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 β Cmd +
Quick Actions β Cmd /
Pick Color β Control C
Rulers β Shift R
Layout Grids β Shift G
Move Tool β V
Frame Tool β F
Pen Tool β P
Pencil Tool β Shift P
Text Tool β T
Rectangle Tool β R
Ellipse Tool β O
Line Tool β L
Arrow Tool β Shift L
Zoom In β Cmd +
Zoom Out β Cmd -
Zoom to 100% β Cmd 0
Zoom to Fit β Shift 1
Bold β Ctrl B
Italic β Ctrl I
Underline β Ctrl U
Text Align Left β Ctrl Alt L
Text Align Center β Ctrl Alt T
Text Align Right β Ctrl Alt R
Flatten Selection β Alt Shift F
Flip Horizontal β Shift H
Flip Vertical β Shift V
Set Opacity to %: β’1 for 10% β’3 for 30% β’5 for 50% β’0 for 100%
Cursor While Pointing Measure to selection β Option/Alt
While Resizing Resize from center β Option/Alt Resize proportionally β Shift Crop β Cmd
While moving Duplicate selection β Option/Alt Group Selection β Cmd G
Add Auto Layout β Shift A Remove Auto Layout β Option/Alt Shift A