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Windows · Linux

Ctrl+[

Mac

Cmd+[

Steps back to the page you were just on. It runs the same direction as the browser’s own back, so it works in a browser tab too, and it suits the there-and-back of opening database items.

Group
Navigation
Keys held
2

Anything with no binding is reached through the slash menu — type / and a few letters of the name and you get even blocks like the callout, which has no key at all.

Reading the key names

  • Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
  • On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
  • Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
  • With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
  • When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Common questions

Q. What is the shortcut for Go back a page in Notion?

Steps back to the page you were just on. It runs the same direction as the browser’s own back, so it works in a browser tab too, and it suits the there-and-back of opening database items. It is Ctrl+[ on Windows and Cmd+[ on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+[ on Windows, Cmd+[ on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in Notion.

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