Formatting text

There are several ways to format text in Superhuman 🖊️

Desktop

On desktop, highlight text with your mouse to see formatting options:

You can also use the following shortcuts to edit text:

  • Cmd+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows) for bold
  • Cmd/Ctrl+i for italics
  • Cmd/Ctrl+U for underline
  • Cmd/Ctrl+O to switch colors
  • For numbered lists, type 1. and then Space or hit Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+7 
  • For bulleted lists, type * and then Space or hit Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+8
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X to strikethrough text
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+9 for quoted content
  • To hyperlink text, just highlight the text and paste your link or highlight and hit Cmd/Ctrl+K
  • Cmd/Ctrl+] to indent
  • Cmd/Ctrl+[ to outdent

Mobile

You can format text on Mobile like so: 

  1. While composing a message, tap the frame icon above the send send button:

  2. Double-tap on the text you’d like to format to highlight it. Then, tap this arrow on the right:


  1. Tap Format

  1. You'll also see the options to add a hyperlink at the bottom when text is highlighted:


FAQs

How do I change the font?

To keep your emails looking clean and professional, Superhuman doesn't offer different font or typeface options at the moment. If that's something you're interested in seeing, hit Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) → Feedback to let our team know!

How do I highlight text?

There isn't a feature for highlighting text yet, but let us know if that's something you're interested in seeing!