The Substack editor supports the following shortcuts:
Type *
or -
followed by space to create a bulleted list.
Type 1.
, a.
, or i.
followed by space to create a numbered list.
Type #
followed byspace
to create an H1 heading.
Type ##
followed by space
to create an H2 sub-heading.
Type ###
followed by space
to create an H3 sub-heading.
Type >
followed by space
to create a quote block.
Press enter
to insert a new paragraph.
Press shift
+ enter
to create a line break within a paragraph.
Press tab
to indent a bullet or numbered list item. Press shift
+tab
to de-indent a bullet or numbered list item.
Type ---
(three hyphens in a row) to create a divider.
With text selected, press cmd/ctrl
+B
to bold text.
With text selected, press cmd/ctrl
+I
to italicize text.
With text selected, press cmd/ctrl
+ shift
+ x
for strikethrough.
With text selected, press press cmd/ctrl
+ K
to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link using press cmd/ctrl
+ V
.