Canva Keyboard Shortcuts
Canva keyboard shortcut reference covering 122 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Undo, Redo, and Redo (alternate). 122 of 122 shortcuts are verified against official Canva documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
Cmd+Z |
Yes | Source | |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
Cmd+Y |
Yes | Source | |
| Redo (alternate) | Shift+Ctrl+Z |
Shift+Cmd+Z |
Yes | Source | |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
Cmd+S |
Yes | Source | |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
Cmd+A |
Yes | Source | |
| Show or hide sidebar | Ctrl+/ |
Cmd+/ |
Yes | Source | |
| Add text | T |
T |
Yes | Source | |
| Add rectangle | R |
R |
Yes | Source | |
| Add line | L |
L |
Yes | Source | |
| Add elbowed line | Ctrl+\ |
Cmd+\ |
Yes | Source | |
| Add circle | C |
C |
Yes | Source | |
| Add link | Ctrl+K |
Cmd+K |
Yes | Source | |
| Add sticky note | S |
S |
Yes | Source | |
| Add emoji | Shift+; |
Shift+; |
Yes | Source | |
| Add empty page | Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes | Source | |
| Delete empty page | Ctrl+Delete |
Cmd+Delete |
Yes | Source | |
| Navigate to toolbar | Ctrl+F1 |
Cmd+F1 |
Yes | Source | |
| Skip to canvas | Ctrl+F2 |
Cmd+F2 |
Yes | Source | |
| Quick actions | / |
/ |
Yes | Source | |
| Quick actions (alternate) | Ctrl+E |
Cmd+E |
Yes | Source | |
| Show layers | Alt+1 |
Option+1 |
Yes | Source | |
| Lock guides | Alt+Ctrl+; |
Option+Cmd+; |
Yes | Source | |
| Jump to comment on selected element | Alt+Ctrl+J |
Option+Cmd+J |
Yes | Source | |
| Go to page | Alt+Ctrl+G |
Option+Cmd+G |
Yes | Source | |
| Add page break | Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes | Source | |
| Toggle duration | Alt+D |
Option+D |
Yes | Source | |
Ctrl+P |
Cmd+P |
Yes | Source | ||
| Next surface | Ctrl+F6 |
Cmd+F6 |
Yes | Source | |
| Previous surface | Shift+Ctrl+F6 |
Shift+Cmd+F6 |
Yes | Source | |
| Focus side panel | Ctrl+F3 |
Cmd+F3 |
Yes | Source | |
| Delete selected elements | Delete |
Delete |
Yes | Source | |
| Duplicate selected elements | Ctrl+D |
Cmd+D |
Yes | Source | |
| Group elements | Ctrl+G |
Cmd+G |
Yes | Source | |
| Ungroup elements | Ctrl+Shift+G |
Cmd+Shift+G |
Yes | Source | |
| Lock element | Alt+Shift+L |
Option+Shift+L |
Yes | Source | |
| Justify elements | Ctrl+Shift+J |
Cmd+Shift+J |
Yes | Source | |
| Arrange elements forward | Ctrl+] |
Cmd+] |
Yes | Source | |
| Arrange elements backward | Ctrl+[ |
Cmd+[ |
Yes | Source | |
| Arrange elements to front | Alt+Ctrl+] |
Option+Cmd+] |
Yes | Source | |
| Arrange elements to back | Alt+Ctrl+[ |
Option+Cmd+[ |
Yes | Source | |
| Tidy up elements | Alt+Shift+T |
Option+Shift+T |
Yes | Source | |
| Select next element | Tab |
Tab |
Yes | Source | |
| Select previous element | Shift+Tab |
Shift+Tab |
Yes | Source | |
| Move left (small) | Left |
Left |
Yes | Source | |
| Move right (small) | Right |
Right |
Yes | Source | |
| Move up (small) | Up |
Up |
Yes | Source | |
| Move down (small) | Down |
Down |
Yes | Source | |
| Move left (large) | Shift+Left |
Shift+Left |
Yes | Source | |
| Move right (large) | Shift+Right |
Shift+Right |
Yes | Source | |
| Move up (large) | Shift+Up |
Shift+Up |
Yes | Source | |
| Move down (large) | Shift+Down |
Shift+Down |
Yes | Source | |
| Rotate left (small) | Alt+, |
Option+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Rotate right (small) | Alt+. |
Option+. |
Yes | Source | |
| Rotate left (large) | Alt+Shift+, |
Option+Shift+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Rotate right (large) | Alt+Shift+. |
Option+Shift+. |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize left (small) | Ctrl+Left |
Cmd+Left |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize right (small) | Ctrl+Right |
Cmd+Right |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize up (small) | Ctrl+Up |
Cmd+Up |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize down (small) | Ctrl+Down |
Cmd+Down |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize left (large) | Shift+Ctrl+Left |
Shift+Cmd+Left |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize right (large) | Shift+Ctrl+Right |
Shift+Cmd+Right |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize up (large) | Shift+Ctrl+Up |
Shift+Cmd+Up |
Yes | Source | |
