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How to Highlight Text in Notion

Updated on:
May 25, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to add background color highlights to text in Notion.

Quick summary

Notion lets you highlight text using the built-in Color option accessed through the block handle menu. Applying a background color to any text block takes just a few clicks and instantly makes key content stand out on your page.


Steps

  1. Open the Notion page where you want to highlight text.
  2. Click the six-dot handle menu of the text block you want to highlight.
  3. Click Color in the dropdown menu.
  4. Select a background color from the color picker.
  5. Your text is now highlighted and stands out on the page.

📌 Why this matters

Notion's built-in text highlighting feature lets users apply background colors to any block, making it easy to draw attention to critical information, action items, or key decisions inside a page. This eliminates the need for third-party workarounds and keeps formatting native to the Notion workspace. For teams using Notion as their central knowledge base, visual callouts created with background color highlighting improve content scanability and collaboration. It is a simple yet powerful formatting tool that helps readers instantly identify what matters most in any document.
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