Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide for Notion - Windows & Mac

List of Keyboard Shortcuts of Notion

 

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
Ctrl + P	Cmd + P	Open Search / Jump to a recently 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
/link	/link	Creates a link to another page in your workspace
Esc	Esc	Clears the / menu
SLASH COMMANDS (MEDIA)
/code	/code	Creates a code block
/file	/file	Upload any file from the computer or create an embed
/embed	/embed	Add any one of the 500+ embeds that 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	/mention	Mention a page or a person within 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)
/table-inline	/table-inline	Creates a database table inside the current page
/list-inline	/list-inline	Creates a list-style database inside the current page
/board-inline	/board-inline	Creates a Kanban board inside the current page
/calendar-inline	/calendar-inline	Creates a calendar inside the current page
/gallery-inline	/gallery-inline	Creates a gallery inside the current page
/timeline-inline	/timeline-inline	Creates a timeline inside the current page
/linked	/linked	Creates a linked database
SLASH COMMANDS (ADVANCED)
/comment	/comment	Comment on any block
/move to	/move to	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
/math	/math	Write mathematical equations and 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
Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Expand
Alt + Shift + Click	Cmd + Shift + Click	Select or unselect a block
Shift + Click	Shift + Click	Select all blocks between two selected blocks
Backspace	Backspace	Delete the selected block
Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Duplicate the selected block
Enter	Enter	Edit the highlighted text
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys	Cmd + Shift + Arrow Keys	Move the selected block
Ctrl + /	Cmd + /	Change type, color, edit or duplicate one or more blocks
Ctrl + Shift + H	Cmd + Shift + H	Use the last text or highlight color you used
Ctrl + Alt + T	Cmd + Option + T	Expand or close all the toggles in a toggle list
@ COMMANDS
Type @ and another workspace member’s name	Type @ and another workspace member’s name	Mention a person
Type @ and the name of another page in your workspace	Type @ and the name of another page in your workspace	Mention a page
Type @ and date in any format	Type @ and date in any format	Mention a date
Type @remind followed by a date in any format	Type @remind followed by a date in any format	Add a reminder
MARKDOWN STYLE (WHILE TYPING)
Type ** on either side of the text	Type ** on either side of the text	Bold
Type * or _ on either side of the text	Type * or _ on either side of the text	Italicize
Type ` on either side of the text	Type ` on either side of the text	Inline code
Type ~ on either side of the text	Type ~ on either side of the text	Strike-through
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 space	1., a., or i. followed by space	Numbered list
# followed by space	# followed by space	Create an H1 heading
## followed by space	## followed by space	Create an H2 heading
### followed by space	### followed by space	Create an H3 heading
> followed by space	> followed by space	Toggle list
” followed by space	” followed by space	Quote block