Keyboard shortcuts

Everything in Tessera works from the keyboard. Mod means ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.

The list in the app is always current

Press ? (or Mod+/) anywhere outside a text field to see every shortcut, including the ones plugins add. Settings → Keyboard shortcuts shows the same list.

Everywhere

Action	Shortcut
Command palette and search	Mod+K
New page	Mod+Alt+N (desktop app: also Mod+N)
Show or hide the sidebar	Mod+\
Switch light and dark theme	Mod+Shift+L
Settings	Mod+,
Keyboard shortcuts	? or Mod+/
Close a menu, dialog or panel	Esc

Page tree (sidebar)

Click a page in the sidebar, or tab into the tree, then:

Action	Shortcut
Move between pages	↑ ↓
Expand or collapse	→ ←
Open the page	Enter
Move the page up or down	Alt+Shift+↑ / ↓
Nest it under the page above	Alt+Shift+→
Move it out one level	Alt+Shift+←

Page title

Action	Shortcut
Go to the first block	Enter or ↓ at the end of the title
Back to the title	↑ at the start of the first block

Editor

Action	Shortcut
Slash menu	/
Link a page	[[ or @
Tag	# followed by a name
Bold	Mod+B
Italic	Mod+I
Underline	Mod+U
Undo	Mod+Z
Redo	Mod+Shift+Z
Indent or outdent a list item	Tab / Shift+Tab
Select the current block	Esc
Move the block selection	↑ ↓ while blocks are selected
Extend the block selection	Shift+↑ / ↓ while blocks are selected
Move blocks	Mod+Shift+↑ / ↓
Duplicate blocks	Mod+D
Delete selected blocks	Delete or Backspace

Markdown shortcuts (# , - , 1. , [] , > , ```, ---, **bold**, *italic*, `code`, ~~strike~~, ==highlight==) are listed in The editor.

Databases (table view)

Action	Shortcut
Move between cells	↑ ↓ ← →, Tab, Shift+Tab
Edit the cell	Enter
Stop editing	Esc
Add a row	Mod+Enter
Copy and paste cells	Mod+C, Mod+V

Command palette

Action	Shortcut
Move through results	↑ ↓
Open or run	Enter
Close	Esc

Desktop app

Action	Shortcut
Quick capture, from any app	Mod+Shift+Space
New page	Mod+N

The desktop menus (File, Edit, View, Window, Help) use your platform's standard shortcuts.