# Format your text

Source: https://notesgarden.com/help/8iYqhCgAHgAi-format-your-text

## While editing an item, select some text and press a shortcut, or use the toolbar that appears above the selection:

`Ctrl/Cmd + B` — Bold

`Ctrl/Cmd + I` — Italic

`Ctrl/Cmd + U` — Underline

`Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S` — Strikethrough

`Ctrl/Cmd + E` — Inline code

`Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + H` — Highlight

`Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + M` — Mute

[format-text.mp4](https://api.notesgarden.com/v1/files/JAIZ7JCQ7EER8H874XP5?publishedHomeItemUid=DNpY9fnmQY20)

*Selecting “before Friday” and pressing `Ctrl/Cmd + B`, then `Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + H`, makes it bold and highlighted.*