In our quest to completely remove unnecessary clicks, we created a game-changing feature: /Slash Commands. Use this feature to quickly add elements like rich text, attach images, move a task, or change a due date.
Combined with Command Center, you can do anything without lifting a finger!
What you'll need
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/Slash Commands are available on every ClickUp Plan.
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Guests can use /Slash Commands.
Use /Slash Commands
To use /Slash Commands, navigate to a location where they can be applied.
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Type a slash
/
to activate the Slash Command menu. -
Find a shortcut by scrolling through the menu with your mouse and clicking to select.
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You can also press
Tab
or use the arrow keys, and pressReturn
orEnter
to select. -
After you've memorized some frequently-used commands, you'll just type
/
+ the command +Enter
,Space
, orReturn
.
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Supported locations
You can use Slash Commands in the following items in your Workspace.
Task views and subtasks
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Use /Slash Commands in the description, comments, and when creating new tasks and subtasks.
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Some of the commands available in tasks aren't available in subtasks.
Docs
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Many of the /Slash Commands available in tasks and subtasks are available in Docs.
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There are also some that are unique to Docs.
Whiteboards and more
/Slash Commands are also available in Whiteboard, Columns, Chat view, text block Dashboard widgets, and Notepad.
Note: Columns commands vary depending on the location where Columns are created.
All /Slash Commands by action and location
Check all of our /Slash Commands and the locations where you can use them!
Action |
/Slash Command |
Location |
Assign Add or remove assignees |
/a |
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Assign comment |
/ac |
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Assign to me Assign this task to myself |
/me |
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Attachment Add attachment of task to editor |
/attach |
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Background, blue |
/bl |
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Background, green |
/g |
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Background, orange |
/or |
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Background, purple |
/prp |
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Background, red |
/r |
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Background, yellow |
/y |
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Banner blue |
/info |
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Banner green |
/success |
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Banner red |
/danger |
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Banner yellow |
/warning |
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Board view |
/bview |
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Bold |
/bo |
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Box file Sign in to Box, choose and add a file |
/box |
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Bulleted List |
/bul |
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Button |
/button |
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Checklist |
/check |
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Clear Color Change text color back to default black |
/clrcolor |
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Clear Format Clear any previous formatting |
/clear |
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Clear Highlight Remove highlight |
/clrbg |
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Close task Change the status to closed |
/close |
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CloudApp Embed a CloudApp file |
/cloudapp |
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Code block |
/co |
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Columns |
/cols |
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Dependency, blocking Add a task that must be completed before this task |
/b |
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Dependency, waiting on Add a task that can't be started until this task is completed |
/o |
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Divider |
/div |
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Doc Create a ClickUp or Google Doc and add it here |
/doc |
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Dropbox file Sign in to Dropbox, choose and add a file |
/dropbox |
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Due Date Type any date or time to set a deadline |
/d |
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Due Date to today Change the date due to today |
/today |
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Embed |
/em |
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Figma Embed a Figma file |
/figma |
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GIPHY Post a random gif. ClickApp must be enabled |
/giphy |
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Google Docs Embed a Google Doc |
/em gdoc |
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Google Drive Embed a Google Drive file |
/em gdrive |
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Google Sheets |
/ em gsheet |
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Google Slides |
/em gslide |
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Heading 1 |
/h1 |
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Heading 2 |
/h2 |
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Heading 3 |
/h3 |
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Heading 4 |
/h4 |
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Inbox Assign to me and add due date of today |
/inbox |
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Inline code |
/in |
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Italic |
/it |
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Link to |
/lt |
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List view Insert a List view |
/lview |
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Loom Embed a Loom file |
/loom |
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Markdown Paste markdown text |
/md |
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Miro Embed a Miro board
Tip: Want to collaborate with your team in real time right alongside your tasks? Check out our Whiteboards feature today! |
/miro |
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Move Move this task to a different List |
/m |
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New Page Create a new page and add it here |
/page |
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New subpage Create a new subpage and add it here |
/subpage |
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Normal text Remove heading formatting |
/norm |
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Numbered List |
/num |
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OneDrive/Sharepoint file Sign in to OneDrive/ Sharepoint, choose and add a file |
/onedrive |
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Priority Set the importance of this task |
/p |
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Quote |
/q |
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Sprint Points
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/pts |
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Start Date Type any date or time for a deadline |
/sd |
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Status |
/s |
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Sticky table of contents |
/stc |
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Strikethrough |
/s- |
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Subtask Create a subtask and add a link to it here |
/- |
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Table |
/table |
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Table of contents |
/tc |
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Table view Insert a Table view
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/tview |
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Tags |
/t |
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Task mention Mention any ClickUp task here |
/# |
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Template Apply a template |
/temp |
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Time Estimate |
/est |
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Toggle list |
/toggle |
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Turn Into menu Choose from a list of rich text formatting options |
/tu |
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Vimeo Embed a Vimeo file |
/vimeo |
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YouTube Embed a YouTube file |
/youtube |
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Website link |
/k |
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Watcher Add or remove people that follow this task |
/w |
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Zoom |
/zoom |
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