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
QWhat 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.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+\ on Windows, Cmd+\ on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in Notion.