n8n-docs/docs/workflows/sticky-notes.md

Sticky notes

Sticky notes allow you to annotate and comment on your workflows.

We encourage using sticky notes heavily, especially on template workflows, to help other users understand your workflow.

Create a note

Sticky notes are a type of core node. To add a new note:

1. Open the nodes panel.
2. Search for note.
3. Click the Note node. n8n adds a new note to the canvas.

Edit a note

1. Double click the note you want to edit.
2. Write your note. This guide explains how to format your text with Markdown. n8n uses markdown-it, which implements the CommonMark specification.
3. Click away from the note, or press Esc, to stop editing.

Note positioning

You can:

• Drag a note anywhere on the canvas.
• Drag notes behind nodes. You can use this to visually group nodes.
• Resize notes by hovering over the edge of the note and dragging to resize.

Writing in Markdown

Sticky notes support Markdown formatting. This section describes some common options.

The text in double asterisks will be **bold**

The text in single asterisks will be *italic*

Use # to indicate headings:
# This is a top-level heading
## This is a sub-heading
### This is a smaller sub-heading

You can add links:
[Example](https://example.com/)

Create lists with asterisks:

* Item one
* Item two

Or created ordered lists with numbers:

1. Item one
2. Item two

For a more detailed guide, refer to CommonMark's help. n8n uses markdown-it, which implements the CommonMark specification.