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Figma Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Figma is famously shortcut-driven, and the Mac desktop app adds window and tab commands the browser version cannot offer. This list covers 83 shortcuts read directly from the app.
All shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Add Auto Layout | ⇧A |
| Add Link | ⌘K |
| Align Bottom | ⌥S |
| Align Centers Horizontally | ⌥H |
| Align Centers Vertically | ⌥V |
| Align Left | ⌥A |
| Align Right | ⌥D |
| Align Text Center | ⌥⌘T |
| Align Text Left | ⌥⌘L |
| Align Text Right | ⌥⌘R |
| Align Top | ⌥W |
| Arrow Tool | ⇧L |
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Bring Forward | ⌘] |
| Bring to Front | ⌥⌘] |
| Color Picker / Eyedropper | I |
| Comment Tool | C |
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Copy Properties | ⌥⌘C |
| Create Component | ⌥⌘K |
| Cut | ⌘X |
| Delete Selection | ⌫ |
| Detach Instance | ⌥⌘B |
| Dismiss / Deselect / Cancel | ⎋ |
| Duplicate | ⌘D |
| Ellipse Tool | O |
| Enter Edit Mode | ⏎ |
| Flatten Selection | ⌘E |
| Flip Horizontal | ⇧H |
| Flip Vertical | ⇧V |
| Frame Tool | F |
| Group Selection | ⌘G |
| Hand / Pan Tool | H |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Justify Text | ⌥⌘J |
| Line Tool | L |
| Move Tool | V |
| Next Frame | ⇧N |
| Open Assets Panel | ⌥2 |
| Open Design Panel | ⌥8 |
| Open Inspect Panel | ⌥0 |
| Open Layers Panel | ⌥1 |
| Open Prototype Panel | ⌥9 |
| Outline Stroke | ⇧⌘O |
| Outlines Mode | ⇧⌘O |
| Paste | ⌘V |
| Paste in Place | ⇧⌘V |
| Paste Properties | ⌥⌘V |
| Pen Tool | P |
| Pencil Tool | ⇧P |
| Place Image | ⇧⌘K |
| Present / Start Prototype | ⌥⌘⏎ |
| Quick Actions / Command Palette | ⌘/ |
| Rectangle Tool | R |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Remove Auto Layout | ⌥⇧A |
| Rename Layer | ⌘R |
| Save to Version History | ⌥⌘S |
| Scale Tool | K |
| Select All | ⌘A |
| Send Backward | ⌘[ |
| Send to Back | ⌥⌘[ |
| Show Keyboard Shortcuts Panel | ⇧⌘? |
| Slice Tool | S |
| Strikethrough | ⇧⌘X |
| Swap Fill and Stroke | ⇧X |
| Team Library | ⌥⌘O |
| Text Tool | T |
| Tidy Up | ⌃⌥T |
| Toggle Layout Grids | ⌃⇧4 |
| Toggle Multiplayer Cursors | ⌥⌘\ |
| Toggle Pixel Preview | ⌃P |
| Toggle Rulers | ⇧R |
| Toggle UI Visibility | ⌘\ |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Ungroup Selection | ⇧⌘G |
| Use as Mask | ⌥⌘M |
| Zoom In | ⌘+ |
| Zoom Out | ⌘- |
| Zoom to 100% | ⇧0 |
| Zoom to Fit | ⇧1 |
| Zoom to Selection | ⇧2 |
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FAQ
How many Figma keyboard shortcuts are there?
This guide lists 83 Figma shortcuts as they work on macOS, read from the app itself and kept up to date by Shortcut Flow.
Are Figma shortcuts the same in the browser and the desktop app?
The design shortcuts are identical. The desktop app adds tab management and window shortcuts, and frees up keys the browser reserves for itself.
What is the fastest way to learn Figma shortcuts?
Not by reading the full list. Shortcut Flow watches which commands you actually use in Figma and drills you on those first, one minute a day, so the shortcuts you need most stick within days.