Keyboard shortcuts
Speed up your work and use shortcuts to perform common actions.
Kontent.ai allows power users to perform the most common actions without lifting their hands off the keyboard.

When you type the following markdown shorthands at the beginning of a line of text, the line of text will change its formatting according to these rules:
When you type the following markdown shorthands around a part of your text, the text inside the shorthand characters gets formatted according to these rules:
These format changes can be undone by Ctrl + Z (⌘ + Z on Mac).
Rich text editor shortcuts
When composing content in the rich text editor, you can use the following shortcuts:Action | Windows | Mac |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + Y | ⌘ + Shift + Z |
Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ + C |
Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ + V |
Paste text without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V | ⌘ + Shift + V |
Insert a line break | Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter |
Insert a non-breaking space | Ctrl + Shift + Space | ⌥ + Space |
Move through the text by blocks | Ctrl + ↑↓ arrows | |
Styling | ||
Make text bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
Italicize text | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
Make text monospaced | Ctrl + Shift + M | ⌘ + Shift + M |
Type text in superscript | Ctrl + Shift + . | ⌘ + Shift + . |
Type text in subscript | Ctrl + Shift + , | ⌘ + Shift + , |
Headings and paragraphs | ||
Add an H1 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 1 |
Add an H2 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 |
Add an H3 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 3 |
Add an H4 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 4 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 4 |
Add an H5 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 5 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 5 |
Add an H6 heading | Ctrl + Alt + 6 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 6 |
Add a paragraph | Ctrl + Alt + 0 | ⌥ + ⌘ + 0 |
Switch between H1-H6 headings and a paragraph | Ctrl + Alt + H | ⌥ + ⌘ + H |
Lists | ||
Create an unordered list | Ctrl + Alt + U | ⌥ + ⌘ + U |
Create an ordered list | Ctrl + Alt + O | ⌥ + ⌘ + O |
Indent a nested list | Tab | Tab |
Unindent a nested list | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
Insert... | ||
Comment | Ctrl + Alt + M | ⌥ + ⌘ + M |
Suggestion | Ctrl + Alt + S | ⌥ + ⌘ + S |
Component | Ctrl + Alt + C | ⌥ + ⌘ + C |
Existing item | Ctrl + Alt + I | ⌥ + ⌘ + I |
Insert/Remove a weblink | Ctrl + K | ⌘ + K |
Table | Ctrl + Alt + T | ⌥ + ⌘ + T |
Asset | Ctrl + Alt + A | ⌥ + ⌘ + A |
Markdown shorthands in the rich text editor
In addition to using keyboard shortcuts, you can also use markdown-like shorthands to quickly create headings or list items.
Shorthand | Changes formatting to… |
# | H1 Heading |
## | H2 Heading |
### | H3 Heading |
#### | H4 Heading |
##### | H5 Heading |
###### | H6 Heading |
1. | Numbered list item |
1) | Numbered list item |
- | Unordered list item |
* | Unordered list item |
Shorthand | Changes formatting to… |
*your text* | Bold |
_your text_ | Italic |
`your text` | Monospaced |
Editing items and content types
When editing content items or content types, you can use the following shortcuts:Action | Windows | Mac |
Select element below | Tab | Tab |
Select element above | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
Start editing Rich text element | Enter | Enter |
Stop editing Rich text element | Esc | Esc |
Editing comments
When editing comments, you can use:Action | Windows | Mac |
Post comment | Ctrl + Enter | ⌘ + Enter |
Discard comment | Esc | Esc |
Sidebars, Bar items, Drop-downs
Action | Windows | Mac |
Confirm | Enter | Enter |
Cancel | Esc | Esc |
Modal windows
When inserting assets or inserting content items, you can use:Action | Windows | Mac |
Confirm selection | Enter | Enter |
Cancel | Esc | Esc |
Insert asset or item | Single-click | Single-click |