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Notion keyboard shortcuts

Notion treats everything on a page as a block, so most of its speed comes from selecting blocks, moving them and changing their type from the keyboard. Much of the rest is typed rather than held: a # at the start of a line makes a heading, and a / opens a menu of blocks to insert. On Windows, Ctrl stands in for Cmd almost everywhere. The block-type keys swap the Mac's Opt for Shift, so Cmd+Opt+1 becomes Ctrl+Shift+1, and selecting a whole block by clicking takes Alt+Shift on Windows where the Mac uses Cmd+Shift.

94 shortcutsWindows and MacChecked 25 September 2026

Checked against Notion — Keyboard shortcuts. Version: Notion, current release.

94 shortcuts

The top 20 are the Notion shortcuts this page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear here. The drill asks the marked ones first too, shuffled. Or tick your own and print those.

The 20 to learn first: the shortcuts the Notion page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear on it.

Your own sheet: the Notion shortcuts you ticked.

Start here

A new page, search, the slash menu, and the few keys that reshape and move blocks.

Create a new page #WinControl plusNMacCommand plusN
Search, or jump to a page you viewed recently # With text selected, Cmd+K or Ctrl+K adds a link instead.WinControl plusPorControl plusKMacCommand plusPorCommand plusK
Open the menu of blocks to insert # Keep typing to go straight to a block by name, as in /h1. Esc closes the menu and leaves a plain /.WinSlashMacSlash
Turn the block into a different type # Type it at the start or end of the block, then choose from the list. With blocks selected, Cmd+/ or Ctrl+/ can change the type too./turn
Make the line a large heading # Type # and then a space at the start of a line. /h1 does the same.#
Make the line a to-do with a checkbox # At the start of a line, with no space between the brackets, then a space.[]
Move the selected block # Select it first: Esc selects the block you are typing in.WinControl plusShift plusarrow keyMacShift plusCommand plusarrow key
Add a comment #WinControl plusShift plusMMacShift plusCommand plusM

Getting around

Practise these
Find on this page # Searches inside the current page. Cmd+P or Ctrl+P opens Notion's search.WinControl plusFMacCommand plusF
Go back a page #WinControl plusLeft bracketMacCommand plusLeft bracket
Go forward a page #WinControl plusRight bracketMacCommand plusRight bracket
Go up to the parent page # One level up the page hierarchy, not back through your history.WinControl plusShift plusUMacShift plusCommand plusU
Copy the link to this page #WinControl plusLMacCommand plusL
Go to the previous page in a database peek view # Only while a database page is open in peek view. On a Mac this is Ctrl, not Cmd.WinControl plusKMacControl plusShift plusK
Go to the next page in a database peek view # Only while a database page is open in peek view.WinControl plusJMacControl plusShift plusJ

Tabs, windows and the view

Notion lists the tab and window keys among its desktop shortcuts.

Practise these
Open a new Notion tab #WinControl plusTMacCommand plusT
Open a new Notion window #WinControl plusShift plusNMacShift plusCommand plusN
Open a page in a new window # Notion lists only the Mac keys for this one.WinNot listedMacOption plusShift plusclick
Switch between dark and light mode #WinControl plusShift plusLMacShift plusCommand plusL
Zoom in #WinControl plusPlusMacCommand plusPlus
Zoom out #WinControl plusMinusMacCommand plusMinus

Formatting text

Select the text first for the held keys. The typed versions wrap the text as you write it.

Practise these
Bold the selection #WinControl plusBMacCommand plusB
Italicise the selection #WinControl plusIMacCommand plusI
Underline the selection #WinControl plusUMacCommand plusU
Strike through the selection #WinControl plusShift plusSMacShift plusCommand plusS
Format the selection as inline code #WinControl plusEMacCommand plusE
Apply the last text or highlight colour again #WinControl plusShift plusHMacShift plusCommand plusH
Bold as you type #**bold**
Italicise as you type #*italic*
Mark inline code as you type # The backtick is the key to the left of 1.`code`
Strike through as you type # One tilde on each side.~strike~
Change the colour of a text block # Type it at the start or end of the block. /blue or /blue background goes straight to a colour, and /default removes it./color

Writing and structure

The typed shortcuts go at the start of a line, followed by a space, except the divider, which needs only the three dashes.

Practise these
Break the line inside the same block # Enter on its own inserts a new line of text instead.WinShift plusEnterMacShift plusReturn
Indent the block, nesting it under the one above # Selecting the parent then selects everything nested under it.WinTabMacTab
Un-nest the block #WinShift plusTabMacShift plusTab
Start a bulleted list # * or + with a space does the same, as does /bullet.-
Start a numbered list # a. or i. works too, as does /num.1.
Make the line a medium heading # /h2 does the same.##
Make the line a small heading # /h3 does the same.###
Start a toggle list # /toggle does the same.>
Make the line a quote # /quote does the same."
Insert a divider # /div does the same.---

Changing a block's type with keys

Mac holds Cmd+Opt and Windows holds Ctrl+Shift, then a number picks the type. Notion warns that Windows may already use Ctrl+Shift for something else.

