Figma Shortcut Keys for Mac & Windows

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Figma is a popular design tool used for creating user interfaces, icons, and other visual designs. Shortcut keys can significantly speed up your workflow in Figma. Below are some common shortcut keys for Windows and macOS:

Note: Always check the official Figma documentation or the application itself for the most up-to-date shortcuts.

 

General Shortcuts:

• New File: Ctrl + N (Windows) / Cmd + N (macOS)
• Open File: Ctrl + O (Windows) / Cmd + O (macOS)
• Save File: Ctrl + S (Windows) / Cmd + S (macOS)
• Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Z (macOS)
• Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (macOS)
• Duplicate: Ctrl + D (Windows) / Cmd + D (macOS)
• Copy: Ctrl + C (Windows) / Cmd + C (macOS)
• Cut: Ctrl + X (Windows) / Cmd + X (macOS)
• Paste: Ctrl + V (Windows) / Cmd + V (macOS)
• Select All: Ctrl + A (Windows) / Cmd + A (macOS)
• Group Selection: Ctrl + G (Windows) / Cmd + G (macOS)
• Ungroup Selection: Ctrl + Shift + G (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + G (macOS)
• Zoom In: Ctrl + + (Windows) / Cmd + + (macOS)
• Zoom Out: Ctrl + - (Windows) / Cmd + - (macOS)
• Actual Size: Ctrl + 0 (Windows) / Cmd + 0 (macOS)
• Toggle Layers Panel: Ctrl + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + 1 (macOS)
• Toggle Assets Panel: Ctrl + 2 (Windows) / Cmd + 2 (macOS)
• Toggle Code Panel: Ctrl + Alt + 3 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 3 (macOS)
• Toggle Design Panel: Ctrl + Alt + 4 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 4 (macOS)
• Toggle Prototype Panel: Ctrl + Alt + 5 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 5 (macOS)

 

Editing Shortcuts:

• Move Selection: Arrow keys
• Nudge Selection: Shift + Arrow keys
• Resize Proportionally: Shift + Drag corner handles
• Duplicate and Move: Alt + Drag (Windows) / Option + Drag (macOS)
• Edit Text: Double-click on the text element
• Toggle Auto Layout: Ctrl + Alt + A (Windows) / Cmd + Option + A (macOS)
• Rename Layer: Ctrl + R (Windows) / Cmd + R (macOS)
• Adjust Opacity: 1-9 (e.g., press 5 to set 50% opacity)
• Adjust Blur: Shift + 1-9 (e.g., press Shift + 5 to set 50% blur)
• Show/Hide Toolbar: Ctrl + / (Windows) / Cmd + / (macOS)
• Show/Hide UI Presentation: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + L (macOS)
• Show/Hide Layers: Ctrl + Alt + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 1 (macOS)
• Show/Hide Assets: Ctrl + Alt + 2 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 2 (macOS)
• Edit Master Component: Ctrl + Alt + E (Windows) / Cmd + Option + E (macOS)
• Select All with Same Fill Color: Ctrl + Shift + C (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + C (macOS)
• Select All with Same Stroke Color: Ctrl + Shift + K (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + K (macOS)
• Select All with Same Text Style: Ctrl + Shift + T (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + T (macOS)

 

Canvas Shortcuts:

• Create Rectangle: R
• Create Ellipse: O
• Create Line: L
• Create Arrow: Shift + L
• Create Pen Tool: P
• Create Text: T
• Create Slice: S
• Create Frame: F
• Pan Canvas: Spacebar (Hold and drag the canvas)
• Navigate Backward in History: Ctrl + [ (Windows) / Cmd + [ (macOS)
• Navigate Forward in History: Ctrl + ] (Windows) / Cmd + ] (macOS)

 

Arrangement Shortcuts:

• Bring Forward: Ctrl + ] (Windows) / Cmd + ] (macOS)
• Send Backward: Ctrl + [ (Windows) / Cmd + [ (macOS)
• Bring to Front: Ctrl + Shift + ] (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + ] (macOS)
• Send to Back: Ctrl + Shift + [ (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + [ (macOS)

 

Component Shortcuts:

