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⤢ OBSIDIAN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 41 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ First Tab o… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⌘ Last Tab o… 0 Q W E ⌘ Toggle Edi… R T ⌘ Open a Ne… Y U I ⌘ Italic Text O ⌘ Open Quic… P ⌘ Open Com… A ⌘ Select All S D F ⌘ ⇧ Open Sear… G H J K ⌘ ⇧ Delete Cur… L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ Bold Text N ⌘ Create Ne… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Selected… ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Open Link in a N… ⌘ LMB Open Selected… ⌘ ↵ Paste Without F… ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Insert Line Break… ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Move to the Begi… ⌘ ← Move to the End… ⌘ → Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recentl… ⌘ ⇧ T Add New Proper… ⌘ ; Rename Note F2 Merge Source N… ↵ Create Note with… ⇧ ↵ Copy Paragraph ⌘ C Cut Paragraph ⌘ X Delete Previous… ⌫ Delete Next Cha… ⌦ Delete Previous… ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Addition… ⌥ LMB Unindent List Ite… ⇧ ⇥ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC OBSIDIAN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 41 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ First Tab o… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⌘ Last Tab o… 0 A ⌘ Select All Z ⌘ Undo E ⌘ Toggle Edi… R T ⌘ Open a Ne… Y U I ⌘ Italic Text O ⌘ Open Quic… P ⌘ Open Com… Q S D F ⌘ ⇧ Open Sear… G H J K ⌘ ⇧ Delete Cur… L M W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ Bold Text N ⌘ Create Ne… MORE SHORTCUTS Open Selected… ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Open Link in a N… ⌘ LMB Open Selected… ⌘ ↵ Paste Without F… ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Insert Line Break… ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Move to the Begi… ⌘ ← Move to the End… ⌘ → Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recentl… ⌘ ⇧ T Add New Proper… ⌘ ; Rename Note F2 Merge Source N… ↵ Create Note with… ⇧ ↵ Copy Paragraph ⌘ C Cut Paragraph ⌘ X Delete Previous… ⌫ Delete Next Cha… ⌦ Delete Previous… ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Addition… ⌥ LMB Unindent List Ite… ⇧ ⇥ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC ⤢ GENERAL Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E Exit Slash Command Search ⎋ Open Developer Console ⌘ ⌥ I SEARCH Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F FORMATTING Bold Text ⌘ B Italic Text ⌘ I Insert Line Break Within a Paragra… ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Unindent List Item ⇧ ⇥ TABS Open a New Tab ⌘ T Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recently Closed Tab ⌘ ⇧ T First Tab on the Left ⌘ 1 Last Tab on the Right ⌘ 9 LINKS Open Link in a New Tab ⌘ LMB Open Link in a New Tab Group ⌘ ⌥ LMB BASES Copy the Selected Cells ⌘ C Paste the Selected Cells ⌘ V Focus the Current Cell ↵ Go to the Next Cell ⇥ Go to the Previous Cell ⇧ ⇥ NOTES Create New Note ⌘ N Rename Note F2 Merge Source Note at End of Dest… ↵ Merge Source Note at Start of Des… ⇧ ↵ Create New Note from Merge Sou… ⌘ ↵ EDITING Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Paste Without Formatting ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Delete Current Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Paragraph ⌘ C Cut Paragraph (Nothing Selected) ⌘ X Delete Previous Character ⌫ Delete Next Character ⌦ Delete Previous Word ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Additional Cursor ⌥ LMB Delete to Beginning of Current Line ⌘ ⌫ Delete to End of Current Line ⌘ ⌦ Add Cursors on Consecutive Lines ⇧ ⌥ LMB Remove Additional Cursors ⎋ PROPERTIES Add New Property ⌘ ; Focus Next Property ⇥ Focus Previous Property ⇧ ⇥ Jump to Editor from Properties ⌥ ↓ NAVIGATION Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ Open Selected Note in New Tab ⌘ ↵ Move to the Beginning of the Curr… ⌘ ← Move to the End of the Current Line ⌘ → Create Note with the Exact Name… ⇧ ↵ Move the Cursor One Character L… ← Move the Cursor One Character R… → Move the