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Notion Keyboard Shortcuts

    Notion keyboard shortcuts

    List of 40 Notion Keyboard Shortcut Keys


    Basic Notion Shortcuts

    Create a new page (in the Mac/Windows app).

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • N

    When creating a new page, select where to add the page.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • P

    Open a new window (in the Mac/Windows app).

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Quickly jump to a page (Quick Find).

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • P

    Go back.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • [

    Go forward.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • ]

    Go up to the parent page.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • U

    Toggle dark mode.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • L

    Toggle the sidebar (in the Mac/Windows app).

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • \

    Content Creation & Editing

    Insert text.

    • Enter

    Create a comment.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • M

    Bold selected text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • B

    Italicize selected text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • I

    Strike-through selected text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Create a link with the selected text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Create inline code with the selected text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • E

    Create text.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 0

    Create a heading 1.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 1

    Create a heading 2.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 2

    Create a heading 3.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 3

    Create a to-do.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 4

    Create a bulleted list.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 5

    Create a numbered list.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 6

    Create a toggle list.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 7

    Create a code block.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 8

    Create a page block.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 9

    While Dragging

    Hold down these keys to duplicate.

    • Alt

    While Typing

    Select the block you are editing.

    • Esc

    Indent. This will insert the block into the previous block.

    • Tab

    Un-indent.

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    While Blocks are Selected

    Activate buttons/pages and checks/un-check checkboxes, toggle to-dos, or enter full screen on embeds/images.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Expand the selection up or down.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Left/Right

    Open a page in a new tab.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Rename the current selection.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Enter fullscreen (while on an image).

    • Space

    Change the selection.

    • Arrows

    Expand the selection up or down by one block.

    • Shift
    • +
    • Up/Down

    Select all blocks in the page.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • A

    Toggle selection of a block.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • (click)

    Select another block and all blocks in-between.

    • Shift
    • +
    • (click)

    Clear the selected blocks.

    • Esc

    Delete the selected blocks.

    • Del/Bksp

    Duplicate the blocks you have selected.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • D

    Edit the block you have selected. If the block has no text, something else might happen.

    • Enter

    Copy the link to the Notion page you are on (desktop apps only).

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • L

    Select a few blocks, then edit blocks all at once.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • /

    Select multiple cards in a board view, then move or edit them all at once.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • /

    Hold, then use the arrow keys to change the position of a block.

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift

    Expand/close all toggles

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • T