Notion Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Notion Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to organize and manage your Notion projects faster.

Search inside a page: Ctrl+F
Open search or jump to a recently viewed page: Ctrl+P
or
Ctrl+K
Copy a page’s URL: Ctrl+L
Go to back a page: Ctrl+[

Go forward a page: Ctrl+]
Go to the previous database page while in database peek view: Ctrl+K
Go to the next database page while in database peek view: Ctrl+J
Toggle between dark mode and light mode: Ctrl+Shift+L

Create a new page: Ctrl+N
Open a new Notion window: Ctrl+Shift+N
Open a page as a new window: Alt+Shift+Click

Open a link as a new Notion tab: Ctrl+Click
Create a new Notion tab: Ctrl+T

Bold: Shift+8,Shift+8,text,Shift+8,Shift+8
Italic: Shift+8,text,Shift+8

Inline code (That's the symbol to the left of your 1 key.): `,text,`
Strikethrough: Shift+`,text,Shift+`

Bulleted list: Shift+8,Space
or
Shift+-,Space
or
Shift+=,Space
To-do checkbox (There's no space in between): [,],Space
Numbered list: 1,.,Space
or
A,.,Space
or
I,.,Space
H1 heading: Shift+3,Space

H2 sub-heading: Shift+3,Shift+3,Space
H3 sub-heading: Shift+3,Shift+3,Shift+3,Space
Toggle list: Shift+.,Space
Quote block: Shift+',Space

Insert a line of text: Enter
Create a line break within a block of text: Shift+Enter
Create a comment: Ctrl+Shift+M
Create a divider (three dashes in a row): -,-,-
With text selected to bold text: Ctrl+B
With text selected to italicize text: Ctrl+I
With text selected to underline text: Ctrl+U
With text selected for strikethrough: Ctrl+Shift+S
With text selected to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link: Ctrl+K
or
Ctrl+V
With text selected for inline code: Ctrl+E
Indent / nest content. Whenever you indent, you're nesting that block inside the block above it. If you select the parent, everything nested under it will also be selected.: Tab
Un-nest content: Shift+Tab
Turn into a different block type (at the beginning or end of a block). You'll see a list of choices pop up: /,turn
Change text or highlight color at the beginning or end of any text block (e.g., /blue, /blue background): /,color
Reset color/highlight: /,default

Create text: Ctrl+Shift+0
Create H1 heading: Ctrl+Shift+1
Create H2 heading: Ctrl+Shift+2
Create H3 heading: Ctrl+Shift+3
Create a to-do checkbox: 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 new page / turn whatever you have on a line into a page: Ctrl+Shift+9
Zoom in: Ctrl+=
Zoom out: Ctrl+-
Go up one level in the page hierarchy: Ctrl+Shift+U
Fill table cells right or down (respectively) when you have multiple cells selected: Ctrl+R
or
Ctrl+D
Duplicate any content on a Notion page by drag and drop: Alt+Drag and drop

Select the block you’re currently in / clear selected blocks: Esc
Select the block your cursor is in: Ctrl+A
Open a selected image in full-screen / exit full-screen: Space
Select a different block: Up
or
Down
or
Left
or
Right
Expand selection up or down — Hold down shift + up/down arrow keys to expand your selection up or down.: Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down
Select or de-select an entire block: Alt+Shift+Click
Select another block and all blocks in between: Shift+Click
Delete selected blocks: Bksp
or
Del

Duplicate the blocks you've selected: Ctrl+D
Edit any text inside a selected block / open a page inside a page: Enter
Edit or change one or more selected blocks. Use this shortcut to change the type of block, the color, or to edit, duplicate, or move the block. You'll see a text box at the top of the menu that pops up. Just type the action, block or color you want. In a database, select multiple rows or cards, then edit them all at once.: Ctrl+/
Move a selected block around: Ctrl+Shift+Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Down
or
Ctrl+Shift+Left
or
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Expand or close all toggles in a toggle list: Ctrl+Alt+T
Apply the last text or highlight color you used: Ctrl+Shift+H
Modify the current block you’re in. Modify means: open a page, check or uncheck a to-do checkbox, open or close a toggle list item, make embeds or images full-screen: Ctrl+Enter

Mention a person to get their attention on something. They'll be notified. Useful in comments and discussions.: Shift+2,person’s name
Mention another page in your workspace to create a link to it inline. If you change the name of the page, this link will automatically change too.: Shift+2,page name
Mention a date. Helpful for giving yourself due dates. Type date in any format or "yesterday," "today" or "tomorrow," or even "next Wednesday".: Shift+2,date

Add a reminder in any format (including "yesterday," "today," "tomorrow," etc.). You can click on the link that appears to adjust the date and exact time you want to be reminded. You'll receive a notification at that time.: Shift+2,remind or date
Dismiss the @-command menu if you simply want to type @: Esc

Link another page in your workspace: [,[,select page
Create a sub-page nesting current page: [,[,Add new sub-page

Create a new page somewhere else: [,[,Add new page in…

Create a sub-page nesting current page: Shift+=,type,New … sub-page
Create a new page somewhere else: Shift+=,type,New … page in…

Link another page in your workspace: Shift+=,type,select page

Create a new text block: /,text or plain
Create a new page (will open it automatically when you press enter): /,page
Create a bulleted list: /,bullet
Create a numbered list: /,num
Create a to-do list with checkboxes: /,todo
Create a toggle list: /,toggle
Create a light gray divider: /,div

Create a quote block of larger text: /,quote
Create a large heading: /,h1
or
/,Shift+3
Create a medium-sized heading: /,h2
or
/,Shift+3,Shift+3
Create a small heading: /,h3
or
/,Shift+3,Shift+3,Shift+3
Create a link to another page in your workspace: /,link
Clear the / menu. Handy if you're just trying to use a / in your writing.: Esc

Mention a page or person in your workspace: /,mention
Add a timestamp or reminder to your page: /,date
or
/,reminder

Add a TeX formula in line with your text: /,equation
Open emoji picker: /,emoji

Upload or embed an image, or add one from Unsplash: /,image
Paste in a URL to any PDF so it will display inline on your page: /,pdf
Paste in a URL to any website to create a web bookmark: /,book
Upload a video file or embed a video from YouTube, Vimeo, etc: /,video

Upload an audio file or embed a recording from SoundCloud, Spotify, etc: /,audio
Create a code block where you can write and copy any snippet of code: /,code
Upload any file from your computer or create an embed: /,file
Add any one of the 500+ embeds that work with Notion: /,embed

Create an exact copy of the current block: /,duplicate
Move block to a different page: /,moveto
Delete current block: /,delete
Create a Table of Contents block: /,toc

A template button that duplicates any combination of blocks you define: /,button
or
/,template
Insert a breadcrumb menu that shows where your current page is in your workspace: /,bread
Write mathematical equations and symbols using TeX: /,math
or
/,latex

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Notion Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Most popular

Desktop keyboard shortcuts

Markdown style (while typing)

Markdown style at the beginning of any new line or existing block of content

Create and style your content

Edit and move blocks once they're selected

@ commands

[[ commands

Plus commands

Basic slash commands

Inline slash commands

Media slash commands

Advanced slash commands