Cursor to the Previous L… ↑ Move the Cursor to the Next Line ↓ Move to the Beginning of the Prev… ⌥ ← Move to the End of the Next Word ⌥ → Move to the Beginning of the Note ⌘ ↑ Move to the End of the Note ⌘ ↓ Move the Cursor Up One Page Fn ↑ Move the Cursor Down One Page Fn ↓ SELECTION Select All ⌘ A Simplify Selection ⎋ Extend Selection One Character L… ⇧ ← Extend Selection One Character R… ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning… ⌥ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the… ⌥ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning… ⌘ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the… ⌘ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning… ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Extend Selection to the End of the… ⌘ ⇧ ↓ CANVAS Select All Cards in the Canvas ⌘ A Delete Selected Cards ⌦ Zoom to Fit ⇧ 1 Obsidian KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 80 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC ⤢ NAVIGATION 16 Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ Open Selected Note i… ⌘ ↵ Move to the Beginnin… ⌘ ← Move to the End of t… ⌘ → Create Note with the… ⇧ ↵ Move the Cursor One… ← Move the Cursor One… → Move the Cursor to t… ↑ Move the Cursor to t… ↓ Move to the Beginnin… ⌥ ← Move to the End of t… ⌥ → Move to the Beginnin… ⌘ ↑ Move to the End of t… ⌘ ↓ Move the Cursor Up O… Fn ↑ Move the Cursor Down… Fn ↓ LINKS 02 Open Link in a New T… ⌘ LMB Open Link in a New T… ⌘ ⌥ LMB BASES 05 Copy the Selected Ce… ⌘ C Paste the Selected C… ⌘ V Focus the Current Ce… ↵ Go to the Next Cell ⇥ Go to the Previous C… ⇧ ⇥ SEARCH 01 Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F EDITING 19 Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Paste Without Format… ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Delete Current Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Paragraph ⌘ C Cut Paragraph ⌘ X Delete Previous Char… ⌫ Delete Next Character ⌦ Delete Previous Word ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Additional Cu… ⌥ LMB Delete to Beginning… ⌘ ⌫ Delete to End of Cur… ⌘ ⌦ Add Cursors on Conse… ⇧ ⌥ LMB Remove Additional Cu… ⎋ NOTES 05 Create New Note ⌘ N Rename Note F2 Merge Source Note at… ↵ Merge Source Note at… ⇧ ↵ Create New Note from… ⌘ ↵ SELECTION 10 Select All ⌘ A Simplify Selection ⎋ Extend Selection One… ⇧ ← Extend Selection One… ⇧ → Extend Selection to… ⌥ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to… ⌥ ⇧ → Extend Selection to… ⌘ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to… ⌘ ⇧ → Extend Selection to… ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Extend Selection to… ⌘ ⇧ ↓ PROPERTIES 04 Add New Property ⌘ ; Focus Next Property ⇥ Focus Previous Prope… ⇧ ⇥ Jump to Editor from… ⌥ ↓ GENERAL 04 Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and R… ⌘ E Exit Slash Command S… ⎋ Open Developer Conso… ⌘ ⌥ I FORMATTING 05 Bold Text ⌘ B Italic Text ⌘ I Insert Line Break Wi… ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Unindent List Item ⇧ ⇥ TABS 06 Open a New Tab ⌘ T Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recently Clos… ⌘ ⇧ T First Tab on the Left ⌘ 1 Last Tab on the Right ⌘ 9 CANVAS 03 Select All Cards in… ⌘ A Delete Selected Cards ⌦ Zoom to Fit ⇧ 1 Obsidian KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 80 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC ⤢ OBSIDIAN · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 12 SETS · No.01 OBSIDIAN TOTAL 80 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 04 NOTES 05 NAVIGATION 16 SEARCH 01 EDITING 19 FORMATTING 05 SELECTION 10 TABS 06 LINKS 02 PROPERTIES 04 CANVAS 03 BASES 05 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E Exit Slash Command Search ⎋ Open Developer Console ⌘ ⌥ I Create New Note ⌘ N Rename Note F2 Merge Source Note at End of Destination ↵ Merge Source Note at Start of Destination ⇧ ↵ Create New Note from Merge Source ⌘ ↵ Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ Open Selected Note in New Tab ⌘ ↵ Move to the Beginning of the Current Line ⌘ ← Move to the End of the Current Line ⌘ → Create Note with the Exact Name Typed ⇧ ↵ Move the Cursor One Character Left ← Move the Cursor One Character Right → Move the Cursor to the Previous Line ↑ Move the Cursor to the Next Line ↓ Move to the Beginning of the Previous W… ⌥ ← Move to the End of the Next Word ⌥ → Move to the Beginning of the Note ⌘ ↑ Move to the End of the Note ⌘ ↓ Move the Cursor Up One Page Fn ↑ Move the Cursor Down One Page Fn ↓ Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Paste Without Formatting ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Delete Current Line (Nothing Selected) ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Paragraph (Nothing Selected) ⌘ C Cut Paragraph (Nothing Selected) ⌘ X Delete Previous Character ⌫ Delete Next Character ⌦ Delete Previous Word ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Additional Cursor ⌥ LMB Delete to Beginning of Current Line ⌘ ⌫ Delete to End of Current Line ⌘ ⌦ Add Cursors on Consecutive Lines ⇧ ⌥ LMB Remove Additional Cursors ⎋ Bold Text ⌘ B Italic Text ⌘ I Insert Line Break Within a Paragraph ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Unindent List Item ⇧ ⇥ Select All ⌘ A Simplify Selection ⎋ Extend Selection One Character Left ⇧ ← Extend Selection One Character Right ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of t… ⌥ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the Nex… ⌥ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of t… ⌘ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the Cur… ⌘ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of t… ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Extend Selection to the End of the Note ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Open a New Tab ⌘ T Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recently Closed Tab ⌘ ⇧ T First Tab on the Left ⌘ 1 Last Tab on the Right ⌘ 9 Open Link in a New Tab ⌘ LMB Open Link in a New Tab Group ⌘ ⌥ LMB Add New Property ⌘ ; Focus Next Property ⇥ Focus Previous Property ⇧ ⇥ Jump to Editor from Properties ⌥ ↓ Select All Cards in the Canvas ⌘ A Delete Selected Cards ⌦ Zoom to Fit ⇧ 1 Copy the Selected Cells ⌘ C Paste the Selected Cells ⌘ V Focus the Current Cell ↵ Go to the Next Cell ⇥ Go to the Previous Cell ⇧ ⇥ OBSIDIAN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E ⌘ Toggle Edi… R T ⌘ Open a Ne… Y U I O ⌘ Open Quic… P ⌘ Open Com… A ⌘ Select All S D F ⌘ ⇧ Open Sear… G H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ Bold Text N ⌘ Create Ne… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Selected Note ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC Keyboard map GENERAL Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E SEARCH Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F EDITING Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z TABS Open a New Tab ⌘ T NOTES Create New Note ⌘ N NAVIGATION Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ FORMATTING Bold Text ⌘ B SELECTION Select All ⌘ A Obsidian KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC Isometric NOTES 01 Create New Note ⌘ N NAVIGATION 02 Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ FORMATTING 01 Bold Text ⌘ B SELECTION 01 Select All ⌘ A TABS 01 Open a New Tab ⌘ T GENERAL 02 Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E SEARCH 01 Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F EDITING 05 Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Obsidian KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OBSIDIAN · MAC Typewriter OBSIDIAN · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 8 SETS · No.01 OBSIDIAN TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 02 NOTES 01 NAVIGATION 02 SEARCH 01 EDITING 05 FORMATTING 01 SELECTION 01 TABS 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E Create New Note ⌘ N Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Bold Text ⌘ B Select All ⌘ A Open a New Tab ⌘ T Editorial Obsidian is a local-first knowledge base and note-taking app that stores everything as plain Markdown files. Mastering its shortcuts for the command palette, quick switcher, and editor navigation lets you link ideas and traverse your vault without ever reaching for the mouse.
