Using BetelgeuseKeyboard shortcutsDownload

Keyboard shortcuts

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl for ⌘ and Alt for ⌥.

Anywhere

Shortcut What it does
⌘K or ⌘P Search pages
⌘N New page
⌘\ Show or hide the sidebar
⌘[ and ⌘] Back and forward
⌘S Commit changes to git now
⌘, Open Settings
Esc Close the side peek

Writing

Shortcut What it does
/ Open the block menu
[[ Link to a page
@ Mention a page or a date
⌘B Bold
⌘I Italic
⌘⇧S Strikethrough
⌘E Inline code
⌘⇧H Highlight in yellow
⌘Z and ⌘⇧Z Undo and redo
Tab and ⇧Tab Indent and outdent a list item, or move between table cells
⌘D Duplicate the current block

Turn into

Shortcut Block
⌘⌥0 Text
⌘⌥1 Heading 1
⌘⌥2 Heading 2
⌘⌥3 Heading 3
⌘⌥4 To-do list
⌘⌥5 Bulleted list
⌘⌥6 Numbered list
⌘⌥7 Toggle list
⌘⌥8 Code
Markdown shortcuts

Type these at the start of a line:

  • #, ## or ### and a space for a heading
  • - and a space for a bulleted list
  • 1. and a space for a numbered list
  • [] and a space for a to-do
  • > and a space for a quote
  • Three backticks and a space for a code block
  • --- for a divider

See Writing and blocks for what each block does, and Formatting and colours for colours.