Editor Formatting

The Inklings editor gives you the formatting tools a worldbuilder actually needs — without the bloat of a full word processor or the austerity of a plain text file. Every formatting option has both a toolbar button and a keyboard shortcut.

Inline marks

Inline marks apply to selected text within a paragraph. Select the text first, then apply the mark.

Mark	Shortcut	What it does
Bold	Cmd+B / Ctrl+B	Makes selected text bold
Italic	Cmd+I / Ctrl+I	Makes selected text italic
Strikethrough	Cmd+Shift+S / Ctrl+Shift+S	Draws a line through selected text
Inline code	Cmd+E / Ctrl+E	Renders selected text in monospace code style

Marks can be combined. Select a phrase, apply bold, then apply italic to the same selection — you get bold-italic. Applying a mark to already-marked text removes it (toggle behavior).

Block elements

Block elements affect the entire block (paragraph) your cursor is in. You don’t need to select text — place the cursor anywhere in the block.

Headings

Three heading levels are available:

Level	Shortcut	Markdown shortcut
Heading 1	Cmd+Alt+1 / Ctrl+Alt+1	Type # at the start of an empty line
Heading 2	Cmd+Alt+2 / Ctrl+Alt+2	Type ## at the start of an empty line
Heading 3	Cmd+Alt+3 / Ctrl+Alt+3	Type ### at the start of an empty line

Headings within a page can be linked to directly from wiki-links using the # heading fragment syntax.

Lists

Bullet list

Press Cmd+Shift+8 or click the list button in the toolbar. You can also type - (hyphen space) at the start of an empty line to enter list mode. Press Enter to add more items.

Numbered list

Press Cmd+Shift+7 or click the numbered list button. You can also type 1. at the start of an empty line. Numbers increment automatically.

Code block

Insert a code block via the toolbar or by typing three backticks (```) at the start of an empty line and pressing Enter. The code block accepts an optional language label (e.g., typescript, python, rust) which appears as an annotation on the block.

Content inside a code block is not formatted — it renders verbatim in a monospace font.

Blockquote

Press Cmd+Shift+B / Ctrl+Shift+B or type > at the start of an empty line. Blockquotes render with a distinct left border and background, useful for callouts, quotes from characters, or highlighted lore entries.

Undo and redo

The editor uses a persistent undo system that persists across navigation. This means:

• Undo (Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z) still works after you’ve navigated away and returned
• Redo (Cmd+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) reapplies undone changes
• Each page has its own independent undo history

Mixed formatting

Multiple inline marks can coexist in a single paragraph. A paragraph can have a bold character name, italic flavor text, and code-formatted system terms all at once. Inklings persists all combinations without loss across navigation.

Formatting reference

For a compact keyboard shortcut reference including navigation and search shortcuts, see the Keyboard Shortcuts reference page.

See Also

• Create and Edit Pages — The page lifecycle beyond formatting
• Wiki-Links and Backlinks — Linking pages from within editor content
• Image Blocks — Adding images to pages
• Keyboard Shortcuts — Full shortcut reference