Markdown & Keyboard Shortcuts
Markdown shortcuts allow you to format text without leaving your keyboard.
What are Markdown shortcuts?
Markdown inputs are shortcuts that you use to add formatting elements to your text, right from your keyboard. Many features from our editor can be accessed using Markdown shortcuts.
You can check the Markdown shortcuts from any doc by clicking the question mark in the bottom-right corner, then choosing "keyboard shortcuts."
In the desktop Mac app, you can also get to them via the Help menu at the top of your screen.
How to use Markdown shortcuts
There are two possibilities: changing a block type, or adding style to text.
Block action
Let's take the quote. The markdown shortcut for quotes is
>. Simply type this character at the start of a line, and hit space.
Inline style
Let's look at Bold. To write a bolded word, you'll type an asterisk
** before you type your word, then close it with an ** again, and hit space .
List of Markdown shortcuts
Header
# Header 1## Header 2### Header 3Bold
**bold**Italics
*italic*Strikethrough
~strikethrough~To do list
[]Ordered list
1.List
-Separator
---Quote
>Hint
!!Highlight
::highlight::Emoji
:Inline code
`code`How do I copy text as Markdown?
To copy text as Markdown, select it and choose Copy as Markdown from the More menu.
You can get a lot of work done without having to reach for your mouse.
If you hit
/ and select a command, the shortcut associated with it will be displayed on the right if it exists. List of common Keyboard shortcuts
Undo
⌘ Z
Ctrl Z
Redo
⌘ ⇧ Z
Ctrl Y
Bold
⌘ B
Ctrl B
*your sentence*
Italic
⌘ I
Ctrl I
_your sentence_
Strikethrough
⌘ ⇧ S
Ctrl ⇧ S
~your sentence~
Color Text
⌘ E
Ctrl E
Heading 1
⌘ ⇧ 1
Ctrl ⇧ 1
# + space at the line start
Heading 2
⌘ ⇧ 2
Ctrl ⇧ 2
## + space at the line start
Heading 3
⌘ ⇧ 3
Ctrl ⇧ 3
### + space at the line start
Heading 4
⌘ ⇧ 4
Ctrl ⇧ 4
#### + space at the line start
Ordered List
⌘ ⇧ 7
Ctrl ⇧ 7
1. + space at the line start
Bulleted List
⌘ ⇧ 8
Ctrl ⇧ 8
- + space at the line start
Checklist
⌘ ⇧ C
Ctrl ⇧ C
[] + space at the line start
Table
⌘ ⌥ S
Ctrl Alt S
Indent List Item
Tab
Tab
Unindent List Item
⇧ Tab
⇧ Tab
Inline Code
⌘ J
Ctrl J
`your sentence`
Code Block
⌘ ⇧ 9
Ctrl ⇧ 9
``` at the line start
Quote
⌘ ⇧ >
Ctrl ⇧ >
> + space at the line start
Separator
--- at the line start
Underline
⌘ U
Ctrl U
Highlight
⌘ E
Ctrl E
::your sentence::
Hint (Callout)
⌘ ⇧ ⌥ H
Ctrl ⇧ Alt H
!! at the line start
Link To
⌘ K
Ctrl K
Set Text to Placeholder
⌘ ⌥ P
Ctrl Alt P
Create New Doc
⌥ N
Alt N
Search
⌘ K
Ctrl K
Search (desktop app)
⌘ T
Ctrl T
Ask
⌘ ⇧ K
Ctrl ⇧ K
Show/Hide the Sidebar
⌘ ⇧ E
Ctrl ⇧ E
Refresh Slite
⌘ R
Ctrl R
Print
⌘ P
Ctrl P
Mention User
@
@
Add Doc Link
@
@
Comment
⌘ ⌥ M
Ctrl Alt M