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Formatting#

FoldNotes supports standard Markdown formatting with live rendering in the editor.

Text Styles#

Syntax Result Shortcut
**bold** bold Cmd+B
*italic* italic Cmd+I
~~strikethrough~~ ~~strikethrough~~ Cmd+Option+S
==highlight== highlighted text Cmd+Shift+H
`inline code` inline code Cmd+Shift+E

To clear formatting on selected text, press Cmd+Shift+C.

Smart selection — style without taking aim#

You don't have to select precisely. Make a rough selection — starting or ending mid-word, or sweeping across things that can't be styled — apply any style above, and FoldNotes puts the delimiters where they belong:

  • Snaps to whole words — a half-selected word is styled in full, and trailing spaces are never wrapped (so you never get invalid **word **).
  • Skips what shouldn't be styled — inline code, links, backlinks, #tags, date references, task metadata (due: / priority:), comments, and table cells are left untouched.
  • Splits around them — a selection that spans a non-styleable run is broken into pieces, so the words on each side are styled and the run between is left alone (styling across a piece of inline code wraps the text on either side, not the code).
  • Respects structure — headings and list/task markers keep their syntax; only the text is wrapped.

Select loosely and let FoldNotes do the aiming — the markup it produces always previews and exports cleanly.

Lists#

Unordered Lists#

Use - or * at the start of a line:

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

FoldNotes preserves your choice of marker (- or *) when continuing lists.

Ordered Lists#

Use numbers followed by a period:

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step

Indented Lists#

Press Tab to indent a list item (creating a sub-item) and Shift+Tab to outdent. FoldNotes uses tabs for indentation.

- Parent item
    - Child item
    - Another child
        - Grandchild

Block Quotes#

Start a line with > and a space:

> This is a block quote.
> It can span multiple lines.

Block quotes are rendered with a left border and muted styling.

Horizontal Rules#

Three or more hyphens on a line create a horizontal divider:

---

Headings#

See Headings & Folding for full details. Quick reference:

Shortcut Level
Cmd+1 Heading 1
Cmd+2 Heading 2
Cmd+3 Heading 3
Cmd+4 Heading 4
Cmd+5 Heading 5
Cmd+0 Plain text

Images#

Drag an image into the editor to embed it, or use the image browser to pick from your existing image library. See Images for full details on importing, managing, and inserting images. On iPhone and iPad you can also scan printed text straight into a note with the camera.

Admonitions#

FoldNotes supports GitHub-style admonition callouts in block quotes:

> [!NOTE]
> This is an informational note.

> [!TIP]
> A helpful suggestion.

> [!WARNING]
> Something to watch out for.

These render with coloured borders and icons in the preview window.