Notion Cheat Sheet
title: Notion Shortcuts date: 2025-04-24 12:51:00 # You might want to adjust this date background: bg-gradient-to-l from-gray-400 to-gray-600 hover:from-blue-500 hover:to-purple-500 # Notion-like gradient, adjust as desired tags: - notion - keyboard - shortcuts - productivity - reference categories: - Productivity - Software intro: A comprehensive quick reference guide for Notion keyboard shortcuts on Desktop and Web, designed to boost your productivity. plugins: - copyCode
Notion Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-3}
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Create & Navigate
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new page | Cmd N | Ctrl N |
| Open new Notion window | Cmd Shift N | Ctrl Shift N |
| Quick Find (Search) | Cmd P | Ctrl P |
| Go back in page history | Cmd [ | Ctrl [ |
| Go forward in page history | Cmd ] | Ctrl ] |
| Go to parent page | Cmd Shift U | Ctrl Shift U |
| Open Page Link in New Tab | Cmd Click | Ctrl Click |
| Open Page Link in New Window | Option Shift Click | Alt Shift Click |
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View & Mode
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle Dark/Light Mode | Cmd Shift L | Ctrl Shift L |
| Lock/Unlock current page | Cmd Shift L (Hold) | Ctrl Shift L (Hold) |
| Zoom In | Cmd + | Ctrl + |
| Zoom Out | Cmd - | Ctrl - |
| Reset Zoom | Cmd 0 | Ctrl 0 |
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Markdown Style Formatting {.cols-1}
On New Lines
Type the following at the beginning of an empty line, then press Space:
*,-, or+: Bulleted list[]: To-do checkbox (Note: just the characters, noCmd/Ctrl)1.: Numbered list#: H1 heading##: H2 heading###: H3 heading>: Toggle list": Quote block---: Divider (three hyphens)
Inline
- Wrap text with
**or__for Bold. - Wrap text with
*or_for Italics. - Wrap text with
~forStrikethrough. - Wrap text with
`forinline code.
Text Formatting & Editing {.cols-2}
Basic Formatting
Select text first, then use the shortcut: | Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut | |
:------------------------- | :------------------------ | :----------------------- | | Bold | Cmd B | Ctrl B | |
Italic | Cmd I | Ctrl I | | Underline | Cmd U | Ctrl U | | Strikethrough | Cmd Shift S | Ctrl
Shift S | | Inline Code | Cmd E | Ctrl E | | Create Link | Cmd K | Ctrl K | | Change Color /
Highlight | Cmd Shift H | Ctrl Shift H | | Clear Formatting | Cmd \ | Ctrl \ | {.show-header
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Block Type Conversion
Select the block(s) first, then use the shortcut: | Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut | |
:------------------------- | :------------------------ | :----------------------- | | Turn into Text block | Cmd
Option 0 | Ctrl Alt 0 | | Turn into H1 Heading | Cmd Option 1 | Ctrl Alt 1 | | Turn into H2
Heading | Cmd Option 2 | Ctrl Alt 2 | | Turn into H3 Heading | Cmd Option 3 | Ctrl Alt 3 | |
Turn into To-do list | Cmd Option 4 | Ctrl Alt 4 | | Turn into Bulleted list | Cmd Option 5 | Ctrl
Alt 5 | | Turn into Numbered list | Cmd Option 6 | Ctrl Alt 6 | | Turn into Toggle list | Cmd Option
7 | Ctrl Alt 7 | | Turn into Code block | Cmd Option 8 | Ctrl Alt 8 | | Turn into Page | Cmd
Option 9 | Ctrl Alt 9 | | Turn into Callout | Cmd Option C | Ctrl Alt C | {.show-header
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Editing
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| New Line within same block | Shift Enter | Shift Enter |
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Creating & Modifying Blocks {.cols-2}
Creation & Selection
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Create new text block below | Enter | Enter |
Open the / command menu | / | / |
| Select current block | Esc | Esc |
| Select parent block | Shift Esc | Shift Esc |
| Select block above/below | Up / Down | Up / Down |
| Select multiple blocks | Shift Up/Down | Shift Up/Down |
| Select all blocks | Cmd A | Ctrl A |
| Edit selected block (or text within block) | Enter | Enter |
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Moving & Structuring
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Duplicate selected block(s) | Cmd D | Ctrl D |
| Move selected block(s) up/down | Cmd Shift Up/Down | Ctrl Shift Up/Down |
| Indent block (nest) | Tab | Tab |
| Un-indent block | Shift Tab | Shift Tab |
| Expand/Collapse toggle list | Cmd Option T | Ctrl Alt T |
| Expand/Collapse all toggles | Cmd Option Shift T | Ctrl Alt Shift T |
| Open page from selected link/page block | Cmd Enter | Ctrl Enter |
| Delete selected block(s) | Delete or Backspace | Delete or Backspace |
| Turn block into a page | Cmd Option 9 | Ctrl Alt 9 |
| Move block(s) to another page | Cmd Option Shift M | Ctrl Alt Shift M |
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Comments & Mentions {.cols-2}
Comments
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Add comment to selection | Cmd Shift M | Ctrl Shift M |
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Mentions & Links (Type in block)
@+ person's name: Mention a person@+ page title: Mention/link a page[[+ page title: Link another page++ page title: Link another page (alternative)@+ date (e.g.,@today,@next tuesday,@1/15): Add a date mention@remind+ date + time (optional): Set a reminder
Emoji
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Emoji Picker (System) | Cmd Ctrl Space | Win . or Win ; |
| Emoji Picker (Notion) | : + emoji name + : | : + emoji name + : |
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Database Shortcuts {.cols-2}
Navigation & Selection
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Select row above/below | Shift Up/Down | Shift Up/Down |
| Open selected page(s) | Cmd Enter | Ctrl Enter |
| Edit property | Enter | Enter |
| Move to cell above/below | Shift Enter | Shift Enter |
| Move to cell left/right | Tab / Shift Tab | Tab / Shift Tab |
| Select column | Cmd Shift K | Ctrl Shift K |
| Select multiple cards/rows | Shift Click | Shift Click |
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Other
| Action | Mac Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Find within Database | Cmd Shift P | Ctrl Shift P |
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Also see
- Official Notion Keyboard Shortcuts (notion.so)