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Figma Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Cheat sheet for 119 keyboard shortcuts in Figma.

Essentials

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Show/Hide UI Cmd + \ Ctrl + \
Pick Color Ctrl + C Ctrl + C
Search Menu Cmd + / Ctrl + /

Tools

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Move Tool V V
Frame Tool F F
Pen Tool P P
Pencil Tool Shift + P Shift + P
Text Tool T T
Rectangle Tool R R
Ellipse Tool O O
Line Tool L L
Arrow Tool Shift + L Shift + L
Add/Show Comment C C
Pick Color Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Slice Tool S S

View

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Toggle Rulers Shift + R Shift + R
Show Outlines Cmd + Y Ctrl + Y
Pixel Preview Cmd + P Ctrl + P
Layout Grids Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Pixel Grid Cmd + ' Ctrl + '
Show/Hide UI Cmd + \ Ctrl + \
Show Multiplayer Cursors Cmd + Alt + \ Ctrl + Alt + \
Show Layers Alt + 1 Alt + 1
Show Components Alt + 2 Alt + 2
Show Team Library Alt + 3 Alt + 3

Zoom

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Pan Space + (drag) Space + (drag)
Zoom In + +
Zoom Out - -
Zoom to 100% Shift + 0 Shift + 0
Zoom to Fit Shift + 1 Shift + 1
Zoom to Selection Shift + 2 Shift + 2
Zoom to Previous Frame Shift + N Shift + N
Zoom to Next Frame N N
Previous Page PgUp PgUp
Next Page PgDown PgDown
Find Previous Frame Home Home
Find Next Frame End End

Text

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Bold Cmd + B Ctrl + B
Italic Cmd + I Ctrl + I
Underline Cmd + U Ctrl + U
Paste and Match Style Cmd + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
Align Left Cmd + Alt + L Ctrl + Alt + L
Align Center Cmd + Alt + T Ctrl + Alt + T
Align Right Cmd + Alt + R Ctrl + Alt + R
Align Justify Cmd + Alt + J Ctrl + Alt + J
Adjust Font Size Cmd + Shift + </> Ctrl + Shift + </>
Adjust Letter Spacing Alt + ,/. Alt + ,/.
Adjust Line Height Alt + Shift + </> Alt + Shift + </>

Shape

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Pen P P
Pencil Shift + P Shift + P
Paint Bucket (when editing shapes) B B
Bend Tool (when editing shapes) Cmd Ctrl
Remove Fill Alt + / Alt + /
Remove Stroke / /
Swap Fill and Stroke Shift + X Shift + X
Outline Stroke Cmd + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Flatten Selection Cmd + E Ctrl + E
Join Selection (after selecting points) Cmd + J Ctrl + J
Smooth Join Selection (after selecting points) Cmd + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J
Delete and Heal Selection (after selecting points) Shift + Backspace Shift + Backspace

Selection

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Select All Cmd + A Ctrl + A
Select Inverse Cmd + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + A
Select None Esc Esc
Deep Select Cmd + (click) Ctrl + (click)
Select Layer Menu Cmd + (right-click) Ctrl + (right-click)
Select Child Enter Enter
Select Parent Shift + Enter Shift + Enter
Select Next Sibling Tab Tab
Select Previous Sibling Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Group Selection Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Ungroup Selection Cmd + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G
Frame Selection Cmd + Alt + G Ctrl + Alt + G
Show/Hide Selection Cmd + Shift + H Ctrl + Shift + H
Lock/Unlock Selection Cmd + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L

Cursor

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Measure Selection (while pointing) Alt Alt
Duplicate Selection (while moving) Alt Alt
Deep Select (while clicking) Cmd + (click) Ctrl + (click)
Select Layer Menu (while clicking) Cmd + (right-click) Ctrl + (right-click)
Deep Select Inside Rectangle (while drag selecting) Cmd + (drag) Ctrl + (drag)
Resize from Center (while resizing) Alt Alt
Resize Proportionally (while resizing) Shift Shift
Move while Resizing Space Space
Ignore Constraints (Frames only) Cmd Ctrl

Edit

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Copy Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Cut Cmd + X Ctrl + X
Paste Cmd + V Ctrl + V
Paste over selection Cmd + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
Duplicate Selection in Place Cmd + D Ctrl + D
Rename Selection Cmd + R Ctrl + R
Export Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Copy Properties Cmd + Alt + C Ctrl + Alt + C
Paste Properties Cmd + Alt + V Ctrl + Alt + V

Transform

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Flip Horizontal Shift + H Shift + H
Flip Vertical Shift + V Shift + V
Use as Mask Cmd + M Ctrl + M
Edit Shape or Image Enter Enter
Place Image Cmd + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Crop Image Alt + (double-click) Alt + (double-click)
Set Opacity to 10% 1 1
Set Opacity to 50% 5 5
Set Opacity to 100% 0 0

Arrange

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Bring Forward Cmd + ] Ctrl + ]
Send Backward Cmd + [ Ctrl + [
Bring to Front Cmd + Alt + ] Ctrl + Alt + ]
Send to Back Cmd + Alt + [ Ctrl + Alt + [
Align Left Alt + A Alt + A
Align Right Alt + D Alt + D
Align Top Alt + W Alt + W
Align Bottom Alt + S Alt + S
Align Horizontal Centers Alt + H Alt + H
Align Vertical Centers Alt + V Alt + V
Tidy Up Cmd + Alt + T Ctrl + Alt + T
Distribute Horizontal Spacing Cmd + Alt + H Ctrl + Alt + H
Distribute Vertical Spacing Cmd + Alt + V Ctrl + Alt + V

Component

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Show Components Alt + 2 Alt + 2
Team Library Cmd + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Create Component Cmd + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Detach Instance Cmd + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + B
Swap Component Instance (while dragging from assets) Alt Alt