarchy.

Duplicate any content on a Notion page by holding down as you drag and drop:

Edit & move blocks

Everything in Notion is a block — from a line of type (or paragraph) to an image or embed. These shortcuts let you edit whole blocks once they're selected.

Press to select the block you're currently in. Or to clear selected blocks.

Press + once to select the block your cursor is in.

Press to open a selected image in full-screen. Or to exit full-screen.

Press to select a different block.

Hold down + to expand your selection up or down.

Use + + on Mac, and on Windows/Linux to select or de-select an entire block.

Use + to select another block and all blocks in between.

Press or to delete selected blocks.

Press + to duplicate the blocks you've selected.

Press to edit any text inside a selected block (or open a page inside a page).

Press + to edit or change one or more selected blocks.

Use this shortcut to change the type of block, the color, or to edit, duplicate, or move the block. You'll see a text box at the top of the menu that pops up. Just type the action, block or color you want:

In board view, select multiple cards then use + to edit them all at once. Example: Here's how you'd change the status of several tasks at a time.

Hold + + to move a selected block around.

Press + + to expand or close all toggles in a toggle list.

Press + + to apply the last text or highlight color you used.

Press + to modify the current block you're in. Modify means:

Open a page
Check or uncheck a to-do checkbox
Open or close a toggle list item
Make embeds or images full-screen

@ commands

Mention a person - Type and another workspace member's name to get their attention on something. They'll be notified. Useful in comments and discussions.

Mention a page - Type and the name of another page in your workspace to create a link to it. If you change the name of the page, this link will automatically change too.

Mention a date - Type and a date in any format (or "yesterday," "today" or "tomorrow," or even "next Wednesday"). Helpful for giving yourself due dates.

Add a reminder - Type followed by a date in any format (including "yesterday," "today," "tomorrow," etc.). You can click on the link that appears to adjust the date and exact time you want to be reminded. You'll receive a notification at that time. More on reminders here →

Hit to dismiss the @-command menu if you simply want to type @.

[[ commands

Link a page - Type and the name of another page in your workspace to create a link to it. If you change the name of the page, this link will automatically change too.

Create a sub-page - Type and the name of the sub-page you want to nest within your current page. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select in the dropdown that appears.

Create a new page somewhere else - Type and the name of the page you want to create. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select in the dropdown that appears, then select the page or database where you'd like that page to be added.

+ commands

Create a sub-page - Type and the name of the sub-page you want to nest within your current page. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select in the dropdown that appears.

Create a new page somewhere else - Type and the name of the page you want to create. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select in the dropdown that appears, then select the page or database where you'd like that page to be added.

Link a page - Type and the name of another page in your workspace to create a link to it. If you change the name of the page, this link will automatically change too.

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Tip: When you use [[, the dropdown menu will show page linking options first. When you use +, the dropdown menu will show page creation options first.

Slash commands

Pressing in Notion brings up a full menu of content blocks you can choose to insert. You can shortcut this further by pressing and then typing what you want. Here are your choices:

Basic

or creates a new text block.

creates a new page (and will open it automatically when you press ).

creates a bulleted list.

creates a numbered list.

creates a to-do list with checkboxes.

creates a toggle list.

creates a light gray divider.

creates a quote block of larger text.

or creates a large heading.

or creates a medium-sized heading.

or creates a small heading.

creates a link to another page in your workspace.

clears the menu. Handy if you're just trying to use a / in your writing.

Inline

lets you mention a page or a person in your workspace

or lets you add a timestamp or reminder to your page

lets you add a TeX formula in line with your text

brings up the emoji picker

Database

creates a database table inside a current page.

creates a Kanban board inside a current page.

creates a calendar inside a current page.

creates a list-style database inside a current page.

creates a gallery inside a current page.

creates a timeline inside a current page.

Any of the above can also be created with instead of to open that type of database view in its own page automatically. For example: ,

creates a linked database — a copy of an existing database that you can insert into any page in-line and filter or view however you want. Helpful for creating multiple excerpts from the same database on the same page.

Media

will bring up the option to upload or embed an image, or add one from Unsplash.

lets you paste in a URL to any PDF so it will display in-line on your page.

lets you paste in a URL to any website to create a web bookmark. Like this:

Notion - The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

http://notion.so

lets you upload a video file or embed a video from YouTube, Vimeo, etc.

lets you upload an audio file or embed a recording from SoundCloud, Spotify, etc.

creates a code block where you can write and copy any snippet of code.

lets you upload any file from your computer or create an embed.

lets you add any one of the 500+ embeds that work with Notion. Learn more about embeds here.

Advanced

lets you create a comment on any block.

creates an exact copy of the current block.

lets you move that block to a different page.

deletes the current block.

creates a Table of Contents block.

or gives you a template button that duplicates any combination of blocks you define. Here's a guide on template buttons →

inserts a breadcrumb menu that shows where your current page is in your workspace.

or lets you write mathematical equations and symbols using TeX.

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Read next: Start with a template

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