Format text and blocks
Add bold, headings, lists and color from the toolbar or the keyboard, and move or fold blocks.
Applies to Web · Mac · iPhone app · notes you can edit
When you open a note, the editor shows two toolbar rows above the text. The first row, Writing, holds text formatting, headings, lists and alignment. The second row, Tools, is for things you insert: attachments, tables, icons and comments. Hover over any button to see its name and shortcut. The shortcut layout matches UpNote.
What’s in the Writing row
| Group | Buttons | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| History | Undo, Redo | ⌘Z, ⇧⌘Z |
| Type | Font size (8–144px), Font (Default font or Custom) | — |
| Color | Highlight, Text color | ⇧⌥⌘1–9, ⌥⌘1–9 (0 clears) |
| Text style | Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough | ⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U, ⇧⌘X |
| Headings | Heading 1–Heading 3 | ⌘1–⌘3 |
| Lists | Bullet list, Numbered list, Checklist, standalone checkbox, Mark done | ⌘7, ⌘8, ⌘9, ⇧⌘9, ⇧⌥⌘E |
| Blocks | Quote, Collapsible block, Code block, Divider | ⇧⌘U, ⌘., ⇧⌥⌘C, ⇧⌘H |
| Scripts and code | Subscript, Superscript, Inline code | ⇧⌘;, ⇧⌘', ⇧⌘C |
| Links and math | Link, TeX math (Σ) | ⇧⌘K, — |
| Indent | Indent, Outdent (list items) | ⌘], ⌘[ or Tab, ⇧Tab |
| Move lines | Move block up, Move block down | ⌥⌘↑, ⌥⌘↓ |
| Alignment | Align left, Align center, Align right, Justify | ⇧⌘L, ⇧⌘E, ⇧⌘R, ⇧⌘J |
| Date and time | Insert today’s date (with weekday), insert current time (hh:mm) | ⌘D, ⇧⌘D (date and time: ⇧⌥⌘D) |
To strip all character formatting (bold, color, highlight and so on) from a selection, press ⌘\ (Clear formatting). To hide or show the whole toolbar, press ⇧⌘A.
Lists and marking lines done
- Checklist items (⌘9) are tasks. See Turn checklist lines into tasks.
- To add a checkbox to one numbered or bulleted item while keeping its number or bullet, press ⇧⌘9. On a checklist item, the same key toggles it done.
- Mark done (⇧⌥⌘E) marks an ordinary line as done without a checkbox. You’re asked to confirm when you remove the mark.
- Outside lists and tables, Tab inserts one wide space (an em space).
Text color and highlight palette
⌥⌘1–9 apply text colors and ⇧⌥⌘1–9 apply highlights; matching numbers share a color family. ⌥⌘0 and ⇧⌥⌘0 remove them. To choose which color each number uses, open View options and edit the Shortcut color palette.
Keys that differ in a browser
Tips
- You can add most blocks without the toolbar, by typing Markdown-style patterns such as
#,-or**bold**, or from the/menu. See The / menu and Markdown shortcuts. - On a narrow screen, swipe the toolbar rows sideways to reach the rest of the buttons.
- For every shortcut, press ⌘/ in the app or see Keyboard shortcuts.