Figma Keyboard Shortcuts
We collected 194 keyboard shortcuts for Figma so you can design and prototype interfaces faster
Figma is a vector & UI design tool from Figma Inc. that enables users to design and prototype interfaces. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.
Speed matters when you use Figma professionally. Keyboard shortcuts eliminate unnecessary clicks and keep your hands on the keys where they belong.
Available on macOS and Windows, Figma serves a broad audience of professionals who benefit from learning platform-specific shortcut keys.
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Canvas Navigation 10 shortcuts
Pan around the canvas
Up Up Up
Pan around the canvas
Down Down Down
Pan around the canvas
Left Left Left
Pan around the canvas
Right Right Right
Increase pan distance
Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up
Increase pan distance
Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down
Increase pan distance
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left
Increase pan distance
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Zoom in
Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom out
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Object Selection 13 shortcuts
Activate Keyboard box selection tool
Opt +Space Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Select object with keyboard box selection tool
Enter Enter Enter
Move between child layers
Tab Tab Tab
Move between child layers
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Resize selection box
Cmd +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Resize selection box
Cmd +Down Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Resize selection box
Cmd +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Resize selection box
Cmd +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Increase resize adjustment size
Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Increase resize adjustment size
Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Increase resize adjustment size
Shift +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left
Increase resize adjustment size
Shift +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right
Close Keyboard box selection tool
Esc Esc Esc
Open Shortcuts Panel 1 shortcut
Open shortcuts panel
Ctrl +Shift +? Ctrl +Shift +? Ctrl +Shift +?
Add Objects 2 shortcuts
Focus the toolbar and use arrow keys to select tool
F6 Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6
Place the object
Enter Enter Enter
Accessibility 1 shortcut
Adapt content for screen readers
Enter Enter Enter
Tools 21 shortcuts
Move tool
V V
Scale tool
K K
Frame tool
F F
Frame tool (alternate)
A A
Section tool
Shift +S Shift +S
Slice tool
S S
Rectangle tool
R R
Ellipse tool
O O
Line tool
L L
Arrow tool
Shift +L Shift +L
Pen tool
P P
Pencil tool
Shift +P Shift +P
Text tool
T T
Hand tool
H H
Comment mode
C C
Eyedropper
I I
Eyedropper (also works while editing text)
Ctrl +C N/A
Place image or video
Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Shift +K
Annotation tool
Shift +T Shift +T
Measurement tool
Shift +M Shift +M
Cursor chat
/ /
Selection 14 shortcuts
Select all
Cmd +A Ctrl +A
Select matching layers
Opt +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +A
Deselect
Esc Esc
Select child
Enter Enter
Select parent
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Select parent (alternate)
\ \
Select next sibling
Tab Tab
Select previous sibling
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Deep select nested layer
Cmd +Click Ctrl +Click
Add or remove layer from selection
Shift +Click Shift +Click
Find layers or text
Cmd +F Ctrl +F
Rename selected layers
Cmd +R Ctrl +R
Show or hide selection
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Lock or unlock selection
Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L
Edit, Copy and Paste 13 shortcuts
Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V
Duplicate
Cmd +D Ctrl +D
Duplicate by dragging
Opt +Drag Alt +Drag
Paste to replace
Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R
Paste over selection (also pastes a copied PNG)
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Copy as PNG
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Copy properties
Opt +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +C
Paste properties
Opt +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +V
Copy link to selection
Cmd +L Ctrl +L
Components 7 shortcuts
Create component
Opt +Cmd +K Ctrl +Alt +K
Detach instance
Opt +Cmd +B Ctrl +Alt +B
Go to main component
Ctrl +Opt +Cmd +K Ctrl +Alt +Shift +K
Open quick insert (components and assets)
Shift +I Shift +I
Create instance by dragging the main component
Opt +Drag Alt +Drag
Create slot
Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Toggle multi-edit for variants
Q Q
Auto Layout and Frames 9 shortcuts
Add auto layout
Shift +A Shift +A
Remove auto layout
Opt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A
Suggest auto layout
Ctrl +Shift +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A
Frame selection
Opt +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +G
Group selection
Cmd +G Ctrl +G
Ungroup or remove frame
Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Shift +G
Ungroup or remove frame (alternate)
Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Backspace
Resize frame to fit its contents
Opt +Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +Shift +R
Use as mask
Ctrl +Cmd +M Ctrl +Alt +M
Arrange 4 shortcuts
Bring forward
Cmd +] Ctrl +]
Bring to front
Opt +Cmd +] Ctrl +Shift +]
Send backward
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[
Send to back
Opt +Cmd +[ Ctrl +Shift +[
Align and Distribute 9 shortcuts
Align left
Opt +A Alt +A
Align horizontal centers
Opt +H Alt +H
Align right
Opt +D Alt +D
Align top
Opt +W Alt +W
Align vertical centers
Opt +V Alt +V
Align bottom
Opt +S Alt +S
Tidy up
Ctrl +Opt +T N/A
Distribute horizontal spacing
Ctrl +Opt +H N/A
Distribute vertical spacing
Ctrl +Opt +V N/A
Transform 16 shortcuts
Flip horizontal
Shift +H Shift +H
Flip vertical
Shift +V Shift +V
Show rotation origin (anchor point)
Opt +R Alt +R
Rotate selection 1 degree
Opt +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up
Rotate selection 1 degree
Opt +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Alt +Down
Rotate selection 15 degrees
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Up
Rotate selection 15 degrees
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Down
Set opacity to 10%
1 1
Set opacity to 50%
5 5
Set opacity to 100%
0 0
Flatten
Opt +Shift +F Alt +Shift +F
Outline stroke
Opt +Cmd +O Ctrl +Alt +O
Union selection
Opt +Shift +U Alt +Shift +U
Subtract selection
Opt +Shift +S Alt +Shift +S
Intersect selection
Opt +Shift +I Alt +Shift +I
Exclude selection
Opt +Shift +E Alt +Shift +E
Vector Editing 10 shortcuts
Enter vector edit mode
Enter Enter
Paint bucket
B B
Lasso tool (in vector edit mode)
Q Q
Cut tool (in vector edit mode)
X X
Delete and heal selected points
Shift +Delete Shift +Delete
Join selection
Cmd +J Ctrl +J
Smooth join selection
Shift +Cmd +J N/A
Remove fill
Opt +/ Alt +/
Remove stroke
Shift +/ Shift +/
Swap fill and stroke
Shift +X Shift +X
Text 21 shortcuts
Bold
Cmd +B Ctrl +B
Italic
Cmd +I Ctrl +I
Underline
Cmd +U Ctrl +U
Strikethrough
Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Shift +X
Add link to selected text
Shift +Cmd +U Ctrl +Shift +U
Bulleted list
Shift +Cmd +8 Ctrl +Shift +8
Numbered list
Shift +Cmd +7 Ctrl +Shift +7
Increase list indentation
Cmd +] Ctrl +]
Decrease list indentation
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[
Text align left
Opt +Cmd +L Ctrl +Alt +L
Text align center
Opt +Cmd +T Ctrl +Alt +T
Text align right
Opt +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +R
Text align justified
Opt +Cmd +J Ctrl +Alt +J
Decrease font size
Shift +Cmd +< Ctrl +Shift +<
Increase font size
Shift +Cmd +> Ctrl +Shift +>
Decrease font weight
Opt +Cmd +< Ctrl +Alt +<
Increase font weight
Opt +Cmd +> Ctrl +Alt +>
Decrease letter spacing
Opt +< Alt +<
Increase letter spacing
Opt +> Alt +>
Decrease line height
Opt +Shift +< Alt +Shift +<
Increase line height
Opt +Shift +> Alt +Shift +>
View and Zoom 23 shortcuts
Zoom to 100%
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0
Zoom to fit
Shift +1 Shift +1
Zoom to selection
Shift +2 Shift +2
Zoom to next frame
N N
Zoom to previous frame
Shift +N Shift +N
Show or hide UI
Cmd +\ Ctrl +\
Minimize UI (collapse sidebars)
Shift +Cmd +\ Ctrl +Shift +\
Show layers panel
Opt +1 Alt +1
Show assets panel
Opt +2 Alt +2
Open libraries
Opt +3 Alt +3
Show design panel
Opt +8 Alt +8
Show prototype panel
Opt +9 Alt +9
Switch between Design and Prototype tabs
Shift +E Shift +E
Show or hide rulers
Shift +R Shift +R
Show or hide layout guides
Shift +G Shift +G
Show or hide outlines
Shift +Cmd +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Show or hide comments
Shift +C Shift +C
Show or hide multiplayer cursors
Opt +Cmd +\ Ctrl +Alt +\
Toggle snap to pixel grid
Shift +Cmd +' Ctrl +Shift +'
Toggle pixel preview
Ctrl +P N/A
Make UI larger
Opt +Shift +Cmd += Ctrl +Alt +Shift +=
Make UI smaller
Opt +Shift +Cmd +- Ctrl +Alt +Shift +-
Reset UI scale
Opt +Shift +Cmd +0 Ctrl +Alt +Shift +0
Measure 2 shortcuts
Measure distance to hovered layer (hold)
Opt Alt
Measure distance to nested layer (hold)
Opt +Cmd Ctrl +Alt
Prototyping and Dev Mode 6 shortcuts
Present prototype
Opt +Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Alt +Enter
Open inline prototype preview
Shift +Space Shift +Space
Restart prototype
R R
Next frame in prototype
Right Right
Previous frame in prototype
Left Left
Toggle Dev Mode
Shift +D Shift +D
File and Actions 6 shortcuts
Open actions menu
Cmd +K Ctrl +K
Open actions menu (alternate)
Cmd +/ Ctrl +/
Open actions menu (alternate)
Cmd +P Ctrl +P
Run last plugin
Opt +Cmd +P Ctrl +Alt +P
Save to version history
Opt +Cmd +S Ctrl +Alt +S
Export
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Tabs and Navigation 6 shortcuts
Next tab (desktop app)
Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Next tab (desktop app, alternate)
Opt +Cmd +Right N/A
Previous tab (desktop app)
Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab
Previous tab (desktop app, alternate)
Opt +Cmd +Left N/A
Next page
PageDown PageDown
Previous page
PageUp PageUp
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