Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

The complete list. For the shortcuts most people actually use day to day — and the command palette, which makes this whole page optional — see the Keyboard Shortcuts guide.

Tools

Action	Key
Select tool	V
Rectangle	R
Ellipse	O
Line	L
Connector	C
Text	T
Hand (pan)	H
Command palette	Ctrl + K

Canvas Navigation

Action	Method
Pan up	W or ↑ (when nothing selected)
Pan down	S or ↓ (when nothing selected)
Pan left	A or ← (when nothing selected)
Pan right	D or → (when nothing selected)
Zoom in	E, or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll up, or pinch out
Zoom out	Q, or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll down, or pinch in
Pan (scroll)	Scroll wheel (vertical), Shift+scroll (horizontal), or two-finger drag on a trackpad
Pan (drag)	Middle-click + drag (Select tool)

Q/E zoom toward the viewport center; scroll/pinch zoom toward the cursor. See Canvas & Navigation for the full rundown, including the Linux trackpad-pinch caveat.

Selection

Action	Shortcut
Select all	Ctrl+A / Cmd+A
Deselect all	Escape
Add to selection	Shift+Click

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Copy	Ctrl+C / Cmd+C
Paste	Ctrl+V / Cmd+V
Delete	Delete or Backspace
Undo	Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y / Cmd+Shift+Z
Save now	Ctrl+S / Cmd+S

Movement (with shapes selected)

Action	Shortcut
Nudge by 10px	Arrow keys
Nudge by 100px (10× the plain 10px step)	Shift+Arrow

When shapes are selected, arrow keys nudge them. When nothing is selected, arrow keys pan the canvas (same as WASD).

Grouping

Action	Shortcut
Group	Ctrl+G / Cmd+G
Ungroup	Ctrl+Shift+G / Cmd+Shift+G

Shape Creation Modifiers

Hold these keys while creating shapes:

Modifier	Effect
Shift	Constrain proportions (square, circle)

Text Editing

When editing text in the Document Editor:

Action	Shortcut
Bold	Ctrl+B / Cmd+B
Italic	Ctrl+I / Cmd+I
Underline	Ctrl+U / Cmd+U
Inline code	Ctrl+E / Cmd+E
Finish editing	Escape