Format content

Format your content in various ways using the context menu or keyboard shortcuts

To format your text, simply select the words you want and choose one of the formats from the context menu — or format your text using a keyboard shortcut or through Markdown syntax.

We've written these shortcuts using Mac keys. Use Control in place of ⌘ (Command) on Windows or Linux operating systems. Check out our keyboard shortcuts section to see all the shortcuts for all operating systems.

Bold

Keyboard shortcut: ⌘ + B

Markdown

**Bold**

Italic

Keyboard shortcut : ⌘ + I

Markdown

_Italic_

Strikethrough

Keyboard shortcut: ⇧ + ⌘ + S

Markdown

~~Strikethrough~~

Code

Keyboard shortcut: ⌘ + E

Markdown

`Code`

Link

Keyboard shortcut: ⌘ + K

When you add a link to text on your page, you'll be prompted to provide the link. You can add any URL, but if you're linking to another page or section in your site, we recommend using a relative link.

This is a link to an external page.

This is a link to another page in this section.

This is a link to a section on this page.

This is a link that starts an email to a specific address.

Color and background color

Click the color icon in the context menu, and choose a color for the text or its background.

This text is orange.

This text background is orange.

Right-to-left text

GitBook doesn't currently support right-to-left contributions. Paragraphs and headings automatically detect RTL text and adapt their layout, but lists and other content blocks may not align properly, and font quality can be reduced for some languages.