Roam Research Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 45 keyboard shortcuts found on Roam Research.

General

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Bring up a menu containing core functions	`/`	`/`
Search the database	`Cmd` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Jump back to the page after searching	`Cmd` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Enter`
Search within the current page	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Open a new page in the sidebar search	`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`
Jump to the Daily Notes page	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `D`
Open a link in the sidebar	`Shift` + `(Click)`	`Shift` + `(Click)`
Toggle brackets	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Indent block	`Tab`	`Tab`
Unindent block	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Move block up	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Up`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Up`
Move block down	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Down`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Down`
Create new block, bullet point	`Enter`	`Enter`
Create TODO checkbox	`Cmd` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Enter`
Create new line within a block	`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`
Undo	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`
Zoom in, show only the current zoomed-in block	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`
Zoom out, restore normal view	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
When editing a block, follow the link under the cursor	`Cmd` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `O`
Open the link under the cursor in the sidebar	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `O`
Collapse all sub-blocks under the current block	`Cmd` + `Up`	`Ctrl` + `Up`
Expand all sub-blocks under the current block	`Cmd` + `Down`	`Ctrl` + `Down`
Select the block above the cursor	`Shift` + `Up`	`Shift` + `Up`
Select the block below the cursor	`Shift` + `Down`	`Shift` + `Down`
Select all blocks	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`
Jump to the beginning of the current block	`Cmd` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Jump to the end of the current block	`Cmd` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Move one character to the right	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Move one character to the left	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Swap all characters on both sides of the cursor	`Cmd` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `T`
Show avatar of the last user who edited the block	`Cmd` + `C` + `Cmd` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `C` + `Cmd` + `X`

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Add version	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
Cycle versions to the right	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `.`
Cycle versions to the left	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `,`
Expand all versions, all versions appear in their own blocks	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Toggle between heading styles	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `1-3`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1-3`
Reset heading or set as paragraph	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Toggle TODO or DONE	`Cmd` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Enter`
Bold	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Create HTML link	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Strikethrough	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Highlight	`Cmd` + `H`	`Ctrl` + `H`
Create inline code block	```	```