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Formatting

Text formatting

Bibliogon supports the usual text formatting options you know from word processors. All of them are reachable via the toolbar or keyboard shortcuts:

  • Bold (Ctrl+B): emphasizes important terms or sentences.
  • Italic (Ctrl+I): used for emphasis, titles, or foreign-language terms.
  • Strikethrough (Ctrl+Shift+X): marks deleted or invalidated text.
  • Inline code (Ctrl+E): formats short code passages within a paragraph in a monospace font.
  • Superscript / subscript: for footnote references, chemical formulas, or mathematical expressions.

Headings

The editor supports six heading levels (H1-H6). For most books, three levels are enough in practice:

  • H1 (Ctrl+Shift+1): chapter title. Usually used only once per chapter.
  • H2 (Ctrl+Shift+2): subsection within a chapter.
  • H3 (Ctrl+Shift+3): sub-subsection.

Headings are picked up automatically into the table of contents on export. The TOC depth (how many levels appear) is configurable in the export settings.

Lists

Bibliogon supports two list types:

  • Bullet list (Ctrl+Shift+8): unordered list with bullet points. Indenting with Tab creates nested lists.
  • Numbered list (Ctrl+Shift+9): ordered list with automatic numbering. Numbering adjusts itself when you add or remove entries.

Lists can be nested to any depth. Each indentation level creates a sublist.

Quotes and code

  • Blockquote (Ctrl+Shift+B): longer quotes are indented and visually set off. Blockquotes are appropriate for direct speech, quotations from other works, or highlighted passages.
  • Code block: for longer code samples. The code is shown in a monospace font and whitespace is preserved exactly. Code blocks support syntax highlighting for several programming languages.

Images and tables

Images can be inserted via the toolbar or by drag-and-drop into the editor. Each image is stored as a book asset and can carry a caption (figcaption). Supported formats are PNG, JPG, and SVG.

Tables are inserted from the toolbar and edited directly in the editor. You can add or remove rows and columns and format each cell individually.

Other elements

  • Horizontal rule: a horizontal divider between sections.
  • Footnotes: footnote markers in the text with the corresponding footnote text at the end of the page.
  • Links: text can be linked to URLs. The link dialog accepts a URL and an optional title.