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a formatting text style that gives a thicker weight to the letters

A formatting text style that slants the letters evenly to the right

a line can be placed underneath a word or sentence

Header formatting

A sub-list contained within an unordered list

Numbers are used at the beginning of the line to assemble ordered lists

a vertical bar formatted to the left of the selected text allows for an indented "quote" styling

Can font size be explicitly set? I.e., not just through setting it as a header

Format the text as source code

Apply visual styles (like colors or font styles) to the code

A permanent text selection formatting menu is available at the top or bottom of the editor

Excluding text that gets colored as a side effect of some other formatting feature listed (e.g., highlight)

Multiple languages can be selected to define the code syntax highlighting

As text is written in the code block, the level of indentation survives an "enter" press

There is a hot key or icon to remove all text formatting currently applied

Text can be explicitly designated as "center"-aligned, "right"-aligned or "justified"

User can choose an explicit font (not just a theme) to restyle text

A monospace font with its own background color can be invoked without breaking a line. Sometimes referred to as "inline code"

An open canvas view where blocks of text, images, and other content can be dragged to any horizontal or vertical coordinate

All common markdown formatting is recognized by the note editor

Text or images can be linked from a particular string of text in the note (not just URLs)

A set of links to each header in the note can be inserted into the note or sidebar

There exists a means to recolor the background behind specific text in more than one color

App provides a built-in means by which to capture user drawings, sketches, or handwriting

Tex extensions commonly used for expressing mathematics

a line can be placed through a word or sentence

Bullet items can be "folded," "collapsed" or "contracted" such that their nested content is hidden from view

Audio can be placed in a note with embedded controls to start and stop the audio

Note body text can be "collapsed," "contracted," "folded" or otherwise hidden under its (non-bullet list) header

Videos can be placed in the body of a note, with controls to start and stop the video

Drawn content from within the app can be translated into text

A horizontal rule that can delineate between text blocks

A compact, inline formatting bar which remains hidden until text is highlighted

Text formatting can be toggled between left to right and right to left in the editor

Note content can be laid out in multiple columns without any visible borders (i.e., not in a table)

Text can be indented (without bullets, block quote, or other incidental features)

dotted points are used at the beginning of a paragraph to assemble unordered lists

Selected text can show a colored background

A sub-list contained within an ordered list

text characters are smaller than regular text, and are set below the baseline (subscript), or above the baseline (superscript), commonly used for mathematical expression