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 byspaceto create a bulleted or unordered list.Enter
1.,a., ori.followed byspaceto create a numbered or ordered list.Enter
#followed byspaceto create an H1 heading.Enter
##followed byspaceto create an H2 sub-heading.Enter
###followed byspaceto create an H3 sub-heading.Enter
####followed byspaceto create an H4 sub-heading.Enter
>followed byspaceto 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+Bto make the text bold.Press
cmd/ctrl+Ito make the text italic.Select the text and press
cmd/ctrl+Kto create a hyperlink, or paste a link on a highlighted word or sentence.Press
cmd/ctrl+Eto create aninlinecode.Press
cmd/ctrl+tabto exit a list or nested list.Press
shift+up/down arrow keysto highlight multiple lines of content.
The @ Mention Command
Enter the @ symbol using shift + 2 to tag an 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 simply 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.