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Keyboard Shortcuts

Mod means ⌘ Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

Action Shortcut
Bold Mod+B
Italic Mod+I
Underline Mod+U
Inline code Mod+E
Strikethrough Mod+Shift+X
Subscript Mod+,
Superscript Mod+.
Action Shortcut
Exit current block — insert a new block after Mod+Enter
Exit current block — insert a new block before Mod+Shift+Enter
Undo Mod+Z
Redo Mod+Shift+Z
Action Shortcut
Show / hide the project sidebar (left) Mod+Shift+B
Show / hide the document sidebar (right) Mod+J
Action Shortcut
Find & replace (inside the current document) Mod+F
Find on a mindmap or an outline Mod+F
Next match Enter
Previous match Shift+Enter
Close the search box Escape
Search every view in the project Mod+Shift+F
Action Shortcut
Back — the previous view in this tab Mod+Alt+ (or Alt+ on Windows/Linux)
Split / unsplit the current tab Mod+Shift+S
Open a page in a new tab Ctrl+Click, or middle-click
Open a page to the side (the other pane) Ctrl+Alt+Click (Ctrl+Option on macOS)
Open a search result in a new tab Mod+Enter
Open a search result to the side Mod+Alt+Enter

These work wherever a page is listed — sidebar items, page links inside a document, search, the Library, relationships and cards. In the project database, where Ctrl+Click selects rows, use the menu under a row’s icon. Inside a document and in search, ⌘ Cmd works in place of Ctrl on macOS.

Action Trigger
Slash command menu (insert any block) Type /
Emoji picker Type :
Page link (notes and entities) Type @
Action Shortcut
Push-to-talk dictation Ctrl+Space (configurable — see Dictation)