Shortcuts are disabled while typing in a text field. While you edit a text layer on the canvas, single keys type text; Text editing lists the keys that apply there.
The macOS columns use the key symbols of the Mac, as the app's menus do: ⌘ Command, ⌥ Option, ⌃ Control, ⇧ Shift, ⌫ Delete (the key above Return), ⌦ forward Delete.
Keyboard layouts
Shortcuts follow the keys printed on your keyboard: on a French (AZERTY) keyboard, Ctrl + A means the key labeled A, not the key at the US QWERTY A position. Menus and tooltips in the app show shortcut keys as they appear on your layout.
In Chromium-based browsers your layout is detected automatically. You can override it — or set it manually in Firefox and Safari, where detection is not available — in the editor: the Even more options button at the right end of the header → Keyboard layout. The first entry, Auto, follows detection and names the layout in use in parentheses, for example Auto (German); picking US, German or French overrides it until you switch back to Auto.
The choice is stored in the browser, not in your account or the document: another browser or device starts on Auto again.
Available layouts: US, German (QWERTZ) and French (AZERTY). Other keyboards use the US layout.
On keyboards without Latin letters (for example Russian or Greek), shortcuts follow the physical key positions, matching the Latin sublegends printed on those keyboards.
The tables below show US layout labels.
Keys that differ on German and French keyboards
Letters and digits follow the printed key. These shortcuts use keys that don't exist, or need Shift, on the other layouts. Ctrl stands for ⌘ on macOS.
| US label | German | French |
|---|
] and Ctrl + ] (Bring to front, Move up) | Ä and Ctrl + Ä | $ and Ctrl + $ |
[ and Ctrl + [ (Send to back, Move down) | Ö and Ctrl + Ö | ^ and Ctrl + ^ |
/ (Refine selection content) | Shift + 7 | Shift + : |
Ctrl + / (multiplayer cursors) | Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Ctrl + Shift + : |
Shift + ' (pixel grid) | Shift + Ä | Shift + Ù |
+ or = (Zoom in) | + or ´ | same as US |
Ctrl + 0 (Reset to 100%) | same as US | Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
1 – 9, 0 (opacity) | same as US | not available |
Editor
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Select tool | V | V |
| Scale tool | K | K |
| Frame tool | F | F |
| Text tool | T | T |
| Line tool | L | L |
| Rectangle tool | R | R |
| Oval tool | O | O |
| Pen tool | P | P |
| Fill tool (vector editing toolbar) | Shift + B | ⇧ B |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Eyedropper tool | I | I |
| Comment tool | Shift + C | ⇧ C |
The Polygon and Star tools have no shortcut.
Content
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Generate content for selection | C | C |
| Refine selection content | / | / |
Undo and redo
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y | ⌘ ⇧ Z or ⌘ Y |
Selection and structure
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Select all siblings of the selection (nothing selected: whole page) | Ctrl + A | ⌘ A |
| Invert the selection among the page's top-level layers | Ctrl + Shift + A | ⌘ ⇧ A |
| Select next sibling | Tab | Tab |
| Select previous sibling | Shift + Tab | ⇧ Tab |
| Select the children of the selected frames | Enter | Enter |
| Select the parent of the selection | Shift + Enter | ⇧ Enter |
| Select the innermost layer under the pointer | Ctrl + Click | ⌘ Click |
| Pick from a list of all layers under the pointer | Ctrl + Right-click | ⌘ Right-click |
| Draw a selection rectangle starting on a layer, selecting innermost layers | Ctrl + Drag | ⌘ Drag |
