Hotkey Cheatsheet

FigmaHotkey Cheatsheet

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A visual cheat-sheet for the 257 keyboard shortcuts found in Figma

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Zoom

`N`	Zoom to next frame
`+`	Zoom in
`End`	Find next frame
`spacedrag`	Pan
`Pagedown`	Next page
`Pageup`	Previous page
`-`	Zoom out
`Shift1`	Zoom to fit
`ShiftN`	Zoom to previous frame
`Home`	Find previous frame
`Shift0`	Zoom to 100%
`Shift2`	Zoom to selection

Tools

`F`	Frame tool
`V`	Move tool
`I`	Pick color
`ShiftL`	Arrow tool
`L`	Line tool
`S`	Slice cool
`P`	Pen tool
`O`	Ellipse tool
`T`	Text tool
`R`	Rectangle tool
`C`	Add comment
`ShiftP`	Pencil tool

Transform

`ShiftCTRLK`	Place image
`AltDouble-click`	Crop image
`↩`	Edit shape or image
`CTRLCTRLM`	Use a mask
`1`	Set opacity to 10
`0`	Set opacity to 100
`5`	Set opacity to 50
`ShiftH`	Flip horizontal
`ShiftV`	Flip vertical

Selection

`↩`	Select children
`ShiftCTRLH`	Show / Hide selection
`Tab`	Select next sibling
`Shift↩`	Select parent
`ShiftCTRLA`	Select inverse
`AltCTRLG`	Frame selection
`CTRLClick`	Deep select
`CTRLright-click`	Select layer menu
`CTRLA`	Select all
`CTRLG`	Group selections
`ShiftCTRLG`	Ungroup selection
`ShiftTab`	Select previous sibling
`ShiftCTRLL`	Lock / Unlock selection
`Esc`	Select none

Shape

`/`	Remove stroke
`ShiftCTRLO`	Outline stroke
`ShiftX`	Swap fill and stroke
`P`	Pen
`ShiftCTRLJ`	Smooth join selection
`ShiftDelete`	Delete and heal selection
`CTRLJ`	Join selection
`B`	Paint bucket
`CTRLE`	Flatten selection
`Alt/`	Remove fill
`ShiftP`	Pencil
`CTRL`	Bend tool

Edit

`ShiftCTRLC`	Copy as PNG
`AltCTRLC`	Copy properties
`ShiftCTRLV`	Paste over selection
`AltCTRLV`	Paste properties
`CTRLL`	Copy Page Link to Clipboard
`CTRLX`	Cut
`CTRLD`	Duplicate
`CTRLC`	Copy
`ShiftCTRLE`	Export
`CTRLR`	Rename selection
`CTRLV`	Paste

Text

`Alt<` `Alt>`	Adjust letter spacing
`CTRLI`	Italic
`ShiftCTRL7`	Turn into a list
`AltCTRLL`	Text align left
`CTRLB`	Bold
`AltCTRLT`	Text align center
`AltCTRL<` `AltCTRL>`	Adjust font weight
`AltCTRLR`	Text align right
`AltCTRLJ`	Text align justified
`ShiftCTRL<` `ShiftCTRL>`	Adjust font size
`CTRLU`	Underline
`CTRLK`	Create link
`ShiftCTRLX`	Strikethrough
`ShiftAlt<` `ShiftAlt>`	Adjust line height

View

`AltCTRL\`	Multiplayer cursors
`Alt1`	Open layers panel
`ShiftG`	Layout grids
`Alt8`	Open design panel
`Alt0`	Open inspect panel
`CTRL\`	Show / Hide UI
`CTRLO`	Outlines
`CTRLShiftP`	Pixel preview
`ShiftR`	Rulers
`Alt2`	Open assets panel
`Shift``	Pixel grid
`Alt9`	Open prototype panel

Arrange

`CTRL]`	Bring forward
`AltH` `AltV`	Align centers
`CTRL[`	Send backward
`CTRLAltH` `CTRLAltV`	Distribute spacing
`AltS`	Align bottom
`AltD`	Align right
`CTRLAltT`	Tidy up
`AltCTRL[`	Bring to front
`AltShiftA`	Remove auto layout
`AltA`	Align left
`AltW`	Align top
`ShiftA`	Add auto layout
`AltCTRL]`	Send to back

Cursor

`CTRLDrag`	Deep select within rectangle
`Alt`	Measure to selection (while pointing)
`space`	Move while resizing (while dragging)
`CTRL`	Ignore constraints (frames only, while dragging)
`Shift`	Resize proportionally (while dragging)
`CTRLright-click`	Select layer menu
`Alt`	Duplicate selection (while moving)
`CTRLClick`	Deep select
`Alt`	Resize from center (while dragging)

Components

`Alt2`	Show assets
`AltCTRLK`	Create component
`Alt`	Swap component instance
`AltCTRLB`	Detach intense
`AltCTRLO`	Team library

Essentials

`CTRL/` `CTRLP`	Quick actions
`CTRL\`	Show / Hide UI
`CTRLC`	Pick color

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