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.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.
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.