| Resize down (large) | Shift+Ctrl+Down |
Shift+Cmd+Down |
Yes | Source | |
| Open font menu | Shift+Ctrl+F |
Shift+Cmd+F |
Yes | Source | |
| Find and replace | Ctrl+F |
Cmd+F |
Yes | Source | |
| Bold text | Ctrl+B |
Cmd+B |
Yes | Source | |
| Italicize text | Ctrl+I |
Cmd+I |
Yes | Source | |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
Cmd+U |
Yes | Source | |
| Strikethrough | Shift+Ctrl+S |
Shift+Cmd+S |
Yes | Source | |
| Subscript | Ctrl+, |
Cmd+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Superscript | Ctrl+. |
Cmd+. |
Yes | Source | |
| Uppercase | Shift+Ctrl+K |
Shift+Cmd+K |
Yes | Source | |
| Left align | Shift+Ctrl+L |
Shift+Cmd+L |
Yes | Source | |
| Center align | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Shift+Cmd+C |
Yes | Source | |
| Right align | Shift+Ctrl+R |
Shift+Cmd+R |
Yes | Source | |
| Decrease font size by one | Shift+Ctrl+, |
Shift+Cmd+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Increase font size by one | Shift+Ctrl+. |
Shift+Cmd+. |
Yes | Source | |
| Decrease line spacing | Alt+Ctrl+Down |
Option+Cmd+Down |
Yes | Source | |
| Increase line spacing | Alt+Ctrl+Up |
Option+Cmd+Up |
Yes | Source | |
| Decrease letter spacing | Alt+Ctrl+, |
Option+Cmd+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Increase letter spacing | Alt+Ctrl+. |
Option+Cmd+. |
Yes | Source | |
| Anchor text to top | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Cmd+Shift+H |
Yes | Source | |
| Anchor text to middle | Ctrl+Shift+M |
Cmd+Shift+M |
Yes | Source | |
| Anchor text to bottom | Ctrl+Shift+B |
Cmd+Shift+B |
Yes | Source | |
| Numbered list | Ctrl+Shift+7 |
Cmd+Shift+7 |
Yes | Source | |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
Cmd+Shift+8 |
Yes | Source | |
| Copy text style | Alt+Ctrl+C |
Option+Cmd+C |
Yes | Source | |
| Paste text style | Alt+Ctrl+V |
Option+Cmd+V |
Yes | Source | |
| Apply body text style | Alt+Ctrl+0 |
Option+Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source | |
| Apply heading style | Alt+Ctrl+1 |
Option+Cmd+1 |
Yes | Source | |
| Apply subheading style | Alt+Ctrl+2 |
Option+Cmd+2 |
Yes | Source | |
| Play/pause video | Space |
Space |
Yes | Source | |
| Mute/unmute video | M |
M |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+Plus |
Cmd+Plus |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+Minus |
Cmd+Minus |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom to actual size | Ctrl+0 |
Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom to fit | Alt+Ctrl+0 |
Option+Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom to fill | Shift+Ctrl+0 |
Shift+Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source | |
| Show rulers and guides | Shift+R |
Shift+R |
Yes | Source | |
| Scrolling view | Alt+Ctrl+1 |
Option+Cmd+1 |
Yes | Source | |
| Thumbnail view | Alt+Ctrl+2 |
Option+Cmd+2 |
Yes | Source | |
| Grid view | Alt+Ctrl+3 |
Option+Cmd+3 |
Yes | Source | |
| Presentation mode | Alt+Ctrl+P |
Option+Cmd+P |
Yes | Source | |
| Add comment | Alt+Ctrl+N |
Option+Cmd+N |
Yes | Source | |
| Add emoji to a comment | Shift+; |
Shift+; |
Yes | Source | |
| Start new line in comment | Enter |
Enter |
Yes | Source | |
| Submit comment | Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes | Source | |
| Quit Canva app | Ctrl+Q |
Cmd+Q |
Yes | Source | |
| Reload app | Ctrl+R |
Cmd+R |
Yes | Source | |
| Enter full-screen mode | Ctrl+Ctrl+F |
Ctrl+Cmd+F |
Yes | Source | |
| Close current tab | Ctrl+W |
Cmd+W |
Yes | Source | |
| Select next tab | Alt+Ctrl+Right |
Option+Cmd+Right |
Yes | Source | |
| Select previous tab | Alt+Ctrl+Left |
Option+Cmd+Left |
Yes | Source | |
| Re-open last closed tab | Ctrl+Shift+T |
Cmd+Shift+T |
Yes | Source | |
| Create new design | Ctrl+T |
Cmd+T |
Yes | Source | |
| Switch to last tab | Ctrl+9 |
Cmd+9 |
Yes | Source | |
| Open Settings | Ctrl+, |
Cmd+, |
Yes | Source | |
| Open Home | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Cmd+Shift+H |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom in app interface | Ctrl+Shift+Plus |
Cmd+Shift+Plus |
Yes | Source | |
| Zoom out app interface | Ctrl+Shift+Minus |
Cmd+Shift+Minus |
Yes | Source | |
| Reset app interface scaling | Shift+Ctrl+0 |
Shift+Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source | |
| Close window | Shift+Ctrl+W |
Shift+Cmd+W |
Yes | Source |