Notion Keyboard Shortcuts

SHORTCUT (WINDOWS) SHORTCUT (MAC) ACTION

MOST POPULAR SHORTCUTS
Ctrl + Shift + N Cmd + Shift + N Open a new Notion window
Ctrl + [ Cmd + [ Go forward a page
Ctrl + ] Cmd + ] Go back a page
Open Search / Jump to a recently
Ctrl + P Cmd + P
viewed page
Ctrl + Shift + L Cmd + Shift + L Switch dark mode / light mode
Ctrl + N Cmd + N Create a new page (desktop only)
STYLE CONTENT
Ctrl + B Cmd + B Bold text
Ctrl + I Cmd + I Italicize text
Ctrl + U Cmd + U Underline text
Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + S Strike-through text
Tab Tab Indent
Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Un-indent
Ctrl + E Cmd + E Inline code
Ctrl + K Cmd + K Add a link (with text selected)
Ctrl + V Cmd + V Paste over a link (with text selected)
CREATE CONTENT
Ctrl + Shift + 0 Cmd + Option + 0 Create text
Ctrl + Shift + 1 Cmd + Option + 1 Create an H1 heading
Ctrl + Shift + 2 Cmd + Option + 2 Create an H2 heading
Ctrl + Shift + 3 Cmd + Option + 3 Create an H3 heading
Ctrl + Shift + 4 Cmd + Option + 4 Create a to-do checkbox
Ctrl + Shift + 5 Cmd + Option + 5 Create a bullet list
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Cmd + Option + 6 Create a numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + 7 Cmd + Option + 7 Create a toggle list
Ctrl + Shift + 8 Cmd + Option + 8 Create a code block
Ctrl + Shift + 9 Cmd + Option + 9 Create a new page
Enter Enter Insert a line of text
Shift + Enter Shift + Enter Create a line break within a block of text
Ctrl + Shift + M Cmd + Shift + M Create a comment
--- --- Create a divider
SLASH COMMANDS (BASIC)
/text /text Creates a new text block
/page /page Creates a new page
/bullet /bullet Creates a bulleted list
/num /num Creates a numbered list
/todo /todo Creates a to-do list with checkboxes
/toggle /toggle Creates a toggle list
/div /div Creates a light gray divider
/quote /quote Creates a quote block of larger text
/h1 /h1 Creates a large heading
/h2 /h2 Creates a medium-sized heading
/h3 /h3 Creates a small heading
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 Creates a link to another page in your
/link /link
workspace
Esc Esc Clears the / menu
SLASH COMMANDS (MEDIA)
/code /code Creates a code block
Upload any file from the computer or
/file /file
create an embed
Add any one of the 500+ embeds that
/embed /embed
work with Notion
/image /image Upload or embed image
/pdf /pdf Upload or embed PDF
/book /book Add a bookmark
/video /video Upload or embed video
/audio /audio Upload or embed audio
SLASH COMMANDS (INLINE)
Mention a page or a person within
/mention /mention
workspace
/reminder /reminder Add a timestamp or reminder
/equation /equation Add a TeX formula in line with your text
/emoji /emoji Show emoji picker
SLASH COMMANDS (DATABASE)
Creates a database table inside the
/table-inline /table-inline
current page
Creates a list-style database inside the
/list-inline /list-inline
current page
Creates a Kanban board inside the
/board-inline /board-inline
current page
Creates a calendar inside the current
/calendar-inline /calendar-inline
page
Creates a gallery inside the current
/gallery-inline /gallery-inline
page
Creates a timeline inside the current
/timeline-inline /timeline-inline
page
/linked /linked Creates a linked database
SLASH COMMANDS (ADVANCED)
/comment /comment Comment on any block
/moveto /moveto Move a block to another page
/delete /delete Delete the current block
/duplicate /duplicate Duplicate the current block
/toc /toc Create a table of contents
/bread /bread Create a breadcrumb button-group
/template /template Create a template button
Write mathematical equations and
/math /math
symbols
LAYOUT
Ctrl + + Cmd + + Zoom In
Ctrl + - Cmd + - Zoom Out
EDIT AND MOVE BLOCKS
Esc Esc Select or clear the block
Ctrl + A Cmd + A Select the block with the cursor
Space Space Open an image in full screen
Arrow Keys Arrow Keys Move between the blocks

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Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Shift + Arrow Up /
Expand
Down Arrow Down
Alt + Shift + Click Cmd + Shift + Click Select or unselect a block
Select all block between two selected
Shift + Click Shift + Click
blocks
Backspace Backspace Delete the selected block
Ctrl + D Cmd + D Duplicate the selected block
Enter Enter Edit the highlighted text
Cmd + Shift + Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys Move the selected block
Keys
Change type, color, edit or duplicate
Ctrl + / Cmd + /
one or more blocks
Use the last text or highlight color you
Ctrl + Shift + H Cmd + Shift + H
used
Expand or close all the toggles in a
Ctrl + Alt + T Cmd + Option + T
toggle list
@ COMMANDS
Type @ and another Type @ and another
workspace member's workspace member's Mention a person
name name
Type @ and the
Type @ and the name of
name of another
another page in your Mention a page
page in your
workspace
workspace
Type @ and a date in any Type @ and a date in
Mention a date
format any format
Type @remind
Type @remind followed
followed by a date in Add a reminder
by a date in any format
any format
MARKDOWN STYLE (WHILE TYPING)
Type ** on either side of Type ** on either
Bold
the text side of the text
Type * or _ on either side Type * or _ on either
Italicize
of the text side of the text
Type ` on either side of Type ` on either side
Inline code
the text of the text
Type ~ on either side of Type ~ on either side
Strike-through
the text of the text
MARKDOWN STYLE (AT THE BEGINNING OF LINE/BLOCK)
- followed by space - followed by space Bullet list
[] followed by space [] followed by space Checkbox
1., a., or i. followed by 1., a., or i. followed
Numbered list
space by space
# followed by space # followed by space Create an H1 heading
## followed by space ## followed by space Create an H2 heading
### followed by
### followed by space Create an H3 heading
space
> followed by space > followed by space Toggle list
" followed by space " followed by space Quote block

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