Notion

List of commands and syntax possibilities available with Notion
Notes:

• cmd = cmd for mac & control for windows/linux
• option = option for mac & shift for windows/linux
• shift = shift in mac/windows/linux
• Notion docs & resources reference different elements as blocks, same wording is used here

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Common shortcuts

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
New page	Desktop app shortcut to create new page	cmd + n
New page from line	Creates a new page from content on a line or creates a black page if line is empty	cmd + option + 9
New Window	Desktop app shortcut to open a new Notion window	cmd + shift + n or cmd + click
Recently viewed	Open search or jump to a recently viewed page	cmd + p
Go back a page	Go back up the page hierarchy	cmd + [ or cmd + option + u
Go forward a page	Go down the page hierarchy	cmd + ]
Dark Mode	Switch theme to darkmode	cmd + shift + l
Duplicate Content	Creates a duplicate as you drag and drop	option (use alt on windows/linux) or cmd + d if content is selected
Delete selected block	Delete a selected block	backspace or delete

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Creating & Styling Content

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Insert new Line	Insert new line for content	enter
Create text	Create a text block	cmd + option + 0
H1, H2, H3 Heading block	Create a Heading block	cmd + option + HeaderNumber (HeaderNumber = 1, 2, or 3 respectively)
Line Break	Insert line break within a block of text	shift + enter
Todo checkbox	Create a checkbox	[] text or /todo text or cmd + option + 4
Toggle List	Create collapsable list	> text or cmd + option + 7
Quote Block	Create quoted text	" text
Code Block	Create a code block - not in line	cmd + option + 8
Indent	Add indentation to create nested blocks	tab
Un-Indent	Remove indentation	shift + tab
Change Block Type	Change type of block via this command at the beginning or end of a block	/turn
Default format	Revert to default formatting	/default

Format Text

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Underline Text	adds underline to selected text	cmd + u
Bold Text	bolds selected text	cmd + b
Italicize Text	italicizes selected text	cmd + i
Strikethrough Text	strickesthrough selected text	cmd + shift + s
Text to URL	turns selected text into a URL	cmd + k
Inline code	turns selected text into inline code	cmd + e
Change Color	type command at the beginning or end of a text block to change is color or highlight color	/color example: /blue, /blue background

Markdown Syntax Support

The following elements can be made using Markdown syntax or the commands in parenthesis. See Markdown for syntax details

• Headings
• Paragraphs
• Line Breaks
• Bold, Italics
• Ordered Lists/ Numbered Lists (or use cmd + option + 6 )
• Unordered Lists/ Bulleted Lists (or use cmd + option + 5)
• Code
• Horizontal Rules
• Fenced Code Blocks
• Task lists
• Emojis (or use :nameOfEmoji)
• Automatic URL Linking

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Editing and Moving Blocks

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Select/ Deselect Current Block	Select the block you are currently in or clear selected blocks	esc
Select Block Cursor	Select the block your cursor is currently in	cmd + a
Open image in Fullscreen/ Exit full screen	Open a selected image in fullscreen or exit full screen	space
Select different block	Select a different Block than the one you are currently in	up/down left/right arrow keys
Expand block selection	Expand selection up or down	cmd + up/down arrow keys
Select/Deselect entire block	Select or deselect an entire block	cmd + shift + click (alt instead of cmd for windows/linux)
Select all blocks in between	Select another block & all blocks in between	shift + click
Change/Edit selected blocks	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	cmd + /
Board View Select multiple cards	Select and edit multiple cards in Board view	cmd + /
Expand all/ Collapse all toggle list	Expands or closes all toggles in a toggle list	cmd + option + t
Apply last color/highlight	Applies last color formatting used	cmd + shift + h

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Slash Commands

Basic

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Text Block	Creates new text Block	/text or /plain
Page	Creates new page (opens automatically when followed with enter)	/page
Bullet List	Creates bulleted list	/bullet
Numbered List	Creates numbered list	/num
Todo	Creates todo-list with checkboxes	/todo
Toggle	Creates Toggle list	/toggle
Divider	Creates light grey divider	/div
Quote	Creates Quote Block	/quote
Headers	Creates a header block	/h1 or /# for Large Heading, /h2 or /## for medium heading, /h3 or /### for small heading
Link	Creates link to another page in workspace	/link
Clear	Clears the / menu	esc

Inline

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Mention	Mention a page or a person	/mention
Date/Reminder	Add a timestamp or reminder to a page	/date or /reminder
Equation	Add TeX formula in line	/equation
Emoji	Add an emoji	/emoji

Database

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Inline	Specifies an inlined insertion view of a database	Add the -inline view flag to a database block
Full	Specifies a full page view of a database, creates a new page for a database under parent page	Add the -full view flag to a database block
Table	Create a database table	/table-ViewFlag
Board	Create a KanBan board	/board-ViewFlag
Calendar	Create a calendar	/calendar-ViewFlag
Gallery	Create a gallery	/gallery-ViewFlag
Timeline	Create a timeline	/timeline-ViewFlag
Linked	Create a linked database, essentially a copy of an existing database that can be manipulated for different representations of shared data	/linked

Media

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Image	Upload or embed an image	/image
PDF	Paste in pdf url- displayed inline	/pdf
Web Bookmark	Paste a URL to a website for inline web bookmark	/book
Video	Upload or embed a video	/video
Audio	Upload or embed audio	/audio
Code	Create a code block	/code
File	Upload or embed a file	/file
Embed	Embed a compatible embed Notion embeds	/embed

Advanced

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Comment	Add a comment on any block	/comment
Duplicate	Create a duplicate of current block	/duplicate
Move	Move a block to a different page	/moveto
Table of Contents	Create a table of contents	/toc
Template/ Button	Creates a template button	/button or /template
Breadcrumb Menu	Inserts a breadcrumb menu that shows where the current page in the workspace	/bread
Math/LaTeX	Lets you write mathematical equations and symbols	/math or /latex

Additional Commands

@ Commands

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Mention a Person	Add a workspace member to a block/comment- user will be notified & shown where the mention is	@ + MentionName
Mention a Page	Add a page link that will update if page is changed	@ + PageName
Mention a Date	Add a date in any format (example options: yesterday, today, tomorrow, 1/2/2020, next Wednesday, etc)	@ + Date
Add a reminder	Add a reminder for a date	@remind + Date
Dissmiss @ Command menu	To type @ and dismiss commands	@ + esc

[[ Commands and + Commands

Name	Description	Syntax/Commands
Link a page	Link a page to your workspace	[[ or + + NameOfPage
Create a sub-page	Create a sub-page, Use your cursor or arrow keys to select + Add new sub-page in the dropdown that appears	[[ or + + NameOfSubPage
Create a new page elsewhere	Create a new page elsewhere, Use your cursor or arrow keys to select ↗ Add new page in... in the dropdown that appears, then select the page or database where you'd like that page to be added	[[ or + + NameNewPage

Tip: When you use [[ , the dropdown menu will show page linking options first. When you use + , the dropdown menu will show page creation options first.

References/ Summary

Notion
Notion templates
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