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19 Action Shortcut Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Paste Without Formatting ⌘ ⇧ V Insert New Line ↵ Delete Current Line (Nothing Selected) ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Paragraph (Nothing Selected) ⌘ C Cut Paragraph (Nothing Selected) ⌘ X Delete Previous Character ⌫ Delete Next Character ⌦ Delete Previous Word ⌥ ⌫ Delete Next Word ⌥ ⌦ Add an Additional Cursor ⌥ Delete to Beginning of Current Line ⌘ ⌫ Delete to End of Current Line ⌘ ⌦ Add Cursors on Consecutive Lines ⇧ ⌥ Remove Additional Cursors ⎋
16 Action Shortcut Open Quick Switcher ⌘ O Open Selected Note ↵ Open Selected Note in New Tab ⌘ ↵ Move to the Beginning of the Current Line ⌘ ← Move to the End of the Current Line ⌘ → Create Note with the Exact Name Typed ⇧ ↵ Move the Cursor One Character Left ← Move the Cursor One Character Right → Move the Cursor to the Previous Line ↑ Move the Cursor to the Next Line ↓ Move to the Beginning of the Previous Word ⌥ ← Move to the End of the Next Word ⌥ → Move to the Beginning of the Note ⌘ ↑ Move to the End of the Note ⌘ ↓ Move the Cursor Up One Page Fn ↑ Move the Cursor Down One Page Fn ↓
13 Action Shortcut Copy the Selected Cells ⌘ C Paste the Selected Cells ⌘ V Focus the Current Cell ↵ Go to the Next Cell ⇥ Go to the Previous Cell ⇧ ⇥ Select All Cells in the Current Group ⌘ A Select All Cells in a Given Direction ⌃ ⇧ Arrows Select the Column ⌃ ␣ Select the Row ⇧ ␣ Go to the First Column ↖ Go to the Last Column ↘ Clear the Current Cell Selection ⎋ Clear the Current Cells ⌫
12 Action Shortcut Select All ⌘ A Simplify Selection ⎋ Extend Selection One Character Left ⇧ ← Extend Selection One Character Right ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of the Previous Word ⌥ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the Next Word ⌥ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of the Current Line ⌘ ⇧ ← Extend Selection to the End of the Current Line ⌘ ⇧ → Extend Selection to the Beginning of the Note ⌘ ⇧ ↑ Extend Selection to the End of the Note ⌘ ⇧ ↓ Extend Selection One Page Up ⌃ ⇧ ↑ Extend Selection One Page Down ⌃ ⇧ ↓
10 Action Shortcut Add New Property ⌘ ; Focus Next Property ⇥ Focus Previous Property ⇧ ⇥ Jump to Editor from Properties ⌥ ↓ Extend Property Selection Upwards ⇧ ↑ Extend Property Selection Downwards ⇧ ↓ Edit Property Name ← Edit Property Value → Focus Property ⎋ Delete Property ⌘ ⌫
6 Action Shortcut Open a New Tab ⌘ T Next Tab ⌃ ⇥ Previous Tab ⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Reopen Recently Closed Tab ⌘ ⇧ T First Tab on the Left ⌘ 1 Last Tab on the Right ⌘ 9
6 Action Shortcut Select All Cards in the Canvas ⌘ A Delete Selected Cards ⌦ Zoom to Fit ⇧ 1 Stop Editing a Card ⎋ Zoom to Selection ⇧ 2 Zoom the Canvas ⌘
5 Action Shortcut Create New Note ⌘ N Rename Note F2 Merge Source Note at End of Destination ↵ Merge Source Note at Start of Destination ⇧ ↵ Create New Note from Merge Source ⌘ ↵
5 Action Shortcut Bold Text ⌘ B Italic Text ⌘ I Insert Line Break Within a Paragraph ⇧ ↵ Indent List Item ⇥ Unindent List Item ⇧ ⇥
4 Action Shortcut Open Command Palette ⌘ P Toggle Editing and Reading View ⌘ E Exit Slash Command Search ⎋ Open Developer Console ⌘ ⌥ I
3 Action Shortcut Open Link in a New Tab ⌘ Open Link in a New Tab Group ⌘ ⌥ Open Link in a New Window ⌘ ⌥ ⇧
1 Action Shortcut Open Search ⌘ ⇧ F
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Obsidian shortcut? Obsidian has 100 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Obsidian product? No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Was this reference helpful? Thanks — your feedback helps us improve.
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