Affinity Designer Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Designer Persona {.row-span-2}

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Cancel operation
F1	Help
0-9	Change opacity
Tab	Toggle UI
T	Cycle text tools
Y	Transparency tool
I	Color picker tool
P	Pen tool
[	Decrease brush size
]	Increase brush size
A	Node tool
F	Point transform tool
G	Fill tool
H	View tool
;	Toggle snapping
\	Clip to canvas
Z	Zoom tool
X	Toggle active selector
C	Corner tool
V	Move tool
B	Vector brush tool
N	Pencil tool
M	Cycle shape tool
,	Cycle split view
.	Reset selection box
/	Set fill or stroke to none
Ctrl 1	Zoom to 100%
Ctrl 2	Zoom to 200%
Ctrl 3	Zoom to 400%
Ctrl 4	Zoom to 800%
Ctrl 8	Zoom to actual size
Ctrl 9	Zoom to pixel size
Ctrl 0	Zoom to fit
Ctrl -	Zoom out
Ctrl =	Zoom in
Ctrl Tab	Switch view
Ctrl W	Close
Ctrl R	Rulers
Ctrl T	Character
Ctrl Y	Redo
Ctrl O	Open
Ctrl P	Print
Ctrl [	Back one
Ctrl ]	Forward one
Ctrl Enter	Convert to curves
Ctrl A	Select all
Ctrl S	Save
Ctrl G	Group
Ctrl J	Duplicate
Ctrl L	Lock
Ctrl ;	Show guides
Ctrl '	Show grid
Ctrl Z	Undo
Ctrl X	Cut
Ctrl C	Copy
Ctrl V	Paste
Ctrl N	New
Ctrl M	Curves
Ctrl ,	Preferences
Space	Hold for view tool

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Pixel Persona

Shortcut	Action
W	Selection brush
E	Erase brush
I	Color picker tool
O	Cycle dodge or burn brushes
[	Decrease brush size
]	Increase brush size
G	Flood fill tool
L	Freehand selection tool
X	Toggle active selector
V	Move tool
B	Cycle brush or pixel tools
M	Cycle marquees
,	Cycle split view
.	Reset selection box

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Modifiers and Layer Control {.row-span-2}

Shortcut	Action
Alt	Drawing and painting - temporarily switches to the color picker tool
Shift	Freehand selection tools - connects clicked points with straight lines
Shift	Reverses aspect ratio constraint on scaling
Ctrl	Scales from the center of selection
Alt	Ignores snapping during an operation
Ctrl	Geometric shapes - moves red handles symmetrically
Shift	Path text - maintains distance between red handles
Ctrl	Path text - moves red handles symmetrically
Shift	Pixel brush painting - draws straight line connecting two strokes
Shift	Pixel selections - constrains marquee to square or circle
Ctrl	Pixel selection - moves underlying layer rather than selection
Alt	Pixel selection - removes from selection
Ctrl	Pixel tool - erases from current layer or projects
Shift	Rotating - constrains rotations to 15 degree intervals
Shift	Selecting - scales multiple objects and layers
Alt	Selecting - selects object or layer behind current selection
Ctrl	Shearing - mirrors shear around center of object
Shift	Vector drawing tools - constrains handle angles to 15 degrees
Alt	Vector drawing tools - sets node to sharp for creating cusps
Ctrl	Vector drawing tools - temporarily switches to node editing from pen

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Advanced Text

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl T	Character panel
Ctrl Shift T	Typography dialog
Ctrl B	Bold
Ctrl I	Italic
Ctrl U	Underline
Ctrl Alt L	Align left
Ctrl Alt C	Align center
Ctrl Alt R	Align right
Alt Shift Left	Tighten spacing more
Alt Shift Right	Loosen spacing more
Ctrl Alt Shift Up	Precise raise baseline
Ctrl Alt Shift Down	Precise lower baseline
Ctrl Alt Down	Precise increase leading
Ctrl Alt Up	Precise decrease leading

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Also see

• Keyboard shortcuts for Affinity Designer (affinityspotlight.com)