Keys

Every key in n0te, on one page. The palette (ctrl k) lists the commands too, each with its key.

Anywhere

Key	What it does
`ctrl k`	palette: notes, headings, commands (also `:` while reading)
`ctrl p`	switcher: notes only
`ctrl o` `ctrl i`	back / forward (also `alt ←` `alt →` and the mouse’s back and forward buttons)
`ctrl +` `ctrl -` `ctrl 0`	text size up / down / back to 100%, in every window
`ctrl ,`	settings
`ctrl s`	save now, even when autosave is paused for a hold

Key	What it does
`j` `k`, `↓` `↑`	next / previous block (in code: scroll)
`space` `b`, `Page Down` `Page Up`	page down / up
`gg` `G`, `Home` `End`	top / bottom
`Enter`	the block’s main action: edit it; follow it if it’s only a link; open or close a foldable callout
`gd`	follow the first link in the block
click	follow a link, tick a box, fold a callout, or go to the block
`tab`	outline: jump to a heading
`/`	find in the note
`n` `N`	next / previous match
`f`	focus mode
`h`	hide or show done tasks
`y`	copy the block as markdown (in code: the whole file)
`w`	wrap long lines (code)
`r`	reload from disk
`esc`	leave focus mode, or clear find matches
`q`	close the window (everything is already saved)

Key	What it does
`e`, double-click	edit the block (in code: the file)
`ctrl e`	edit the whole note as source
`o`	new block below; in a list, a new item at the same depth
`x`, click the box	tick or untick the task
`alt ↑` `alt ↓`, `alt k` `alt j`	move the list item (with its sub-items) up / down
`u`	undo the last edit
`ctrl r`	redo

V or v starts a selection (or drag the mouse across blocks).

Key	What it does
`j` `k` `gg` `G`	extend the selection
`d`, `Delete`, `Backspace`	delete the selected blocks
`y`	copy them as markdown
`e`, `Enter`	edit them together
`x`	tick or untick every task in them
`esc`	cancel

Key	What it does
`esc`	finish editing
`Enter`	new line; continues a list or quote, and ends it on an empty item
`↑` `↓`	past the first or last line: move the edit to the block above or below
`tab` `shift tab`	on a list item: nest it / move it back out
`alt ↑` `alt ↓`	on a list item: move it among its siblings
`[[`	link to a note (`[[#` for a heading in this note)
`ctrl z`	undo typing
`ctrl e`	from a block: edit the whole note as source; from the source: finish
`ctrl o` `ctrl i`, `ctrl k`, `ctrl p`, `ctrl ,`	finish the edit, then do what they do
click another block	move the edit there

All of GTK’s usual text keys work too: ctrl a, ctrl c, ctrl x, ctrl v, word movement with ctrl ← ctrl →, and so on.

Key	What it does
type	find as you type
`Enter`	close the bar, keep the matches
`esc`	close the bar and clear the matches

Key	What it does
`j` `k`, `↓` `↑`, `tab` `shift tab`	move
`space`, `Enter`	switch or change the setting
`←` `→`, `h` `l`	pick the vault or the text size
`esc`, `q`, `ctrl ,`	close