Unlock the secrets of Figma's keyboard shortcuts and turbocharge your design game. Dive into essential tips that’ll boost efficiency and make your workflow smoother.
Mastering Figma's keyboard shortcuts speeds up your design process, helping you create, tweak, and navigate projects more efficiently. These shortcuts cover everything from simple tasks like copying and pasting to advanced moves like aligning objects, adjusting layer properties, and handling components. Knowing these key combinations not only boosts productivity but keeps your creative flow going by cutting down on the need to navigate menus manually. Dive into this guide to unlock Figma's full potential and level up your design game.
Using keyboard shortcuts in Figma can really speed up your design process and make your workflow smoother. Getting the hang of these shortcuts can totally change how you tackle and finish your tasks.
Spacebar
and drag with the mouse to move around the canvas.Ctrl +
(Cmd +
on Mac) to zoom in.Ctrl -
(Cmd -
on Mac) to zoom out.Shift + 1
to fit the current selection in view.Shift + 2
to fit the entire canvas in view.V
to switch to Move Tool.Esc
to clear the current selection.Shift
and drag to select multiple objects.Shift
and use Arrow Keys to nudge by 10px.Ctrl + G
(Cmd + G
on Mac) to group selected layers.Ctrl + Shift + G
(Cmd + Shift + G
on Mac) to ungroup.Ctrl + ]
(Cmd + ]
on Mac) to bring the layer forward.Ctrl + [
(Cmd + [
on Mac) to send the layer backward.T
to align top.C
to align center.B
to align bottom.R
for Rectangle Tool.O
for Circle/Ellipse Tool.L
for Line Tool.T
for Text Tool.Ctrl + B
(Cmd + B
on Mac) for Bold text.Ctrl + I
(Cmd + I
on Mac) for Italic text.Ctrl + Alt + K
(Cmd + Option + K
on Mac) to create a new component.Ctrl + Alt + B
(Cmd + Option + B
on Mac) to detach an instance from its component.Ctrl + D
(Cmd + D
on Mac).Alt + Shift + C
(Option + Shift + C
on Mac) to copy properties.Alt + Shift + V
(Option + Shift + V
on Mac) to paste properties.Ctrl + /
(Cmd + /
on Mac) to open the command palette.Ctrl + Alt + P
(Cmd + Option + P
on Mac) to search components.C
to switch to Comment Tool and add a comment.Ctrl + Shift + C
(Cmd + Shift + C
on Mac) to toggle the visibility of comments.Remember to practice these shortcuts regularly to become more efficient in Figma.
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