Notion Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows & Mac | Cheatsheet ⭐

Using keyboard shortcuts can save your time and can increase your productivity. Make use of these keyboard shortcuts and make your life easier while working on Notion.

Notion Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac

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
/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
/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 block 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 a date in any format Type @ and a 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

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Thanks heaps :pray: these shortcuts will help a lot of us :star_struck: :+1: :grinning:

Thank you.