Editor

Nover supports Markdown for formatting text in your notes, allowing you to add style and structure with simple punctuation marks. For instance, to make a word bold, surround it with double asterisks: **bold**.

You can also apply basic styling with a toolbar menu, which will pop up after you highlight a text.

Or use the slash menu by typing /.

Supported formatting

Here’s an overview of all styles you can apply alongside markdown syntax and the keyboard shortcuts

• # then
  space
• ⌘shift1

• ## then
  space
• ⌘shift2

• ### then
  space
• ⌘shift3

• -, * or + then
  space
• ⌘shift8

• 1. then
  space
• ⌘shift7

• [] then
  space
• [x] will create a checked todo
• ⌘shiftc
• ⌘enter
  will check/uncheck todo

• > then
  space
• ⌘shift>

Code block

• ``` or ```js (to specify language) then
  space
• ⌘shifte

• ⌘shift9

• ⌘shift0

• **text** or __text__
• ⌘b

• *text* or _text_
• ⌘i

• ~~text~~
• ⌘s

• `text`
• ⌘e

• ==text==
• ⌘shifth
• Hold
  Cmdshift
  and press
  h
  to cycle through highlight colors

• ⌘shiftg

• [Link](https://example.com)
• ⌘k
  to insert a link
• ⌥click
  to edit a link
• Links are applied automatically while you type or when pasted

• ---
• Cmdshiftd

Helpful commands

• ⌘z
  /
  ⌘y
  to undo/redo typing
• ⌘↑
  /
  ⌘↓
  to toggle between small text, regular text, and headings
• tab
  /
  shiftTab
  to increase/decrease indentation of lists. On mobile devices, you can swipe left or right on a list item

Read more in Keyboard shortcuts

Smart typography

Nover will automatically transform common text patterns while you type:

Symbols and arrows:

• -- → — emdash
• <- → ← left arrow
• -> → → right arrow

Quotes:

• " → “ double typographic quotes
• ' → ‘ single typographic quotes
• << → « left guillemets
• >> → » left guillemets

Trademarks and signs:

• (c) → © copyright
• (r) → ® registered trademark
• (tm) → ™ trademark
• (sm) → ℠ service mark

Fractions and math:

• 1/2 → ½ one half
• 1/4 → ¼ one quarter
• 3/4 → ¾ three quarters
• +/- → ± plus/minus
• != → ≠ not equal
• 2*3 or 2x3 → 2×3 multiplication
• ^2 → ² superscript two
• ^3 → ³ superscript three

Smart wrapping

Quickly wrap your text with symbols and formatting marks. Just select any text and press a symbol key — Nover will automatically wrap your selection with matching pairs. For example:

• Selecting a text and pressing ( results in (text)
• Selecting a text and pressing * results in *text*

Supported symbols:

• Quotes: ', ", «
• Brackets: (, [, {, <
• Markdown: `, *, _, ~, =