Figma shortcuts

Every trip to the toolbar costs you a second. Watch a fast designer work and you will notice one hand never leaves the keyboard. Here is every Figma shortcut, Mac and Linux side by side — as a page to search and as a sheet to print.

Learn it first: V = Move

Download the cheat sheet (PDF) 159 shortcuts · Mac + Linux · A4, 4 pages

Read the keys first¶

A keyboard shortcut is a key combination that runs a command without touching the mouse. Most start with a modifier key: a key that does nothing on its own but changes what the next key means — the way Shift turns a into A. Hold the modifiers down, then tap the last key.

Mac	Linux	Name
`Cmd`	`Ctrl`	Command, the Mac's main modifier
`Option`	`Alt`	Option
`Shift`	`Shift`	Shift
`Ctrl`	`Ctrl`	Control. On a Mac it is a different key from `Cmd`

Most of the time the rule is that simple: Cmd becomes Ctrl and Option becomes Alt. When a shortcut breaks the rule (look at Bring to front), the two columns below tell you.

Your keyboard changes some shortcuts

Figma adapts the shortcuts that use punctuation keys (/ \ [ ] < > ' ,) to your keyboard layout. This list follows a US keyboard; where the Spanish version is known to differ, the row says so. If a shortcut does nothing, open Figma's own list for your keyboard: Ctrl+Shift+? on a Mac and on Linux alike.

Learn five, not 159

Nobody memorises a whole list. Learn these five this week, then add one a day.

V Move: your way back from any tool
F Frame: the box every screen starts in
T Text
Cmd+D / Ctrl+D Duplicate
Shift+1 Zoom to fit: for when you get lost on the canvas

Tools¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Move	`V`	`V`
Scale	`K`	`K`
Frame	`F` or `A`	`F` or `A`
Section	`Shift`+`S`	`Shift`+`S`
Slice	`S`	`S`
Rectangle	`R`	`R`
Line	`L`	`L`
Arrow	`Shift`+`L`	`Shift`+`L`
Ellipse	`O`	`O`
Place image	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`K`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`K`
Pen	`P`	`P`
Pencil	`Shift`+`P`	`Shift`+`P`
Text	`T`	`T`
Resources	`Shift`+`I`	`Shift`+`I`
Hand	`H`	`H`
Add comment	`C`	`C`
Pick color	`I` or `Ctrl`+`C`	`I` or `Ctrl`+`C`
Quick actions (the second on a Spanish keyboard)	`Cmd`+`/` or `Cmd`+`,`	`Ctrl`+`/` or `Ctrl`+`,`
Run last plugin	`Option`+`Cmd`+`P`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`P`

View¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Show/Hide UI (the second on a Spanish keyboard)	`Cmd`+`\` or `Cmd`+`.`	`Ctrl`+`\` or `Ctrl`+`.`
Minimize UI	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`\`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`\`
Multiplayer cursors	`Option`+`Cmd`+`\`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`\`
Rulers	`Shift`+`R`	`Shift`+`R`
Show outlines	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`O`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`O`
Pixel preview	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`P`
Layout grids	`Shift`+`G`	`Shift`+`G`
Pixel grid	`Shift`+`'` or `Cmd`+`'`	`Shift`+`'` or `Ctrl`+`'`
Collapse layers	`Option`+`L`	`Alt`+`L`
Layers panel	`Option`+`1`	`Alt`+`1`
Assets panel	`Option`+`2`	`Alt`+`2`
Find and replace	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Libraries	`Option`+`3`	`Alt`+`3`
Design panel	`Option`+`8`	`Alt`+`8`
Prototype panel	`Option`+`9`	`Alt`+`9`
Inspect panel	`Option`+`0`	`Alt`+`0`
Toggle design/prototype panel	`Shift`+`E`	`Shift`+`E`
Show/Hide comments	`Shift`+`C`	`Shift`+`C`
Show/Hide left panel	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`\`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`\`
Present (play the prototype)	`Option`+`Cmd`+`Enter`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Preview (play the prototype on the canvas)	`Shift`+`Space`	`Shift`+`Space`
Switch between files	`Option`+`Cmd`+`Left` or `Right`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`Left` or `Right`
Switch between pages	`Fn`+`Down` or `Up`	`Page Up` or `Page Down`
Dev Mode / Design mode	`Shift`+`D`	`Shift`+`D`

Zoom¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Zoom in	`+`	`+`
Zoom out	`-`	`-`
Zoom to 100 %	`Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`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`

Text¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Bold	`Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Italic	`Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Underline	`Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Strikethrough	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`X`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`X`
Create link	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`U`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`U`
Bulleted list	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`8`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`8`
Numbered list	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`7`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`7`
Text align left	`Option`+`Cmd`+`L`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`L`
Text align center	`Option`+`Cmd`+`T`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`T`
Text align right	`Option`+`Cmd`+`R`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`R`
Text align justified	`Option`+`Cmd`+`J`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`J`
Increase indentation	`Cmd`+`]`	`Ctrl`+`]`
Decrease indentation	`Cmd`+`[`	`Ctrl`+`[`
Increase font size	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`>`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`>`
Decrease font size	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`<`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`<`
Increase font weight	`Option`+`Cmd`+`>`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`>`
Decrease font weight	`Option`+`Cmd`+`<`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`<`
Increase line height	`Option`+`Shift`+`>`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`>`
Decrease line height	`Option`+`Shift`+`<`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`<`
Increase letter spacing	`Option`+`>`	`Alt`+`>`
Decrease letter spacing	`Option`+`<`	`Alt`+`<`

