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 aninline 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 byspace
to create a bulleted or unordered list. -
Enter
1.
,a.
, ori.
followed byspace
to create a numbered or ordered list. -
Enter
#
followed byspace
to create an H1 heading. -
Enter
##
followed byspace
to create an H2 sub-heading. -
Enter
###
followed byspace
to create an H3 sub-heading. -
Enter
####
followed byspace
to create an H4 sub-heading. -
Enter
>
followed byspace
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 aninline
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 theCtrl
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.