On a Mac, ⌘ is the Command key. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl everywhere
you see ⌘, and Alt where you see ⌥.
The two that matter
/ | Open the block menu, at the start of a line |
⌘J | Ask AI about the paragraph you are in |
⌘J works without selecting anything first — it takes the block your cursor is
in. Select something specific and it takes that instead.
While writing
⌘B | Bold |
⌘I | Italic |
⌘⇧S | Strikethrough |
⌘Z | Undo |
⌘⇧Z | Redo |
Changing what a block is
⌘⌥2 | Heading |
⌘⌥3 | Subheading |
⌘⌥4 | Small heading |
⌘⌥0 | Back to a plain paragraph |
⌘⇧8 | Bulleted list |
⌘⇧7 | Numbered list |
⌘⇧B | Quote |
Alignment
⌘⇧L | Left |
⌘⇧E | Centre |
⌘⇧R | Right |
Typing instead of pressing
Some things are quicker to just type at the start of a line. The editor turns them into the real thing as you go:
| Type this | And you get |
|---|---|
## | A heading |
### | A subheading |
- or * | A bulleted list |
1. | A numbered list |
> | A quote |
--- | A divider |
**bold** and *italic* work mid-sentence too.
In tables
Tab moves to the next cell, and adds a new row when you are in the last one.
⇧Tab goes back.