Reference
Thing types
The six types, in one table.
| Type | Marker | Make it with | Carries over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | None | Default, or /note | No |
| To-do | Checkbox | /todo, or the edit bar | Yes |
| Dash | A dash | - at the start | No |
| Bullet | A bullet | /bullet | No |
| Number | 1, 2, 3 | 1. at the start | No |
| Divider | A rule | --- on a line, or /divider | Not applicable |
The one that matters
Only to-dos behave differently: they are the only type that carries forward to the next day until completed or canceled. Everything else stays on the day you wrote it. See carry-over.
Notes
Numbering is computed. Use the number type rather than typing digits, and it renumbers itself when you insert or reorder.
Quote and code replace the type, because a quoted checkbox is not a meaningful object. That behavior is configurable in Settings Appearance & accessibility Remove type for quotes and code.
Sublists keep their type by default. Turning a thing into a sublist leaves its dash, checkbox, number or bullet in place, and adding a list to another list uses your default type. Turn on Settings Lists & things Make sublists the sublist type to give them the sublist type (the chevron) instead.
Photos are not a type. A thing with a photo keeps whatever type it had.