Keyboard Shortcuts
Once the basics are in your fingers, most of Closot can be driven without reaching for the mouse. This page lists every shortcut currently available, grouped by what it does.
Reading the Keys
| Symbol | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
⌘ | Command | Ctrl |
⌥ | Option | Alt |
⇧ | Shift | Shift |
One group genuinely differs between platforms — Turn a Block Into uses ⌘⌥ on Mac but Ctrl + ⇧ on Windows and Linux. Everything else is identical once you swap ⌘ for Ctrl.
Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘K | Open search |
⌘F | Find on the current page |
⌘\ | Show or hide the sidebar |
⌘⌥N | Create a new private page and open it |
⌘[ | Go back |
⌘] | Go forward |
⌘⇧L | Switch between light and dark mode |
⌘K needs a workspace to search, so it does nothing on the workspace picker, the sign-in screen, or a public page view.
Find on Page
Press ⌘F, then:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Type | Highlights every match as you go, with the current one picked out |
Enter | Jump to the next match |
⇧Enter | Jump to the previous match |
Esc | Close the bar and clear the highlights |
Find searches the whole document, including text scrolled far out of view. Matching ignores capitalization, and stepping past the last match wraps around to the first.
Text Formatting
Select some text first, or start typing with the mark active.
| Shortcut | Formatting |
|---|---|
⌘B | Bold |
⌘I | Italic |
⌘U | Underline |
⌘⇧S | Strikethrough |
⌘E | Inline code |
⌘⇧H | AI highlight |
Text highlight colors have no shortcut — use the color button in the toolbar that appears when text is selected. See Style & Customize Your Page.
Blocks
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘D | Duplicate the current block |
⌘L | Copy a link to the current block |
⌘⇧↑ | Move the block above the one before it |
⌘⇧↓ | Move the block below the one after it |
Backspace | Delete the selected block |
Duplicating a list item copies the whole item, marker included. Opening a copied block link reopens the page focused on that block — see Links.
Deleting a board or a page asks for confirmation first. Other blocks are removed immediately, though ⌘Z will bring them back.
Selecting
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘A | Select the current block; press again to select the whole page |
Turn a Block Into
Put the cursor in a block, or select several, then:
| Result | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Text | ⌘⌥0 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 0 |
| Heading 1 | ⌘⌥1 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 1 |
| Heading 2 | ⌘⌥2 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 2 |
| Heading 3 | ⌘⌥3 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 3 |
| Numbered list | ⌘⌥6 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 6 |
| Code block | ⌘⌥8 | Ctrl + ⇧ + 8 |
History
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘Z | Undo |
⌘⇧Z | Redo |
When several people are editing the same page, undo only reverses your own changes — you can't accidentally roll back a teammate's work. For restoring an entire earlier version of a page, see Delete & Restore Content.
Typing Shortcuts
Menus
| Type | Opens |
|---|---|
/ | The block menu — keep typing to filter it, then press Enter to insert |
@ | Mention a person, or insert a date or reminder |
Markdown at the Start of a Line
| Type | Creates |
|---|---|
# | Heading 1 |
## | Heading 2 |
### | Heading 3 |
- or * | Bulleted list |
1. | Numbered list |
> | Quote |
``` | Code block |
--- | Divider |
Markdown Anywhere in a Line
| Type | Formatting |
|---|---|
**text** | Bold |
*text* | Italic |
~~text~~ | Strikethrough |
`text` | Inline code |
==text== | AI highlight |