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Linear

Bold the selected text

CmdB

Mac Web app Linear editor

Practice this

In Linear this is bold the selected text. It applies here: linear editor.

Where it works: Linear editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdB`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlB`

Where this comes from

Editor - Linear Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Bold Google Slides Ctrl + B
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Bold Obsidian Cmd + B
Bold Microsoft OneNote Ctrl + B
Bold Microsoft PowerPoint Ctrl + B

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