Notion Shortcut Cheatsheet

ST

3 Oct

by Sanskar Tiwari

MOST POPULAR
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
New Page
ctrl/cmd + n
Open New Window
ctrl/cmd + shift + n
Open Search
ctrl/cmd + p
Go back a page
ctrl/cmd + [
Go forward a page
ctrl/cmd + ]
Expand sidebar
ctrl/cmd + \
Dark Mode
ctrl/cmd + L
Go to previous database page
cmd + shift + K OR ctrl + K
Go to next database page
cmd + shift + J OR ctrl + J
MARKDOWN
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Bold Text
**
Italic Text
*
Inline code
```
Strikethrough
~
Bulleted list
+, -, or *
Checkbox
[] + space
Numbered List
1. , a. or i. + space
H1 Heading
# + space
H2 Heading
## + space
H3 Heading
### + space
Toggle list
> + space
Quote Block
" + space
@ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Mention a name
@ + name of the person
Mention a page
@ + name of the page
Mention a date
@ + date in any format
Add a reminder
@remind + date and time
[[ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Link a page
[[ + name of the existing page
Create a sub page
[[ + name of the sub-page
Create a new page
[[ + name of the new page
SLASH COMMANDS - ADVANCED
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a comment on any block
/comment
Create a duplicate of a block
/duplicate
Move a block to a different page
/move
Delete the current block
/delete
Create a table of contents block
/toc
Create a template block
/template or /button
Create a breadcrumb
/bread
Write mathematical equations
/math or /latex
Create a mermaid formatted block
/mermaid
 
CONTENT STYLING
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Insert a line of text
enter
Create a line within a block
shift + enter
Create a comment
ctrl/cmd + shift + M
Divider
---
Bold Text
ctrl/cmd + b
Italic Text
ctrl/cmd + i
Underline Text
ctrl/cmd + u
Strikethrough
ctrl/cmd + shift + s
Create a link
ctrl/cmd + k
Inline code
ctrl/cmd + e
Add indent
tab
Remove indentation
shift + tab
Turn block into different block
/turn
Text color
/color For eg. /blue
Background color
/color background For eg. /color blue
Remove color
/default
CONTENT CREATION
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a text
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 0
Create a H1 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 1
Create a H2 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 2
Create a H3 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 3
Create a checkbox
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 4
Create a bulleted list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 5
Create a numbered list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 6
Create a toggle list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 7
Create a code block
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 8
Create a new page
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 9
Zoom in
ctrl/cmd + +
Zoom out
ctrl/cmd + -
Go one level up in the hierarchy
ctrl/cmd + shift + u
Copy value between cells
ctrl/cmd + d
EDIT & MOVE BLOCKS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Select a block
esc
Clear selected block
esc
Select the block your cursor is in
ctrl/cmd + a
Open selected image
space
Exit full screen
space
Navigate to different blocks
arrow keys
Select/De-select entire block
alt/cmd + shift + click
Delete selected blocks
delete/backspace
Duplicate blocks
ctrl/cmd + d
Change type of block
ctrl/cmd + /
Move selected block
ctrl/cmd + shift + arrow keys
Expand or close all toggle list
ctrl/cmd + alt/opt + t
Copy format
ctrl/cmd + shift + h
SLASH COMMANDS - BASIC
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a new text block
/text OR /plain
Create a new page
/page
Create a bulleted list
/bullet
Create a numbered list
/num
Create checkboxes
/todo
Create a toggle list
/toggle
Create a divider
/div
Create a quote block
/quote
Create a H1 heading
/h1
Create a H2 heading
/h2
Create a H3 heading
/h3
Create a link to another page
/link
SLASH COMMANDS - INLINE
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Mention a page or person
/mention
Add a timestamp
/date
Add a reminder
/reminder
Add a TeX formula
/equation
Add an emoji
/emoji
SLASH COMMANDS - DATABASE
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a database
/table-inline
Create a Kanban board
/board-inline
Create a Calendar
/calendar-inline
Create a list database
/list-inline
Create a gallery database
/gallery-inline
Create a timeline database
/timeline-inline
Create a linked database
/linked
SLASH COMMANDS - MEDIA
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Upload or embed an image
/image
Upload or embed a PDF file
/pdf
Create or embed a bookmark
/book
Upload or embed a video
/video
Upload or embed an audio
/audio
Create a code block
/code
Upload any other file type
/file
Embed another file or links
/embed
Create a simple table
/table
+ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a new page
+ and name of the new page
Create a sub page
+ and name of the sub page
Link a page
+ and name of the existing page
Copy link to a specific block
alt/opt + shift + L