User Reference

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Windows / Linux macOS Action
Ctrl + k + k Open command menu to create or find a note or use an editor element
Ctrl + \ + \ Open or close sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + e + Shift + e Switch to notes sidebar tab
Ctrl + Shift + f + Shift + f Switch to search sidebar tab
Ctrl + Shift + g + Shift + g Go to graph view

Formatting

Windows / Linux macOS Action
Ctrl + b + b Bold
Ctrl + i + i Italic
Ctrl + u + u Underline
Ctrl + e + e Code
Ctrl + Shift + h + Shift + h Highlight
Ctrl + Shift + s + Shift + s Strikethrough
Ctrl + Shift + , + Shift + , Superscript
Ctrl + Shift + . + Shift + . Subscript
Ctrl + Alt + f + + f Insert footnote

Markdown Shortcuts

  • Type ** on either side of your text to bold.
  • Type * or _ on either side of your text to italicize.
  • Type ` on either side of your text to create inline code.
  • Type == on either side of your text to highlight.
  • Type ~~ on either side of your text to strikethrough.
  • Type [[Linked Note]] to insert a link to the note "Linked Note". This will create a new note with that title if it does not already exist.
  • Type [title](https://external.com) to insert an external link.
  • Type [custom title]([[Linked Note]]) to insert a link to the note "Linked Note" with a custom title.
  • Type #Tag followed by a space to insert a tag called Tag.
  • Type (( followed by some text to search for a block across all of your notes that contains that text. Clicking on that block will insert a block reference.
  • Type # followed by a space to create an H1 heading.
  • Type ## followed by a space to create an H2 heading.
  • Type ### followed by a space to create an H3 heading.
  • Type -, *, or + followed by a space to create a bulleted list.
  • Type 1. followed by a space to create a numbered list.
  • Type [] followed by a space to create a checklist item.
  • Type > followed by a space to create a blockquote.
  • Type ``` to create a code block.
  • Type --- or *** to create a thematic break.