Practise these
Make the block plain text # /text or /plain does the same.WinControl plusShift plus0MacOption plusCommand plus0
Make the block a large heading #WinControl plusShift plus1MacOption plusCommand plus1
Make the block a medium heading #WinControl plusShift plus2MacOption plusCommand plus2
Make the block a small heading #WinControl plusShift plus3MacOption plusCommand plus3
Make the block a to-do #WinControl plusShift plus4MacOption plusCommand plus4
Make the block a bulleted list #WinControl plusShift plus5MacOption plusCommand plus5
Make the block a numbered list #WinControl plusShift plus6MacOption plusCommand plus6
Make the block a toggle list #WinControl plusShift plus7MacOption plusCommand plus7
Make the block a code block # /code does the same.WinControl plusShift plus8MacOption plusCommand plus8
Make the block a page # Creates a new page, or turns whatever is on the line into one.WinControl plusShift plus9MacOption plusCommand plus9

Selecting and editing blocks

Everything on a page is a block, from a paragraph to an image. Select one first, and these act on the whole block.

Practise these
Select the block you are typing in # With blocks already selected, it clears the selection instead.WinEscapeMacEscape
Select the block the cursor is in # Press it once. Esc does the same.WinControl plusAMacCommand plusA
Select a different block # Once a block is selected.Winarrow keyMacarrow key
Extend the selection up or down #WinShift plusUp arroworShift plusDown arrowMacShift plusUp arroworShift plusDown arrow
Select or deselect a whole block #WinAlt plusShift plusclickMacShift plusCommand plusclick
Select every block from here to the one you click # The menu that appears for a selection shows its word and character count.WinShift plusclickMacShift plusclick
Delete the selected blocks #WinBackspaceorDeleteMacDeleteorForward Delete
Duplicate the selected blocks # In a table with several cells selected, the same keys fill down instead.WinControl plusDMacCommand plusD
Duplicate by dragging # Hold the key down as you drag and drop.WinAlt plusdragMacOption plusdrag
Edit the text in the selected block # On a page inside a page, it opens the page.WinEnterMacReturn
Open the actions menu for the selected blocks # Type into the box at the top to change the type or colour, duplicate or move. In a database it edits every selected row or card at once.WinControl plusSlashMacCommand plusSlash
Open, tick or expand the block you are in # Opens a page, ticks or unticks a to-do, opens or closes a toggle, or makes an image or embed full screen.WinControl plusEnterMacCommand plusReturn
Expand or collapse every toggle in a toggle list #WinControl plusAlt plusTMacOption plusCommand plusT
Show the selected image full screen # Press it again to leave full screen.WinSpace barMacSpace bar
Fill the selected table cells to the right # In a table, with several cells selected.WinControl plusRMacCommand plusR
Fill the selected table cells down # In a table, with several cells selected.WinControl plusDMacCommand plusD

Mentions, links and emoji

Follow the typed ones with a name or a date, and pick from the menu that appears.

Mention someone in the workspace # Then their name. They are notified, which makes it useful in comments. /mention does the same.@
Insert a date # Any date works after the @, in any format, as do yesterday, tomorrow and next Wednesday. /date or /reminder adds a date or a reminder from the slash menu.@today
Set a reminder # Follow it with a date. Notion notifies you then, and clicking the link it makes sets the exact time.@remind
Link to another page # Then the page's name. The link follows the page if it is renamed. @ with the name, or /link, does the same.[[
Create a sub-page, or a page somewhere else # Type the new page's name and pick Add new sub-page, or Add new page in… to choose where it goes. Typing + instead of [[ lists these options first.[[
Insert an emoji by name # Follow the colon with the name, as in :apple or :clapping. /emoji opens the emoji picker instead.:
Open your computer's emoji picker # The operating system's picker, not Notion's.WinWindows key plusFull stoporWindows key plusSemicolonMacControl plusCommand plusSpace bar
Close the @ or / menu and keep the character # For when you meant to type a plain @ or /.WinEscapeMacEscape

Slash commands

Type / and then the name. These insert a block, or act on the one you are in.

Insert a new page inside this one # It opens as soon as you press Enter./page
Insert a code block #/code
Insert an image # Upload one, or embed one./image
Upload or embed a file #/file
Embed content from another service # Notion says more than 500 kinds of embed work./embed
Add a bookmark to a website # Paste the website's URL into it./book
Show a PDF on the page # Paste the PDF's URL and it displays inline./pdf
Insert a video # Upload a file, or embed one from a video site./video
Insert audio # Upload a file, or embed a recording./audio
Insert a table of contents #/toc
Write an equation in TeX # /latex does the same. /equation puts a formula inside a line of text./math
Insert a breadcrumb showing where the page sits #/bread
Insert a button that adds a set of blocks # It duplicates whatever blocks you set it up with. /template does the same./button
Duplicate the current block # Cmd+D or Ctrl+D does the same once the block is selected./duplicate
Move the block to another page #/moveto
Delete the current block #/delete

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