Keyboard shortcuts

tela is built to drive from the keyboard. A vim-style layer lets you navigate and act without the mouse — jump between pages, move through lists, scroll a document, all from the home row.

[!TIP] Press ? anywhere to pop up the shortcut cheatsheet. It's generated from the live keymap, so it always matches what actually works.

When shortcuts fire

Single-key shortcuts only act in normal mode — when you're not typing. They stay out of the editor, search boxes, and form fields (so j types a "j" there), and step aside while a menu or dialog is open. The moment focus leaves a text field, the keys are live again.

Modifier shortcuts (⌘K / Ctrl-K and friends) work everywhere, including inside the editor.

Go to

Press the two keys in sequence — tap g, then the second key.

Do

Move through a list

j / k move a cursor through whatever list is in focus — the page tree in the sidebar, your search results, or the home dashboard feeds. The most relevant list wins automatically (on the search page it's the results; otherwise the sidebar).

Reading mode

In the distraction-free reader (the Read mode button, or ?view=read on any page) the same keys scroll and skim:

The j/k, g g/G, [/] motion and reading keys also work on public pages you're viewing logged-out, handy for skimming a long shared doc. The Go to and Do shortcuts need the signed-in app.