--- title: Figma date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.706507 background: bg-[#935aee] label: tags: - - categories: - Keyboard Shortcuts intro: | A visual cheat-sheet for the 119 keyboard shortcuts found in Figma --- ## Keyboard Shortcuts ### Essential | Shortcut | Action | | ---------- | ------------ | | `Ctrl` `\` | Show/Hide UI | | `Ctrl` `C` | Pick Color | | `Ctrl` `/` | Search Menu | {.shortcuts} ### Tools | Shortcut | Action | | ----------- | ----------------- | | `V` | Move Tool | | `F` | Frame Tool | | `P` | Pen Tool | | `Shift` `P` | Pencil Tool | | `T` | Text Tool | | `R` | Rectangle Tool | | `O` | Ellipse Tool | | `L` | Line Tool | | `Shift` `L` | Arrow Tool | | `C` | Add/Show Comments | | `Ctrl` `C` | Pick Color | | `S` | Slice Tool | {.shortcuts} ### View | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------- | ------------------------ | | `Shift` `R` | Toggle Rulers | | `Ctrl` `Y` | Show Outlines | | `Ctrl` `P` | Pixel Preview | | `Ctrl` `G` | Layout Grids | | `Ctrl` `'` | Pixel Grid | | `Ctrl` `\` | Show/Hide UI | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `\` | Show Multiplayer Cursors | | `Alt` `1` | Show Layers | | `Alt` `2` | Show Components | | `Alt` `3` | Show Team Library | {.shortcuts} ### Zoom | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------- | ---------------------- | | `Space` `(drag)` | Pan | | `+` | Zoom In | | `-` | Zoom Out | | `Shift` `0` | Zoom to 100% | | `Shift` `1` | Zoom to Fit | | `Shift` `2` | Zoom to Selection | | `Shift` `N` | Zoom to Previous Frame | | `N` | Zoom to Next Frame | | `PgUp` | Previous Page | | `PgDown` | Next Page | | `Home` | Find Previous Frame | | `End` | Find Next Frame | {.shortcuts} ### Text | Shortcut | Action | | -------------------- | --------------------- | | `Ctrl` `B` | Bold | | `Ctrl` `I` | Italic | | `Ctrl` `U` | Underline | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `V` | Paste and Match Style | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `L` | Text Alight Left | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `T` | Text Align Center | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `R` | Text Align Right | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `J` | Text Align Justified | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `` | Adjust Font Size | | `Alt` `,/.` | Adjust Letter Spacing | | `Alt` `Shift` `` | Adjust Line Height | {.shortcuts} ### Shape | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | `P` | Pen | | `Shift` `P` | Pencil | | `B` | Paint Bucket (while editing shape) | | `Ctrl` | Bend Tool (while editing shape) | | `Alt` `/` | Remove Fill | | `/` | Remove Stroke | | `Shift` `X` | Swap Fill and Stroke | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `O` | Outline Stroke | | `Ctrl` `E` | Flatten Selection | | `Ctrl` `J` | Join Selection (after selecting points) | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `J` | Smooth Join Selection (after selecting points) | | `Shift` `Backspace` | Delete and Heal Selection (after selecting points) | {.shortcuts} ### Selection | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | | `Ctrl` `A` | Select All | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `A` | Select Inverse | | `Esc` | Select None | | `Ctrl` `(click)` | Deep Select | | `Ctrl` `(right click)` | Select Layer Menu | | `Enter` | Select Child | | `Shift` `Enter` | Select Parents | | `Tab` | Select Next Sibling | | `Shift` `Tab` | Select Previous Sibling | | `Ctrl` `G` | Group Selection | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `G` | Ungroup Selection | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `G` | Frame Selection | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `H` | Show/Hide Selection | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `L` | Lock/Unlock Selection | {.shortcuts} ### Cursor | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | `Alt` | Measure to Selection (while pointing) | | `Alt` | Duplicate Selection (while moving) | | `Ctrl` `(click)` | Deep Select (while clicking) | | `Ctrl` `(right click)` | Select Layer Menu (while clicking) | | `Ctrl` `(drag)` | Deep Select Within Rectangle (while dragging to select) | | `Alt` | Resize from Center (while resizing) | | `Shift` | Resize Proportionally (while resizing) | | `Space` | Move While Resizing | | `Ctrl` | Ignore Constraints (Frames Only) | {.shortcuts} ### Edit | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | ---------------------------- | | `Ctrl` `C` | Copy | | `Ctrl` `X` | Cut | | `Ctrl` `V` | Paste | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `V` | Paste Over Selection | | `Ctrl` `D` | Duplicate Selection in Place | | `Ctrl` `R` | Rename Selection | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `E` | Export | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `C` | Copy Properties | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `V` | Paste Properties | {.shortcuts} ### Transform | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | ------------------- | | `Shift` `H` | Flip Horizontal | | `Shift` `V` | Flip Vertical | | `Ctrl` `M` | Use as Mask | | `Enter` | Edit Shape or Image | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `K` | Place Image | | `Alt` `(click x2)` | Crop Image | | `1` | Set Opacity to 10% | | `5` | Set Opacity to 50% | | `0` | Set Opacity to 100% | {.shortcuts} ### Arrange | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------- | ----------------------------- | | `Ctrl` `]` | Bring Forward | | `Ctrl` `[` | Send Backward | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `]` | Bring to Front | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `[` | Send to Back | | `Alt` `A` | Align Left | | `Alt` `D` | Align Right | | `Alt` `W` | Align Top | | `Alt` `S` | Align Bottom | | `Alt` `H` | Align Horizontal Centers | | `Alt` `V` | Align Vertical Centers | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `T` | Tidy Up | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `H` | Distribute Horizontal Spacing | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `V` | Distribute Vertical Spacing | {.shortcuts} ### Components | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | | `Alt` `2` | Show Components | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `O` | Team Library | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `K` | Create Component | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `B` | Detach Instance | | `Alt` | Swap Component Instance (while dragging from Assets) | {.shortcuts} ## Also see - [Keyboard shortcuts for Figma](https://help.figma.com/article/77-keyboard-shortcuts) _(help.figma.com)_