Notion is an all-in-one productivity tool that promotes itself as the ultimate productivity tool. To-do lists, notes, calendars, and tables are all housed under one roof. This eliminates the need to switch between apps for different tasks.
To do so, Notion provides a number of shortcut keywords that will assist you in making your work easier and more appealing. It is difficult to remember each and every shortcut keyword.
To assist you with this, we have organized all of the shortcuts and commands. These lists include Windows and Macbook shortcuts, and each keyword is organized by category and description.
All of the keywords can be found in the table below. Let us check them out.
Most Popular/Used Notion Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to save time, but not all of them are created equal. Here are the most popular and useful shortcuts for Notion users.
The CTRL/CMD key is the most important modifier key on a keyboard. It is used in conjunction with other keys to create keyboard shortcuts for many functions.
The following list contains some of the most popular and useful shortcuts for Notion users:
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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) |
/page | /page | Creates a new page |
/emoji | /emoji | Show emoji picker |
Style Content
The below list is of keyboard shortcuts for text formatting. It is not exhaustive, but it covers the most common commands.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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
The most time-consuming action on Notion is adding new blocks to the workspace. You’d have to go through a number of clicks to add a single block.
The content keyboard shortcuts will save you from a number of clicks.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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 numbered 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 |
Slash Commands
Another way of adding content is by using the slash “/” command. These shortcut remains the same across all devices, no matter if you are using a Mac, Windows, iOS, or an Android.
The slash commands are easier to remember as you don’t need to keys. You can type the slash “/” followed by the name of the command.
Basic
The basic commands let you add content blocks to the workspace.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
/text | /text | Create a new text block |
/page | /page | Create a new page |
/bullet | /bullet | Create a bulleted list |
/num | /num | Create a numbered list |
/todo | /todo | Create a to-do list with checkboxes |
/toggle | /toggle | Create a toggle list |
/div | /div | Create a light gray divider |
/quote | /quote | Create a quote block of larger text |
/h1 | /h1 | Create a large heading |
/h2 | /h2 | Create a medium-sized heading |
/h3 | /h3 | Create a small heading |
/link | /link | Create a link to another page in your workspace |
Esc | Esc | Clear the / menu |
Media
The slash media command lets you upload media files such as images, PDFs, videos, and audio to the Notion workspace.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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/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 |
Upload or embed PDF | ||
/book | /book | Add a bookmark |
/video | /video | Upload or embed video |
/audio | /audio | Upload or embed audio |
Inline
Inline commands are used when you are working on a paragraph block and want to add something inline.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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/mention or @ | /mention or @ | Mention a page or a person within workspace |
/reminder or @ | /reminder or @ | Add a timestamp or reminder |
/equation | /equation | Add a TeX formula in line with your text |
/emoji | /emoji | Show emoji picker |
Type @ and the name of another page in your workspace | Type @ and the name of another page in your workspace | Mention a page |
Type @remind followed by a date in any format | Type @remind followed by a date in any format | Add a reminder |
Inline Database
Notion includes several databases to help you organize your data. Using the inline database, you can organize data anywhere on a page.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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/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 |
Duplicate and Move Blocks Keyboard Shortcuts
These Notion keyboard shortcuts include move, delete, dupliacte among other commands.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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/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 |
Interface Notion Keyboard Shortcuts
The iterface commands lets you zoom in and out of a Notion page.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
Ctrl + + | Cmd + + | Zoom In |
Ctrl + – | Cmd + – | Zoom Out |
Advanced Blocks Keyboard Shortcuts
The Advanced Notion keyboard shortcuts lets you perform miscelenious fuctions witth the blocks.
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
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 |
Markdown Command Shortcuts
Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. It is often used to format text to rich text.
Inline Markdown Shortcuts
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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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 |
At The Beginning Of Line/Block
WINDOWS | MACBOOK | DESCRIPTION |
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– 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 |
Wrapping Up: Best Notion Keyboard shortcuts
Notion is a platform that aims to make your workspace easier in every way. I hope you enjoyed this article, and if you want to make it even easier, bookmark this page so that whenever you need to use a shortcut, you can simply go through the list provided above.