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.

Nover app showing toolbar menu

Or use the slash menu by typing /.

Nover app showing slash menu

Supported formatting

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

Title
  • # then
    space
  • ⌘shift1
Heading
  • ## then
    space
  • ⌘shift2
Subheading
  • ### then
    space
  • ⌘shift3
  • Bulleted list
  • ...
  • ...
  • -, * or + then
    space
  • ⌘shift8
  1. Numbered list
  2. ...
  3. ...
  • 1. then
    space
  • ⌘shift7
  • Todo list
  • ...
  • ...
  • [] then
    space
  • [x] will create a checked todo
  • ⌘shift6
  • ⌘enter
    will check/uncheck todo

Quote

  • > then
    space
  • ⌘shift>
Code block
  • ``` or ```js (to specify language) then
    space
  • ⌘shifte
Small text
  • ⌘shift9

Regular text

  • ⌘⌥0
Bold
  • **text** or __text__
  • ⌘b
Italic
  • *text* or _text_
  • ⌘i
Strikethrough
  • ~~text~~
  • ⌘s
Code
  • `text`
  • ⌘e
Highlight text
  • ==text==
  • ⌘shifth
  • Hold
    Cmdshift
    and press
    h
    to cycle through highlight colors

Gray text

  • ⌘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

Divider:


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  • 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: `, *, _, ~, =