Keyboard shortcuts

Note

Shortcuts listed as Ctrl refer to Control on Windows and Command on Mac, unless otherwise noted. Hover over a toolbar button to see its shortcut.

Most useful shortcuts

If you only learn a handful, make it these:

Ctrl+B — Bold selected text
Ctrl+I — Italic selected text
Ctrl+K — Insert a link
Ctrl+M — Insert a text field
Alt+Shift+D — Insert today's date
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y — Undo / Redo

Text formatting

With text selected:

Action	Shortcut
Bold	`Ctrl+B`
Italic	`Ctrl+I`
Underline	`Ctrl+U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl+Shift+X`
Highlight	`Ctrl+Shift+H`
Inline code	`Ctrl+E`
Insert link	`Ctrl+K`
Clear formatting	`Ctrl+Space`

Paragraph styles

Click inside any paragraph or heading block and use these shortcuts to change its style:

Style	Shortcut
Paragraph	`Ctrl+Shift+Space`
Heading 1	`Ctrl+Shift+1`
Heading 2	`Ctrl+Shift+2`
Heading 3	`Ctrl+Shift+3`
Quote	`Ctrl+Shift+.`
Bulleted list	`Ctrl+.`
Numbered list	`Ctrl+/`

Note: Heading 4, 5, and 6 are available from the Paragraph toolbar button but don't have dedicated keyboard shortcuts. In a list, Tab nests the item and Shift+Tab takes it out again.

Inserting content

Action	Shortcut
Insert text field	`Ctrl+M`
Insert date	`Alt+Shift+D`
Line break without a new paragraph	`Shift+Enter`

Undo and redo

Action	Shortcut
Undo	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	`Ctrl+Y` (`Cmd+Shift+Z` on Mac)

Markdown auto-format

The snippet editor supports Markdown-like shortcuts that apply formatting automatically as you type — no toolbar needed.

While typing

Wrap your text with these characters to apply formatting inline:

Type this	Result
`text` or `__text__`	Bold
`text` or `_text_`	Italic
`text`	`Inline code`
`~~text~~`	~~Strikethrough~~

At the beginning of a new line

Type the character(s) below and then press Space to transform the current line:

Type this	Result
`*`, `-`, or `+` + `Space`	Bulleted list
`1.` or `1)` + `Space`	Numbered list
`[]` or `[x]` + `Space`	Task list
`>` + `Space`	Block quote
`#` + `Space`	Heading 1
`##` + `Space`	Heading 2
`###` + `Space`	Heading 3 (and so on up to H6)
`---` or `:line:`	Horizontal rule
``` or `:code:`	Code block

Tip

Markdown shortcuts are the fastest way to structure a snippet without touching the toolbar. Type ## + Space to drop into a heading, or * + Space to start a list, and keep writing without breaking your flow.

Keyboard shortcuts

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