FigJam keyboard shortcuts
FigJam is Figma's online whiteboard for brainstorms, retros, and diagrams with your team. Its keys select and order objects, format text, add sticky notes, sections, and connectors, and create and copy tables.
Windows, macOS · 39 shortcutsSelection and order
Select objects, change their stack order, and group or lock a selection.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Activate the select tool | Windows / macOSV |
| Select all objects | WindowsCtrl + A macOSCmd + A |
| Deselect objects | Windows / macOSEsc |
| Bring the selection forward | WindowsCtrl + ] macOSCmd + ] |
| Bring the selection to the front | Windows / macOS] |
| Send the selection backward | WindowsCtrl + [ macOSCmd + [ |
| Send the selection to the back | Windows / macOS[ |
| Group selected objects | WindowsCtrl + G macOSCmd + G |
| Ungroup selected objects | WindowsCtrl + Shift + GorCtrl + Backspace macOSCmd + Shift + GorCmd + Delete |
| Duplicate the selection | WindowsCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Lock or unlock selected objects | WindowsCtrl + Shift + L macOSCmd + Shift + L |
| Show the keyboard shortcuts panel | WindowsAlt + Shift + ? macOSCtrl + Shift + ? |
Text
Text-formatting commands apply while editing text in a sticky, shape, connector, or table cell.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Bold | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Strikethrough | WindowsCtrl + Shift + X macOSCmd + Shift + X |
| Create a bulleted list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 8 macOSCmd + Shift + 8 |
| Create a numbered list | WindowsCtrl + Shift + 7 macOSCmd + Shift + 7 |
| Increase list indent | Windows / macOSTab |
| Decrease list indent | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Align text left | WindowsAlt + Ctrl + L macOSOption + Cmd + L |
| Align text center | WindowsAlt + Ctrl + T macOSOption + Cmd + T |
| Align text right | WindowsAlt + Ctrl + R macOSOption + Cmd + R |
| Add a link to selected text | WindowsShift + Ctrl + U macOSShift + Cmd + U |
| Paste a link from the clipboard | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Paste a URL as plain text | WindowsCtrl + Shift + V macOSCmd + Shift + V |
Board tools
Create sections, stickies, connectors, drawings, text, stamps, and comments from the board.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a section | Windows / macOSShift + S |
| Create a sticky note | Windows / macOSS |
| Create a straight connector | Windows / macOSL |
| Create an elbow connector | Windows / macOSXorShift + L |
| Activate the marker | Windows / macOSM |
| Activate the highlighter | Windows / macOSShift + M |
| Activate washi tape | Windows / macOSW |
| Create a text object | Windows / macOST |
| Open the stamp wheel | Windows / macOSE |
| Add a comment | Windows / macOSC |
| Open libraries | WindowsAlt + 2 macOSOption + 2 |
| Open quick actions | WindowsCtrl + /orCtrl + P macOSCmd + /orCmd + P |
Tables
Create a table from the board, then use the table toolbar and cell controls for further edits.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a table | Windows / macOSShift + T |
| Duplicate selected table rows | WindowsCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Copy selected table content | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
Source
Figma Help Center FigJam shortcuts · Checked
Current Figma Help Center FigJam pages checked September 1, 2026. The shortcuts apply to the FigJam board and may require a board, text object, table, or selection to have focus.