Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

While typing:

• Enter ** on both sides of your text to bold.

• Enter * on both sides of your text to italicize.

• Enter ` on both sides of your text to create an inline code.

At the beginning of a block line

Use any of these shortcuts at the beginning of a new line or existing content:

• Enter *, -, or + followed by space to create a bulleted or unordered list.

• Enter 1., a., or i. followed by space to create a numbered or ordered list.

• Enter # followed by space to create an H1 heading.

• Enter ## followed by space to create an H2 sub-heading.

• Enter ### followed by space to create an H3 sub-heading.

• Enter #### followed by space to create an H4 sub-heading.

• Enter > followed by space to create a quote block.

• Enter --- to create a divider. The last - will trigger the divider.

Two keys shortcuts

Try the following before writing a text or on a selected text:

• Press cmd/ctrl + B to make the text bold.

• Press cmd/ctrl + I to make the text italic.

• Select the text and press cmd/ctrl + K to create a hyperlink, or paste a link on a highlighted word or sentence.

• Press cmd/ctrl + E to create an inline code.

• Press cmd/ctrl + tab to exit a list or nested list.

• Press shift + up/down arrow keys to highlight multiple lines of content.

Keyboard shortcut for accessibility

• Select an area of text, then press and hold the ⌘ key on Mac or the Ctrl key on Windows to see keyboard shortcuts in the formatting toolbar.
  It gives you the following options:

  • B - To make the selected text bold

  • I - To change the selected text to Italics

  • Shift+S - To apply a strikethrough to the selected text

  • Opt+1 - To format the selected text as Heading 1

  • Opt+2 - To format the selected text as Heading 2

  • Opt+3 - To format the selected text as Heading 3

  • Shift+H - To highlight the selected text

  • E - To turn the selected text into inline code

  • K - To create a hyperlink for the selected text

  • M - To add an inline comment to the selected text

  • J - To trigger Hashnode AI

The @ mention command

Enter the @ symbol using shift + 2 to tag a Hashnode user and they'll be notified. This is useful in giving a shout-out to someone within your article. Their embedded name will lead to their profile on Hashnode.

Hint 💡: Press the ESC key to dismiss the @-user menu if you want to type @ within your article.

Focus mode

Press cmd/ctrl + Shift + I to toggle focus mode in the editor. For more information on editor focus mode, please refer to this guide.