Shape¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Paint bucket (while editing a shape)	`B`	`B`
Bend tool (while editing a shape)	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`
Remove fill	`Option`+`/`	`Alt`+`/`
Remove stroke	`Shift`+`/` or `Shift`+`'`	`Shift`+`/` or `Shift`+`'`
Swap fill and stroke	`Shift`+`X`	`Shift`+`X`
Join selection (after selecting points)	`Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`J`
Smooth join selection (after selecting points)	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`J`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`J`
Delete and heal selection (after selecting points)	`Shift`+`Delete`	`Shift`+`Delete`
Flatten selection	`Cmd`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`E`
Outline stroke	`Option`+`Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`O`

Selection¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Deep select	`Cmd`+`Click`	`Ctrl`+`Click`
Deep select with rectangle (while dragging to select)	`Cmd`+`Drag`	`Ctrl`+`Drag`
Select layer menu	`Cmd`+`Right-click`	`Ctrl`+`Right-click`
Select all	`Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Select inverse	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`A`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`A`
Select none	`Esc`	`Esc`
Select children	`Enter`	`Enter`
Select parent	`\` or `Shift`+`Enter`	`\` or `Shift`+`Enter`
Select next sibling	`Tab`	`Tab`
Select previous sibling	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`
Select all matching layers	`Option`+`Cmd`+`A`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`A`
Group selection	`Cmd`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`
Ungroup selection	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`G`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G`
Frame selection	`Option`+`Cmd`+`G`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`G`
Show/Hide selection	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`H`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`H`
Lock/Unlock selection	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`L`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`L`

Cursor¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Measure to selection (while pointing)	`Option`	`Alt`
Duplicate selection (while moving)	`Option`	`Alt`
Resize from center (while resizing)	`Option`	`Alt`
Resize proportionally (while resizing)	`Shift`	`Shift`
Crop image (while resizing)	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`
Ignore constraints (frames) (while resizing)	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`
Move while resizing (while dragging)	`Space`	`Space`

Edit¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Copy	`Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Cut	`Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Paste	`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste to replace	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`R`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`
Paste over selection	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`V`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`V`
Duplicate	`Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Rename	`Cmd`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`
Export	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`E`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`
Copy as PNG	`Shift`+`Cmd`+`C`	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`C`
Copy properties	`Option`+`Cmd`+`C`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste properties	`Option`+`Cmd`+`V`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`V`

Transform¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Flip horizontal	`Shift`+`H`	`Shift`+`H`
Flip vertical	`Shift`+`V`	`Shift`+`V`
Use as mask	`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`
Edit shape or image	`Enter`	`Enter`
Resize the frame to fit	`Option`+`Shift`+`Cmd`+`R`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`
Set opacity to 10 %–90 %	`1` to `9`	`1` to `9`
Set opacity to 100 %	`0`	`0`
Set opacity to 0 %	`0` then `0`	`0` then `0`
Set opacity to a specific value (type the number: here 45 %)	`4` then `5`	`4` then `5`

Arrange¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Align left	`Option`+`A`	`Alt`+`A`
Align horizontal centers	`Option`+`H`	`Alt`+`H`
Align right	`Option`+`D`	`Alt`+`D`
Align top	`Option`+`W`	`Alt`+`W`
Align vertical centers	`Option`+`V`	`Alt`+`V`
Align bottom	`Option`+`S`	`Alt`+`S`
Tidy up	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Distribute horizontal spacing	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`H`
Distribute vertical spacing	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`
Bring to front	`Option`+`Cmd`+`]`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`]`
Bring forward	`Cmd`+`]`	`Ctrl`+`]`
Send backward	`Cmd`+`[`	`Ctrl`+`[`
Send to back	`Option`+`Cmd`+`[`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`[`

Components¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Show assets	`Option`+`2`	`Alt`+`2`
Create component	`Option`+`Cmd`+`K`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`K`
Detach instance	`Option`+`Cmd`+`B`	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`B`
Swap component instance (while inserting a component)	`Option`	`Alt`
Go to main component	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`Cmd`+`K`	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`K`

Auto layout¶

Action	Mac	Linux
Add auto layout	`Shift`+`A`	`Shift`+`A`
Remove auto layout	`Option`+`Shift`+`A`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`A`
Suggest auto layout	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`A`
Drag padding/spacing in big steps (while dragging handles)	`Shift`+`Drag`	`Shift`+`Drag`
Drag padding from both sides	`Option`+`Drag`	`Alt`+`Drag`
Drag padding from all sides	`Option`+`Shift`+`Drag`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Drag`
Edit both padding sides (click the padding area)	`Option`+`Click`	`Alt`+`Click`
Edit all padding sides (click the padding area)	`Option`+`Shift`+`Click`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Click`
Single padding field (while clicking a padding field in the design panel)	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`
Set hug contents (on a vertical or horizontal edge)	`Double-click`	`Double-click`
Set fill container (on a vertical or horizontal edge)	`Option`+`Double-click`	`Alt`+`Double-click`
Set alignment step by step (after clicking the alignment box)	`Down` `Right` `Up` `Left`	`Down` `Right` `Up` `Left`
Set alignment to an edge (after clicking the alignment box)	`W` `A` `S` `D`	`W` `A` `S` `D`
Center vertically / horizontally (after clicking the alignment box)	`V` `H`	`V` `H`
Toggle text baseline alignment (after clicking the alignment box)	`B`	`B`
Toggle space between / packed (or double-click the alignment widget)	`X`	`X`
Open the menu to allow toggling (with width or height in focus)	`Cmd`+`Down`	`Ctrl`+`Down`

Source: figmashortcuts.com, by Gabriele Malaspina. Some shortcuts vary with your keyboard layout: if one does not work, try the alternative in the same cell. Neither this page nor that site is affiliated with Figma.