• Create Component: Ctrl + Alt + K (Windows) / Cmd + Option + K (macOS)
• Detach Instance: Ctrl + Alt + B (Windows) / Cmd + Option + B (macOS)
• Swap Instance: Ctrl + Alt + H (Windows) / Cmd + Option + H (macOS)
• Detach from Main Component: Ctrl + Alt + B (Windows) / Cmd + Option + B (macOS)
• Create Component Variant: Ctrl + Alt + V (Windows) / Cmd + Option + V (macOS)
• Reset Constraints: Ctrl + Alt + R (Windows) / Cmd + Option + R (macOS)
• Reset Auto Layout Constraints: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Option + R (macOS)

 

Zoom and View Shortcuts:

• Zoom to Selection: Ctrl + 2 (Windows) / Cmd + 2 (macOS)
• Zoom to Fit: Ctrl + 0 (Windows) / Cmd + 0 (macOS)
• Zoom to 100%: Ctrl + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + 1 (macOS)
• Pan View: Spacebar (Hold and drag the canvas)

 

Prototype Mode Shortcuts:

• Enter Prototype Mode: Ctrl + Tab (Windows) / Cmd + Tab (macOS)
• Preview Prototype: Ctrl + Enter (Windows) / Cmd + Enter (macOS)
• Go Back in Prototype: Escape
• Link Selected Layers: Ctrl + K (Windows) / Cmd + K (macOS)
• Create Prototype Connection: Ctrl + Alt + P (Windows) / Cmd + Option + P (macOS)
• Swap Prototyping Connection: Ctrl + Alt + S (Windows) / Cmd + Option + S (macOS)
• Delete Prototyping Connection: Ctrl + Alt + D (Windows) / Cmd + Option + D (macOS)
• Toggle Animate In: Ctrl + Alt + M (Windows) / Cmd + Option + M (macOS)
• Toggle Animate Out: Ctrl + Alt + N (Windows) / Cmd + Option + N (macOS)

 

Miscellaneous Shortcuts:

• Show/Hide Rulers: Ctrl + R (Windows) / Cmd + R (macOS)
• Show/Hide Grid: Ctrl + G (Windows) / Cmd + G (macOS)
• Show/Hide Layout Grids: Ctrl + Alt + G (Windows) / Cmd + Option + G (macOS)
• Show/Hide UI Components: Ctrl + Alt + C (Windows) / Cmd + Option + C (macOS)
• Show/Hide Comments: Ctrl + Alt + M (Windows) / Cmd + Option + M (macOS)
• Lock Selection: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + L (macOS)
• Rename Selection: Ctrl + R (Windows) / Cmd + R (macOS)
• Delete Selection: Delete or Backspace
• Focus on Search: /
• Toggle UI Presentation: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + L (macOS)
• Show/Hide Main Menu: Ctrl + / (Windows) / Cmd + / (macOS)
• Open Figma Help: Ctrl + Shift + / (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + / (macOS)

 

Text Editing Shortcuts:

• Increase Text Size: Ctrl + Shift + . (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + . (macOS)
• Decrease Text Size: Ctrl + Shift + , (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + , (macOS)
• Bold Text: Ctrl + B (Windows) / Cmd + B (macOS)
• Italicize Text: Ctrl + I (Windows) / Cmd + I (macOS)
• Underline Text: Ctrl + U (Windows) / Cmd + U (macOS)
• Convert to Auto Layout: Ctrl + L (Windows) / Cmd + L (macOS)
• Convert to Component: Ctrl + Alt + K (Windows) / Cmd + Option + K (macOS)
• Convert to Point Text: Ctrl + Shift + Y (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Y (macOS)
• Convert to Area Text: Ctrl + Shift + M (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + M (macOS)

 

Navigation Shortcuts:

• Select Next Object: Tab
• Select Previous Object: Shift + Tab
• Move to Parent Frame: Ctrl + Up Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Up Arrow (macOS)
• Move to Next Frame: Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Option + Right Arrow (macOS)
• Move to Previous Frame: Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Option + Left Arrow (macOS)
• Zoom In (Artboard View): Ctrl + + (Windows) / Cmd + + (macOS)
• Zoom Out (Artboard View): Ctrl + - (Windows) / Cmd + - (macOS)
• Zoom to Artboard: Ctrl + Alt + 0 (Windows) / Cmd + Option + 0 (macOS)

