Boost your productivity with this ultimate 100 Notion Shortcuts cheat sheet. Learn how to navigate Notion faster and enhance your workflow using these essential shortcuts
Notion cheat sheet
As one of the most versatile productivity tools available today, Notion is designed to make organizing tasks, notes, and projects seamless. But mastering Notion can be even easier with shortcuts that streamline your workflow. In this ultimate cheat sheet, we’ll share 100 of the most useful Notion shortcuts to help you save time and boost your efficiency.
Why Use Shortcuts in Notion?
Speed up navigation: Using shortcuts reduces time spent on repetitive tasks, such as formatting, creating blocks, or toggling pages.
Enhance productivity: You can focus more on the content and less on manual actions, increasing productivity.
Improve workflow: Easily switch between workspaces, pages, and elements without clicking around.
MOST POPULAR
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
New Page
ctrl/cmd + n
Open New Window
ctrl/cmd + shift + n
Open Search
ctrl/cmd + p
Go back a page
ctrl/cmd + [
Go forward a page
ctrl/cmd + ]
Expand sidebar
ctrl/cmd + \
Dark Mode
ctrl/cmd + L
Go to previous database page
cmd + shift + K OR ctrl + K
Go to next database page
cmd + shift + J OR ctrl + J
CONTENT STYLING
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Insert a line of text
enter
Create a line within a block
shift + enter
Create a comment
ctrl/cmd + shift + M
Divider
—
Bold Text
ctrl/cmd + b
Italic Text
ctrl/cmd + i
Underline Text
ctrl/cmd + u
Strikethrough
ctrl/cmd + shift + s
Create a link
ctrl/cmd + k
Inline code
ctrl/cmd + e
Add indent
tab
Remove indentation
shift + tab
Turn block into different block
/turn
Text color
/color For eg. /blue
SLASH COMMANDS – BASIC
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a new text block
/text OR /plain
Create a new page
/page
Create a bulleted list
/bullet
Create a numbered list
/num
Create checkboxes
/todo
Create a toggle list
/toggle
Create a divider
/div
Create a quote block
/quote
Create a H1 heading
/h1
Create a H2 heading
/h2
Create a H3 heading
/h3
Create a link to another page
/link
SLASH COMMANDS – INLINE
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Mention a page or person
/mention
Add a timestamp
/date
Add a reminder
/reminder
Add a TeX formula
/equation
Add an emoji
/emoji
MARKDOWN
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Bold Text
**
Italic Text
*
Inline code
“`
Strikethrough
~
Bulleted list
+, -, or *
Checkbox
[] + space
Numbered List
1. , a. or i. + space
H1 Heading
# + space
H2 Heading
## + space
H3 Heading
### + space
Toggle list
> + space
Quote Block
” + space
@ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Mention a name
@ + name of the person
Mention a page
@ + name of the page
Mention a date
@ + date in any format
Add a reminder
@remind + date and time
[[ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Link a page
[[ + name of the existing page
Create a sub page
[[ + name of the sub-page
Create a new page
[[ + name of the new page
SLASH COMMANDS – ADVANCED
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a comment on any block
/comment
Create a duplicate of a block
/duplicate
Move a block to a different page
/move
Delete the current block
/delete
Create a table of contents block
/toc
Create a template block
/template or /button
Create a breadcrumb
/bread
Write mathematical equations
/math or /latex
Create a mermaid formatted block
/mermaid
CONTENT CREATION
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a text
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 0
Create a H1 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 1
Create a H2 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 2
Create a H3 heading
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 3
Create a checkbox
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 4
Create a bulleted list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 5
Create a numbered list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 6
Create a toggle list
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 7
Create a code block
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 8
Create a new page
ctrl/cmd + opt/shift + 9
Zoom in
ctrl/cmd + +
Zoom out
ctrl/cmd + –
Go one level up in the hierarchy
ctrl/cmd + shift + u
Copy value between cells
ctrl/cmd + d
SLASH COMMANDS – DATABASE
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a database
/table-inline
Create a Kanban board
/board-inline
Create a Calendar
/calendar-inline
Create a list database
/list-inline
Create a gallery database
/gallery-inline
Create a timeline database
/timeline-inline
Create a linked database
/linked
SLASH COMMANDS – MEDIA
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Upload or embed an image
/image
Upload or embed a PDF file
/pdf
Create or embed a bookmark
/book
Upload or embed a video
/video
Upload or embed an audio
/audio
Create a code block
/code
Upload any other file type
/file
Embed another file or links
/embed
Create a simple table
/table
+ COMMANDS
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
Create a new page
+ and name of the new page
Create a sub page
+ and name of the sub page
Link a page
+ and name of the existing page
Mastering these Notion keyboard shortcuts will save you time and help you focus more on productivity and organization. Keep this cheat sheet handy to improve your workflow and make the most of your Notion workspace.
