Notion · Show or hide the sidebar
Navigation
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+\Mac
Cmd+\Folds the left list away or brings it back, widening the body. On a database page with a wide table it is the cheapest way to read without scrolling sideways.
- 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 Show or hide the sidebar in Notion?
Folds the left list away or brings it back, widening the body. On a database page with a wide table it is the cheapest way to read without scrolling sideways. 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.