# Block menu commands

Every entry of the `/` block menu – what you type to find it and what it inserts.

At the start of a line or after a space, `/` opens the menu; how to use it is described in [The block menu with /](/documents#the-block-menu-with). Typing on filters by name, shortcut and description, with the best match at the top: instead of the shortcuts in the table, the name works too, in English as in German. With nothing typed, the five blocks you used last come first. Blocks of [block extensions](/plugins) appear under **Extensions** with their own names.

This list is generated from Flowplan's editor. The field above the tables filters it.

## AI

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI assistant | `/ki`, `/ai`, `/assistent`, `/assistant` | Let the AI write text *(When AI writing is on)* |

## Text

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text | `/text`, `/p`, `/absatz`, `/paragraph` | Just start writing |
| Heading 1 | `/h1`, `/titel`, `/heading1`, `/#` | Large heading |
| Heading 2 | `/h2`, `/heading2`, `/##` | Medium heading |
| Heading 3 | `/h3`, `/heading3`, `/###` | Small heading |
| Heading 4 | `/h4`, `/heading4`, `/####` | Smallest heading |
| Quote | `/quote`, `/>` | Highlight a thought |
| Spoiler | `/verdecken`, `/versteckt`, `/hide`, `/geheim` | Hide text until someone clicks it |
| Divider | `/hr`, `/divider`, `/linie`, `/---` | Separate content |
| Page break | `/seitenumbruch`, `/pagebreak`, `/umbruch`, `/newpage` | Continue on a new page in print and PDF |

## Lists

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Task list | `/todo`, `/aufgabe`, `/task`, `/checkbox` | Tick off step by step |
| Bulleted list | `/ul`, `/liste`, `/bullet`, `/punkte` | A list with bullets |
| Numbered list | `/ol`, `/nummer`, `/numbered`, `/1.` | An ordered list |

## Blocks

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Citation | `/zitat`, `/cite`, `/citation`, `/doi` | Cite a source: DOI, BibTeX or Zotero |
| Bibliography | `/bibliography`, `/literatur`, `/references`, `/quellen` | All cited works as a list |
| Callout | `/callout`, `/hinweis`, `/note`, `/info` | Highlighted box: note, tip, important, warning or caution |
| Callout: Useful information | `/info`, `/note`, `/hinweis` | Useful information |
| Callout: Helpful advice | `/tip`, `/tipp`, `/hint` | Helpful advice |
| Callout: Key information | `/important`, `/wichtig` | Key information |
| Callout: Needs attention | `/warning`, `/warnung` | Needs attention |
| Callout: Risk or negative outcome | `/caution`, `/danger`, `/achtung`, `/gefahr` | Risk or negative outcome |
| Toggle | `/toggle`, `/details`, `/aufklappen` | Show and hide details |
| Code | `/codeblock`, `` /``` `` | Insert a code block |
| Table | `/table` | Rows and columns |
| Footnote | `/fussnote`, `/footnote`, `/fn`, `/anmerkung` | Numbered note at the end of the page |
| Two columns | `/spalten`, `/columns`, `/cols` | Content side by side |
| Tabs | `/tabs`, `/reiter`, `/registerkarten` | Switch between content in tabs |

## Media

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Image or file | `/bild`, `/image`, `/img`, `/datei` | Upload a file from your device |
| Mermaid diagram | `/mermaid`, `/diagramm`, `/flowchart`, `/chart` | Flows, sequences and relationships |
| draw.io diagram | `/drawio`, `/draw.io`, `/diagrams.net`, `/diagramm` | Draw diagrams with draw.io *(When the instance offers draw.io)* |
| Draw | `/zeichnen`, `/draw`, `/dessin`, `/dessiner` | Handwriting and sketches with a pen or finger *(Not in database records)* |
| Whiteboard | `/board`, `/canvas` | Show or create a board |
| Meeting | `/meet`, `/besprechung`, `/meeting`, `/protokoll` | Record, transcribe and summarise automatically |
| Voice note | `/audio`, `/aufnahme`, `/mikrofon`, `/diktat` | Record and insert as text |
| Embed | `/embed`, `/youtube`, `/video`, `/figma` | YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Spotify, Figma or CodePen |
| Scan document | `/scan`, `/scanner`, `/kamera`, `/camera` | With the camera, as a searchable PDF *(In the apps for iPhone, iPad and Android)* |

## Math

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Formula | `/math`, `/latex`, `/katex`, `/tex` | Mathematical expression |
| Inline formula | `/inlinemath` | Math right inside a sentence |
| Function graph | `/graph`, `/plot`, `/funktion`, `/function` | Draw functions of x, editable live |
| Fraction | `/fraction`, `/bruch`, `/frac`, `/geteilt` | Numerator over denominator, inside a sentence |

## Database & embeds

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Metric | `/metric`, `/kpi`, `/zahl`, `/anzahl` | A number from a database, kept up to date |
| Dashboard | `/dashboard`, `/kennzahlen`, `/metrics`, `/kpi` | Three metrics side by side, embed charts below |
| Mention a page, record or person | `/mention`, `/link`, `/seite`, `/person` | Connect knowledge with @ |
| Linked database | `/datenbank`, `/db`, `/database`, `/linked` | Existing records with a view of their own |

## More

| Block | Type | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Synced block | `/sync`, `/synced`, `/synchron`, `/wiederverwenden` | Content that stays the same on several pages |
| Workflow button | `/workflow`, `/knopf`, `/button`, `/automation` | Starts a workflow with a manual trigger |
| Insert synced block | `/sync`, `/synced`, `/einfuegen`, `/kopie` | Show an existing synced block |