| Hide / Show selection | Alt + H | ⌥ H |
| Lock / Unlock selection | Alt + L | ⌥ L |
| Duplicate selection | Ctrl + D | ⌘ D |
| Rename selection | Ctrl + R | ⌘ R |
| Frame selection | Shift + F | ⇧ F |
| Add Flex layout | Shift + A | ⇧ A |
| Remove Flex layout / Remove Grid layout | Shift + Alt + A | ⇧ ⌥ A |
| Unwrap selection | Ctrl + Backspace | ⌘ ⌫ |
| Boolean: Union | Shift + Alt + U | ⇧ ⌥ U |
| Boolean: Subtract | Shift + Alt + S | ⇧ ⌥ S |
| Boolean: Intersect | Shift + Alt + I | ⇧ ⌥ I |
| Boolean: Exclude | Shift + Alt + E | ⇧ ⌥ E |
| Create component | Ctrl + Alt + K | ⌘ ⌥ K |
| Detach instance | Ctrl + Alt + B | ⌘ ⌥ B |
| Flatten | Ctrl + E | ⌘ E |
| Outline stroke | Ctrl + Shift + O | ⌘ ⇧ O |
| Use as mask / Remove mask | Ctrl + Alt + M | ⌘ ⌥ M |
| Flip horizontal | Shift + H | ⇧ H |
| Flip vertical | Shift + V | ⇧ V |
| Toggle rotation origin display | Alt + R | ⌥ R |
Arrange and nudge
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Bring to front | ] | ] |
| Send to back | [ | [ |
| Move up | Ctrl + ] | ⌘ ] |
| Move down | Ctrl + [ | ⌘ [ |
| Nudge by 1 px | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Nudge by 10 px | Shift + Arrow keys | ⇧ Arrow keys |
In flex layouts the arrow keys reorder the selected items instead of moving them by pixels. In grid layouts they move the selected items to the adjacent cell — nudging into an occupied cell swaps the items, and nudging horizontally past the first/last column wraps into the previous/next row.
Opacity
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Set the selection's opacity to 10% … 90% | 1 … 9 | 1 … 9 |
| Switch opacity between 100% and 0% (any other or mixed value: 100%) | 0 | 0 |
Pages
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Previous page | Page Up | Page Up |
| Next page | Page Down | Page Down |
View and zoom
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Zoom in | + or = | + or = |
| Zoom out | - (with or without Shift) | - (with or without ⇧) |
| Zoom in (with modifier) | Ctrl + + or Ctrl + = | ⌘ + or ⌘ = |
| Zoom out (with modifier) | Ctrl + - | ⌘ - |
| Reset to 100% | Shift + 0 or Ctrl + 0 | ⇧ 0 or ⌘ 0 |
| Fit to screen | Shift + 1 | ⇧ 1 |
| Fit to selection | Shift + 2 | ⇧ 2 |
| Bring selection into view | Shift + 3 | ⇧ 3 |
| Open search dialog | Ctrl + F | ⌘ F |
| Map mode (zoom out & jump) | M | M |
| Toggle UI visibility | Shift + U | ⇧ U |
| Show / Hide rulers | Shift + R | ⇧ R |
| Show / Hide pixel grid | Shift + ' | ⇧ ' |
| Show / Hide layout helpers | Shift + G | ⇧ G |
| Show / Hide multiplayer cursors | Ctrl + / | ⌘ / |
In the search dialog, Up / Down move through the results and Enter selects the highlighted one.
Clipboard and links
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ C |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | ⌘ X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ V |
| Copy as PNG | Ctrl + Shift + C | ⌘ ⇧ C |
| Paste to replace | Ctrl + Shift + V | ⌘ ⇧ V |
| Copy link (opens the page zoomed to the selection) | Ctrl + L | ⌘ L |
| Add link to the selected text (while editing text) | Ctrl + K | ⌘ K |
Text editing
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Start editing the selected text layer | Enter | Enter |
| Bold — the selected text, or whole text layers when selected on the canvas | Ctrl + B | ⌘ B |
| Italic — same targets as Bold | Ctrl + I | ⌘ I |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V | ⌘ ⇧ V |
| Select all text | Ctrl + A | ⌘ A |
| Indent / outdent the selected list items | Tab / Shift + Tab | Tab / ⇧ Tab |
| New line; on an empty list item, leave the list | Enter | Enter |
| Finish editing | Escape | Escape |
Underline has no shortcut.
