Figma Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 119 keyboard shortcuts in Figma.

Basic

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Show/Hide UI	`Cmd` + `\`	`Ctrl` + `\`
Pick color	`Ctrl` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Search menus	`Cmd` + `/`	`Ctrl` + `/`

Tools

Operation	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 comments	`C`	`C`
Pick color	`Cmd` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Slice tool	`S`	`S`

View

Operation	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 assets	`Alt` + `2`	`Alt` + `2`
Show team library	`Alt` + `3`	`Alt` + `3`

Zoom

Operation	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

Operation	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`
Text align left	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `L`
Text align center	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `T`
Text align right	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `R`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `R`
Text 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` + `< / >`

Shapes

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Pen	`P`	`P`
Pencil	`Shift` + `P`	`Shift` + `P`
Paint bucket (editing shape)	`B`	`B`
Bend tool (editing shape)	`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	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `J`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `J`
Delete and heal selection	`Shift` + `Backspace`	`Shift` + `Backspace`

Selection

Operation	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

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Measure selection (pointing)	`Alt`	`Alt`
Duplicate selection (moving)	`Alt`	`Alt`
Deep select (clicking)	`Cmd` + `(click)`	`Ctrl` + `(click)`
Select layer menu (clicking)	`Cmd` + `(right click)`	`Ctrl` + `(right click)`
Deep select within rectangle (dragging)	`Cmd` + `(drag)`	`Ctrl` + `(drag)`
Resize from center	`Alt`	`Alt`
Resize proportionally	`Shift`	`Shift`
Move while resizing	`Space`	`Space`
Ignore constraints (frames only)	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`

Editing

Operation	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 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

Operation	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

Operation	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`

Components

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Show assets	`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)	`Alt`	`Alt`