 

Plugins Shortcuts:

• Open Plugins Menu: Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + P (macOS)
• Open the Run Last Plugin: Ctrl + Shift + Enter (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Enter (macOS)

 

Layer Shortcuts:

• Toggle Layer Lock: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + L (macOS)
• Toggle Layer Visibility: Ctrl + Shift + H (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + H (macOS)
• Lock All Layers: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Option + L (macOS)
• Unlock All Layers: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + U (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Option + U (macOS)
• Toggle Layer Effects: Ctrl + Alt + E (Windows) / Cmd + Option + E (macOS)
• Flatten Selection: Ctrl + E (Windows) / Cmd + E (macOS)
• Duplicate Selection to Another Frame: Ctrl + Shift + D (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + D (macOS)
• Select Top Layer: Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow (macOS)
• Select Bottom Layer: Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow (macOS)
• Scroll to Selection: Ctrl + Shift + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + 1 (macOS)

 

Layer Selection Shortcuts:

• Select Layer Above: Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Option + Up Arrow (macOS)
• Select Layer Below: Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Option + Down Arrow (macOS)
• Select All Layers Inside Group: Ctrl + Option + A (Windows) / Cmd + Option + A (macOS)

 

Frame Shortcuts:

• Create New Frame: F
• Create New Frame from Selection: Ctrl + Alt + G (Windows) / Cmd + Option + G (macOS)
• Navigate to Previous Frame: Ctrl + [ (Windows) / Cmd + [ (macOS)
• Navigate to Next Frame: Ctrl + ] (Windows) / Cmd + ] (macOS)

 

Frame Navigation Shortcuts:

• Scroll to Top: Ctrl + Up Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Up Arrow (macOS)
• Scroll to Bottom: Ctrl + Down Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Down Arrow (macOS)
• Scroll to Left: Ctrl + Left Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Left Arrow (macOS)
• Scroll to Right: Ctrl + Right Arrow (Windows) / Cmd + Right Arrow (macOS)

 

Constraints Shortcuts:

• Reset Constraints: Ctrl + Alt + R (Windows) / Cmd + Option + R (macOS)
• Reset Auto Layout Constraints: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Option + R (macOS)

 

Presentation Mode:

• Enter Presentation Mode: Ctrl + . (Windows) / Cmd + . (macOS)
• Exit Presentation Mode: Esc

 

View Shortcuts:

• Show/Hide Layout Grids: Ctrl + Alt + G (Windows) / Cmd + Option + G (macOS)
• Show/Hide Pixel Grid: Ctrl + Alt + P (Windows) / Cmd + Option + P (macOS)

 

Vector Editing Shortcuts:

• Convert to Outlines: Ctrl + Shift + O (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + O (macOS)
• Toggle Vector Handles: Ctrl + H (Windows) / Cmd + H (macOS)
• Toggle Fill/Stroke: X
• Flatten Selection: Ctrl + E (Windows) / Cmd + E (macOS)
• Union: Ctrl + Alt + U (Windows) / Cmd + Option + U (macOS)
• Subtract: Ctrl + Alt + S (Windows) / Cmd + Option + S (macOS)
• Intersect: Ctrl + Alt + I (Windows) / Cmd + Option + I (macOS)
• Boolean Operations (Combine): Ctrl + Alt + B (Windows) / Cmd + Option + B (macOS)
• Boolean Operations (Exclude): Ctrl + Alt + X (Windows) / Cmd + Option + X (macOS)

 

Inspect Panel Shortcuts:

• Show/Hide Inspect Panel: Ctrl + Alt + I (Windows) / Cmd + Option + I (macOS)

 

Collaboration Shortcuts:

• Show/Hide Comments: Ctrl + Alt + M (Windows) / Cmd + Option + M (macOS)
• Resolve Comment: Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + R (macOS)
• Jump to Previous Comment: Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + P (macOS)
• Jump to Next Comment: Ctrl + Shift + N (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + N (macOS)