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 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 a word is highlighted:

FAQs

How do I change the font?

Superhuman doesn't have 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 the 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!