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Keyboard Shortcuts·Jun 20, 2024

Figma Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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%

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

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)

Also see

Keyboard shortcuts for Figma (help.figma.com)