💻 Figma Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Studies* show that using keyboard shortcuts can save you up to 8 days a year. They make tasks quicker and easier, letting you focus on your work instead of the process.

We have hand-picked the most popular Figma shortcuts to help you stay in the flow:

Show/Hide UI — Cmd +

Quick Actions — Cmd /

Pick Color — Control C

Rulers — Shift R

Layout Grids — Shift G

Move Tool — V

Frame Tool — F

Pen Tool — P

Pencil Tool — Shift P

Text Tool — T

Rectangle Tool — R

Ellipse Tool — O

Line Tool — L

Arrow Tool — Shift L

Zoom In — Cmd +

Zoom Out — Cmd -

Zoom to 100% — Cmd 0

Zoom to Fit — Shift 1

Bold — Ctrl B

Italic — Ctrl I

Underline — Ctrl U

Text Align Left — Ctrl Alt L

Text Align Center — Ctrl Alt T

Text Align Right — Ctrl Alt R

Flatten Selection — Alt Shift F

Flip Horizontal — Shift H

Flip Vertical — Shift V

Set Opacity to %:
•1 for 10%
•3 for 30%
•5 for 50%
•0 for 100%

Cursor
While Pointing
Measure to selection — Option/Alt

While Resizing
Resize from center — Option/Alt
Resize proportionally — Shift
Crop — Cmd

While moving
Duplicate selection — Option/Alt
Group Selection — Cmd G

Add Auto Layout — Shift A
Remove Auto Layout — Option/Alt Shift A

Export — Shift Cmd E

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* “How keyboard shortcuts could revive America’s economy” by Brainscape