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.

Official Canva documentation

General

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

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