Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcut reference covering 53 bindings for Windows & Mac. Commonly searched bindings include Selection Tool, Direct Selection, and Pen Tool. 53 of 53 shortcuts are verified against official Adobe Illustrator 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 Adobe Illustrator documentation

Editing

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Join Paths	Join open paths	`Ctrl+J`	`Cmd+J`	Yes	Source
Average Points	Average anchor points	`Ctrl+Alt+J`	`Cmd+Option+J`	Yes	Source
Transform	Transform dialog	`Ctrl+Shift+M`	`Cmd+Shift+M`	Yes	Source
Repeat Transform	Repeat last transform	`Ctrl+D`	`Cmd+D`	Yes	Source
Lock Selection	Lock selected objects	`Ctrl+Alt+2`	`Cmd+Option+2`	Yes	Source
Hide Selection	Hide selected objects	`Ctrl+Alt+3`	`Cmd+Option+3`	Yes	Source
Release Mask	Release clipping mask	`Ctrl+Alt+7`	`Cmd+Option+7`	Yes	Source
Make Mask	Create clipping mask	`Ctrl+7`	`Cmd+7`	Yes	Source
Compound Path	Make compound path	`Ctrl+8`	`Cmd+8`	Yes	Source
Make Blend	Create blend	`Ctrl+Alt+B`	`Cmd+Option+B`	Yes	Source
Release Blend	Release blend	`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B`	`Cmd+Option+Shift+B`	Yes	Source
Group	Group objects	`Ctrl+G`	`Cmd+G`	Yes	Source
Ungroup	Ungroup objects	`Ctrl+Shift+G`	`Cmd+Shift+G`	Yes	Source
Send Backward	Send backward	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
Bring Forward	Bring forward	`]`	`]`	Yes	Source
Send to Back	Send to back	`Ctrl+Shift+[`	`Cmd+Shift+[`	Yes	Source
Bring to Front	Bring to front	`Ctrl+Shift+]`	`Cmd+Shift+]`	Yes	Source
Undo	Undo	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
Redo	Redo	`Ctrl+Y`	`Cmd+Y`	Yes	Source
Copy	Copy	`Ctrl+C`	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
Paste	Paste	`Ctrl+V`	`Cmd+V`	Yes	Source
Paste in Front	Paste in front	`Ctrl+F`	`Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
Paste in Back	Paste in back	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source

File

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Save	Save document	`Ctrl+S`	`Cmd+S`	Yes	Source
Save As	Save as	`Ctrl+Shift+S`	`Cmd+Shift+S`	Yes	Source
New Document	New document	`Ctrl+N`	`Cmd+N`	Yes	Source

Selection

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Select All	Select all objects	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
Deselect	Deselect all	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source

Tools

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Selection Tool	Select objects	`V`	`V`	Yes	Source
Direct Selection	Select anchor points	`A`	`A`	Yes	Source
Pen Tool	Draw paths	`P`	`P`	Yes	Source
Type Tool	Add text	`T`	`T`	Yes	Source
Line Tool	Draw lines	`/`	`/`	Yes	Source
Rotate Tool	Rotate objects	`R`	`R`	Yes	Source
Scale Tool	Scale objects	`S`	`S`	Yes	Source
Free Transform	Free transform	`E`	`E`	Yes	Source
Brush Tool	Paintbrush	`B`	`B`	Yes	Source
Pencil Tool	Draw freeform paths	`N`	`N`	Yes	Source
Eyedropper	Sample color/style	`I`	`I`	Yes	Source
Hand Tool	Pan artboard	`H`	`H`	Yes	Source
Zoom Tool	Zoom in/out	`Z`	`Z`	Yes	Source
Switch Fill/Stroke	Swap fill and stroke	`X`	`X`	Yes	Source
Default Colors	Reset colors	`D`	`D`	Yes	Source

View

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Make Guide	Convert to guide	`Ctrl+5`	`Cmd+5`	Yes	Source
Release Guide	Release guide	`Ctrl+Alt+5`	`Cmd+Option+5`	Yes	Source
Zoom In	Zoom in	`Ctrl+Plus`	`Cmd+Plus`	Yes	Source
Zoom Out	Zoom out	`Ctrl+Minus`	`Cmd+Minus`	Yes	Source
Fit Artboard	Fit artboard in window	`Ctrl+0`	`Cmd+0`	Yes	Source
Outline Mode	Preview as outlines	`Ctrl+Y`	`Cmd+Y`	Yes	Source
Rulers	Toggle rulers	`Ctrl+R`	`Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
Guides	Toggle guides	`Ctrl+;`	`Cmd+;`	Yes	Source
Grid	Toggle grid	`Ctrl+'`	`Cmd+'`	Yes	Source
Smart Guides	Toggle smart guides	`Ctrl+U`	`Cmd+U`	Yes	Source

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