Keybindings 

    All default key bindings. To change a binding, see Configuration → Key Bindings.

    In the app, F1 opens help and Ctrl+B ? shows this cheatsheet with your custom bindings applied.

    A [key_bindings] section in your config replaces the entire keymap instead of merging with the defaults. Any action you don't list ends up unbound (only Quit is restored automatically). To change one key, copy the full table below into your config and edit the lines you want. Details in Configuration → Key Bindings.

    Defaults 

    ActionDefault
    QuitCtrl+Q
    Leader (command sequences)Ctrl+B
    Command paletteCtrl+P
    PreferencesF4 / Ctrl+,
    Query search (telescope)Ctrl+K
    Open note (fuzzy finder)Ctrl+O
    Toggle drawerCtrl+T
    Open file browser (FILES view)Ctrl+E
    Find in bufferCtrl+F
    Replace in bufferTab from the find bar (no default chord)
    Follow linkCtrl+Enter (modern terminals) / Ctrl+N
    New journal entryCtrl+J
    Quick noteCtrl+W
    Save current queryCtrl+D
    Saved searchesF3
    Sort dialogCtrl+R
    File operationsF2
    Switch workspaceF5
    Focus right / leftCtrl+L / Ctrl+H
    Bold / Italic / StrikethroughCtrl+B t b / t i / t s (see below¹)
    HelpF1 (cheatsheet: Ctrl+B ?). Over FIND or the Ctrl+K search, it shows the query syntax

    ¹ Formatting has no Ctrl chord by design. Ctrl+I and Tab send the same byte (0x09) on every terminal without the kitty keyboard protocol, so Ctrl+I can't work everywhere. Having Ctrl+B and Ctrl+S format text while Ctrl+I indented would be inconsistent, so all three live in the leader's +text group, which works in every terminal.

    You can still bind a chord to these actions, except Ctrl+B, which is the leader key by default:

    [key_bindings]
TextEditor-Bold = ["ctrl&S"]

    Remember that a [key_bindings] section replaces the whole keymap.

    The Leader Tree 

    Everything else lives behind the leader: press Ctrl+B, then a short sequence. Pause mid-sequence and the which-key panel shows you what's next.

    GroupKeysExamples
    f +findf f files · f g grep/query · f t tags · f b backlinks · f r recent · f s saved searches · f h headings · f p pinned notes
    n +noten n new · n d daily · n t from template · n r rename · n p properties · n m move · n D delete
    l +linksl b backlinks · l o outgoing · l u unlinked mentions
    o +openo f/q/t/k/l/c open a drawer view directly (files/find/tags/links/outline/config)
    g +gitg s status · g p sync/push · g l log · g d diff (log/diff/sync are display-only stubs)
    v +vaultv s switch vault · v r reindex · v c config panel · v t theme picker · v p preferences
    w +windoww z zen · w l/w h grow/shrink drawer
    t +textt b bold · t i italic · t s strikethrough
    m +this notem t toggle todo · m p preview · m c copy wikilink · m y yank path · m r rename · m i pin / unpin
    pcommand palette
    ?help / cheatsheet
    1–9open pinned note 1–9

    How the leader works, and how to remap the whole tree, is covered in the TUI guide and Leader Tree Overrides.