Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick keyboard shortcuts for navigating and managing documents.

Document Actions

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
New Document	`Ctrl+N`	`Cmd+N`
New Folder	`Ctrl+Shift+N`	`Cmd+Shift+N`

Text Formatting

The BlockNote editor supports standard text formatting shortcuts:

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
Bold	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`
Italic	`Ctrl+I`	`Cmd+I`
Underline	`Ctrl+U`	`Cmd+U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl+Shift+X`	`Cmd+Shift+X`
Inline Code	`Ctrl+E`	`Cmd+E`

Block Commands

Type / to open the slash menu and access block types:

Block Type	Slash Command
Heading 1	`/heading1` or `/h1`
Heading 2	`/heading2` or `/h2`
Heading 3	`/heading3` or `/h3`
Bullet List	`/bullet`
Numbered List	`/numbered`
Check List	`/check`
Quote	`/quote`
Code Block	`/code`
Table	`/table`
Image	`/image`
Excalidraw	`/excalidraw`

Navigation

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
Open Search	`Ctrl+K`	`Cmd+K`
Search File Tree	`/`	`/`
Close Panel/Modal	`Escape`	`Escape`

Editor Navigation

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
Select All	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`
Undo	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`
Redo	`Ctrl+Y` or `Ctrl+Shift+Z`	`Cmd+Shift+Z`
Find in Document	`Ctrl+F`	`Cmd+F`

Tab Management

Action	Shortcut
Switch to Tab	Click the tab
Close Tab	Click X on the tab
Open Document	Click in file tree

Tips for Keyboard Users

Use Tab to move between interactive elements
Use Escape to close dropdowns and modals
Use Enter to confirm selections in dropdowns
Use arrow keys to navigate within tables and lists
Most formatting shortcuts work on selected text

Mouse Actions

Some actions are currently mouse-only:

Right-click context menus (create, rename, delete, move)
Drag to resize panels
Click to select text for issue marking
Tab reordering

Customization

Keyboard shortcuts follow standard conventions for rich text editors. While custom shortcuts are not currently supported, the default shortcuts are designed to be familiar to users of common document editors.

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