Task notes support markdown. You do not need to know it — plain text works fine — but markdown lets you add structure that makes notes easier to scan in Focus Mode.

💡 Tip — If you only learn two markdown shortcuts, make them ** for bold and - for bullet points. Those two alone cover 80 percent of useful note formatting.

Headings

Start a line with a hash symbol to create a heading. One hash gives you a large heading. Two hashes give you a smaller subheading. Three hashes give you a smaller one still. For example:

1. # Main heading

2. ## Subheading

3. ### Smaller subheading

Bold and italic

Wrap text in double asterisks for bold: **this is bold**. Wrap in single asterisks for italic: *this is italic*. Wrap in triple asterisks for bold italic: ***this is both***.

Bullet lists

Start a line with a hyphen and a space to create a bullet point. Press Enter for the next bullet. Press Enter twice to end the list. For example:

1. - First item

2. - Second item

3. - Third item

Numbered lists

Start a line with a number, a full stop, and a space. The numbers do not need to be sequential. Aftertone will render them in order regardless. For example:

1. 1. First step

2. 2. Second step

3. 3. Third step

Links

Use the format [link text](URL) to create a clickable link. For example: [Project brief](https://docs.google.com/...) renders as a clickable link labelled "Project brief".

Code blocks

Wrap text in backticks for inline code: `like this`. For a multi-line block, wrap with three backticks on their own line.

Horizontal dividers

Type three hyphens on their own line to create a horizontal divider. Useful for separating sections within a longer note, such as dividing a brief from your own working notes.

👉 Try it now — Open a task you have this week and add a note using at least one heading and one bullet list. You will see immediately how much easier it is to scan when you come back to it in Focus Mode.