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πŸ’» 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 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

Export β€” Shift Cmd E
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* β€œHow keyboard shortcuts could revive America’s economy” by Brainscape
2025-04-17 15:21