Shortcuts

In addition to the toolbar at the top of the editor, Blocks exposes a robust collection of keyboard and Markdown shortcuts.

Block-level

Block level styling is applied by beginning a newline with a Block shortcut. They can also be used to toggle on/off a Block type.

Type	Markdown Equivalent	Keyboard	Syntax
Heading 1	`# Heading 1`	`⌘ ⌥ 1`	`#` + `space`
Heading 2	`## Heading 2`	`⌘ ⌥ 2`	`##` + `space`
Heading 3	`### Heading 3`	N/A	`###` + `space`
Heading 4	`#### Heading 4`	N/A	`####` + `space`
Heading 5	`##### Heading 5`	N/A	`#####` + `space`
Heading 6	`###### Heading 6`	N/A	`######` + `space`
Blockqote	`> Here's a quote`	`⌘ ⌥ Q`	`>` + `space`

Inline

When editing content in a Block you can apply styling to a subset by wrapping a portion of the content or even the whole line. This is useful for making items bold, italic, or highlighting some text.

Type	Markdown Equivalent	Keyboard	Syntax
bold	`bold`	`⌘` + `b`	`text`
italic	`_italic_`	`⌘` + `i`	`_text_`
`code`	`code`	None	`text`