Use /Slash Commands

Quickly add rich text, attach images, move tasks, change due dates, and more using /Slash Commands. Combined with the Command Center, you can remove almost every unnecessary click!

What you'll need

Supported locations

Use of /Slash Commands varies by location. /Slash Commands can be used in the following locations:

Use /Slash Commands

To use /Slash Commands, navigate to a location where they can be applied.

  1. Type a forward slash / to open the /Slash Command modal.
    Screenshot of the Slash Command modal.

  2. Scroll to find a shortcut and click to select.

    • You can also press Tab or use the arrow keys to search, then press Return or Enter to select.

    • After you've memorized some frequently-used commands, you can type / + the command + Enter, Space, or Return to complete the command.

      When using /Slash Commands in Notepad, expand to full screen to easily view all commands.

All /Slash Commands by action and location

Below is a list of every /Slash Command and the locations where you can use them.

Action /Slash Command Location

AI

Open the ClickUp AI menu. 

/ai
  • Tasks
  • Inbox comments
  • Docs
  • Command Center
  • Notepad
  • Chat

Assign

Add or remove assignees

/assign
  • Tasks
Assign comment /ac
  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

Assign to me

Assign this task to myself

/me
  • Tasks

Attachment

Add attachment of task to editor

/attach
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Badge

Format text in a colored button to call attention to it

/bad
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Banner Blue /info
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Banner Green /success
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Banner Red /danger
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Banner Yellow /warning
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Bold

/bold

  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Box file

Sign in to Box, choose and add a file

/box
  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

Bulleted List /bul
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Button /button
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Notepad

Checklist /check
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat  

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Clear Format

Clear any previous formatting

/cl
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

ClickUp List (Board)

Insert a Board view

/bview
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

ClickUp List (List)

Insert a List view

/lview
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Text block cards in Dashboards

  • Chat

  • Notepad

ClickUp List (Table)

Insert a Table view

/tview
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Text block cards in Dashboards

  • Chat

  • Notepad

Close task

Change the status to closed

/close
  • Tasks

CloudApp

Embed a CloudApp file

/cloudapp
  • Tasks

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Code block

Select a code language and format plain text as a code block

/co
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Colors

Change font to a different color

/col
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Columns

Insert columns

/cols
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Default

Change text or background color back to default black or clear a badge.

/de
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Dependency, blocking

Add a task that must be completed before this task

/block
  • Tasks

Dependency, waiting on

Add a task that can't be started until this task is completed

/wait
  • Tasks
Divider /div
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Doc

Create a ClickUp or Google Doc and add it here

/doc
  • Tasks

Dropbox file

Sign in to Dropbox, choose and add a file

/dropbox
  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

Due Date

Type any date or time to set a deadline

/due
  • Tasks

Due Date to today

Change the date due to today

/today
  • Tasks

Embed

/em
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Figma

Embed a Figma file

/figma
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

GIPHY

Post a random gif. ClickApp must be enabled

/giphy
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Google Docs

Embed a Google Doc

/em gdoc
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Google Drive

Embed a Google Drive file

/em gdrive
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Google Sheets
Embed a Google Sheet

/em gsheet

/spreadsheet

  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Google Slides
Embed a Google Slides file
/em gslide
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Heading 1 /h1
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Inbox comments
  • Whiteboards

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Heading 2 /h2
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Heading 3 /h3
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Heading 4 /h4
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, blue /bh
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, green /gh
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, orange /oh
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, purple /ph
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, red /rh
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Highlight, yellow /yh
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Inbox

Assign to me and add due date of today

/inbox
  • Tasks
Inline code /inline
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Italic /it
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Link to
Link tasks together to easily see relationships
/lt
  • Tasks

Loom

Embed a Loom file

/loom
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Markdown

Paste markdown text

/md
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Miro

Embed a Miro board

 

Want to collaborate with your team in real time right alongside your tasks? Check out our Whiteboards feature today!

/miro
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

  • Embed cards

Move

Move this task to a different List

/move
  • Tasks

New Page

Create a new page and add it here

/page
  • Docs

New subpage

Create a new subpage and add it here

/subpage
  • Docs

Normal text

Remove heading formatting

/norm
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Numbered List

/num
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Priority

Set the importance of this task

/priority
  • Tasks

Quote

/q
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Sprint Points
Select a value from the dropdown

/pts
  • Tasks

Start Date

Type any date or time for a deadline

/sd
  • Tasks

Status
Change this task's status

/s
  • Tasks

Sticky table of contents

/stc
  • Docs

Strikethrough

/s-
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Subtask

Create a subtask and add a link to it here

/-
  • Tasks

Table

/table
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Table of contents

/tc
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Notepad

Tags

/tag
  • Tasks

Task mention

Mention any ClickUp task here

@@ or /mentiontask
  • Tasks

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

Template

Apply a template

 

/temp
  • Tasks

  • Docs

Time Estimate
Type in an estimate of the time to finish a task

/est
  • Tasks

Toggle list

/toggle
  • Tasks

  • Inbox comments
  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Vimeo

Embed a Vimeo file

/vimeo
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

YouTube

Embed a YouTube file

/youtube
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Website link

/k
  • Tasks

  • Docs

  • Whiteboards

  • Chat

  • Text block Dashboard cards

  • Notepad

Watcher

Add or remove people who follow this task

 

/watch
  • Tasks

Zoom
Start a Zoom meeting

/zoom
  • Tasks

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