Editing and deletion
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Edit the selected text or vector layer | Enter | Enter |
| Finish vector editing · confirm a dialog | Enter | Enter |
| Cancel or close · clear the selection | Escape | Escape |
| Delete selection | Delete or Backspace (with or without Shift) | ⌦ or ⌫ (with or without ⇧) |
Enter on a selection that contains frames with children selects those children instead; Shift + Enter selects the parent (Selection and structure).
Temporary tool modifiers
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Temporary hand tool (pan) | Hold Space or the middle mouse button | Hold Space or the middle mouse button |
| Temporary zoom tool | Hold Space + Ctrl | Hold Space ⌘ |
| Temporary segment bender tool (vector active) | Hold Ctrl | Hold ⌘ |
| Zoom out (zoom tool active) | Hold Alt | Hold ⌥ |
| Copy mode on drag (selection tool active) | Hold Alt | Hold ⌥ |
| Constrain to 45° (drawing/dragging vector) | Hold Shift | Hold ⇧ |
| Disable snapping (any drag, resize, or draw) | Hold S | Hold S |
| Move control point without mirroring | Hold Alt | Hold ⌥ |
| Move control point with forced mirroring | Hold Ctrl | Hold ⌘ |
| Toggle vertex mirrored/cusp mode | Ctrl + Click | ⌘ Click |
Expression fields
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| List suggestions at the caret | Ctrl + Space | ⌃ Space |
| Move the highlight | Up / Down | Up / Down |
| Insert the highlighted entry | Enter or Tab | Enter or Tab |
| Close the list | Escape | Escape |
Variables panel
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Confirm a rename without updating references | Alt + Enter | ⌥ Enter |
These commands exist only in a context menu, in a panel's overflow menu or as a shortcut.
| Command | Where it lives | What it does |
|---|
| Create multiple components | Layer context menu, with two or more layers selected | Makes one component per selected layer (Components and instances) |
| Go to source object | Context menu of an instance or of a layer inside one; an instance also has the Go to main component button in the Properties panel header | Selects the main component, or the layer's counterpart inside it (Components and instances) |
| Slot → New slot / Detach slot | Context menu of a frame inside a component or variant | Turns the frame into a slot, or back into a plain frame (Slots) |
| Add Grid layout | Layer context menu | Adds a Grid layout built from the current arrangement (Grid layout) |
| Add min/max constraints | Properties panel header → the More actions button | Shows the minimum and maximum size fields (Min and max size) |
| Paste to replace | Layer context menu; Ctrl + Shift + V | Swaps every selected layer for the clipboard content (Paste to replace) |
| Copy as → Copy as PNG / Copy as SVG | Layer context menu; PNG also Ctrl + Shift + C | Puts the selection on the clipboard as a PNG image or as SVG (Copy as PNG or SVG) |
| Copy link | Layer context menu; Ctrl + L | Copies an editor link that opens the page zoomed to where the selection is now |
| Copy link to page | Context menu of a page in the Pages panel | Copies an editor link that opens that page |
| Set as preview entrypoint | Context menu of an artboard | Puts a Run Preview button above the artboard (Opening the preview) |
| Set as thumbnail cover | Context menu of an artboard | Uses the artboard as the document's thumbnail (Document thumbnails) |
| Lock or hide several layers in one drag | Layers panel: press the lock or eye button of one row and drag across other rows | Each row you pass gets the state the first row changed to (Selecting and locking) |
| Map mode | M only | Zooms out to show the whole page so you can jump elsewhere; M again returns to the previous view |
Dashboard
Workspaces and filtered views
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| New file | N | N |
| New folder | F | F |
| Rename | R | R |
| Open selection | Enter | Enter |
| Select the item above | Arrow Up | Arrow Up |
| Select the item below | Arrow Down | Arrow Down |
| Select the item to the left / right (thumbnails) | Arrow Left / Arrow Right | Arrow Left / Arrow Right |
| Extend the selection | Shift + Arrow keys | ⇧ Arrow keys |
| Select all | Ctrl + A | ⌘ A |
| Go back | Backspace | ⌫ |
| Delete selection | Delete | ⌦ |
Preview
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
|---|
| Close modal or exit full screen | Escape | Escape |