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Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Browse Adobe Illustrator default keyboard shortcuts on an interactive keyboard map. Tools, type, objects, panels, and more — free on KeyBindr, no signup required.

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Popular

Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + X
Cut
Ctrl + C
Copy
Ctrl + V
Paste
Ctrl + F
Paste Front — Paste in front
Ctrl + B
Paste Back — Paste at back
Ctrl + I
Spelling — Check spelling
Ctrl + K
Prefs — Open Preferences dialog

Documents

Ctrl + N
New — Create a document
Ctrl + O
Open — Open a document
Ctrl + W
Close — Close the document window
Ctrl + S
Save — Save changes to the document
Ctrl + P
Print
Ctrl + Q
Quit — Exit the application
Ctrl + Alt + E
Export — Open Export for Screens dialog (Alt+Ctrl+E)

Select Tools

V
Select — Selection tool
A
Direct Sel — Direct Selection tool
Y
Magic Wand — Magic Wand tool
Q
Lasso — Lasso tool
P
Pen — Pen tool
\
Line Seg — Line Segment tool
M
Rectangle — Rectangle tool; Shift+M = Shape Builder
L
Ellipse — Ellipse tool
B
Paintbrush — Paintbrush tool; Shift+B = Blob Brush
N
Pencil — Pencil tool; Shift+N = Shaper tool
R
Rotate — Rotate tool; Shift+R = Warp tool
O
Reflect — Reflect tool
S
Scale — Scale tool; Shift+S = Symbol Sprayer
E
Free Trans — Free Transform tool; Shift+E = Eraser
G
Gradient — Gradient tool
I
Eyedropper — Eyedropper tool
W
Blend — Blend tool; Shift+W = Width tool
K
Live Paint — Live Paint Bucket tool
C
Scissors — Scissors tool
H
Hand — Hand tool
Z
Zoom — Zoom tool
U
Mesh — Mesh tool
J
Col Graph — Column Graph tool
T
Type — Type tool; Shift+T = Touch Type tool
X
Swap Fill — Toggle between fill and stroke
D
Default F/S — Set fill and stroke to default
Space
Hand Temp — Temporarily switch to Hand tool (not in text-edit mode)

View Artwork

F
Full Screen — Toggle Normal / Full Screen modes
Ctrl + =
Zoom In
Ctrl + -
Zoom Out
Ctrl + 1
100% — Magnify to 100%
Ctrl + Alt + 0
Fit All — View all artboards in window
Ctrl + Y
Preview — Toggle Outline / GPU Preview
Ctrl + E
GPU/CPU — Toggle GPU and CPU Preview
Ctrl + R
Rulers — Show/hide artboard rulers
Ctrl + ;
Guides — Show/hide guides
Ctrl + U
Smart Guides — Show/hide smart guides
Ctrl + '
Grid — Show/hide grid (Ctrl+')
Ctrl + Shift + H
Artboards — Show/hide artboards
Ctrl + Shift + D
Transp Grid — Show transparency grid
Ctrl + Shift + I
Persp Grid — Show/hide perspective grid
Ctrl + 5
Make Guide — Create guide from selected object
Space
Hand Tool — Switch to Hand tool (not in text-edit mode)

Selections

Ctrl + A
Select All
Ctrl + 6
Reselect — Reselect last selection
Ctrl + `
Last Sel — Switch to last-used selection tool
Ctrl + G
Group — Group selected artwork
Ctrl + 2
Lock — Lock a selection
Ctrl + 3
Hide — Hide a selection
Ctrl + ]
Bring Fwd — Bring selection forward one level
Ctrl + [
Send Back — Send selection backward one level

Draw

Ctrl + J
Join Paths — Join two or more selected paths
Ctrl + 8
Compound — Create a compound path
]
Brush Size+ — Increase Blob Brush size
[
Brush Size- — Decrease Blob Brush size
Shift + D
Draw Mode — Switch through drawing modes (Shift+D)
Ctrl + Shift + I
Persp Grid — Show/hide perspective grid
5
Persp Move — Move objects perpendicularly in perspective — press 5, then click+drag

Edit Shapes

Shift + =
Add Anchor — Add Anchor Point tool (+ key)
-
Del Anchor — Delete Anchor Point tool (- key)
Shift + M
Shape Bldr — Shape Builder tool (Shift+M)
Ctrl + Alt + B
Blend — Blend objects
Ctrl + Alt + C
Envelope — Distort objects using another object as envelope
X
Fill/Stroke — Toggle between fill and stroke
D
Default F/S — Set fill and stroke to default
/
No Fill — Select no stroke/fill mode
Shift + ,
Color Fill — Select color fill mode (< key = Shift+,)
Shift + .
Grad Fill — Select gradient fill mode (> key = Shift+.)
Ctrl + Alt + G
Hide Annot — Hide gradient annotator (Alt+Ctrl+G)

Objects

Ctrl + D
Repeat Trans — Reapply last transformation
Ctrl + 4
Pathfinder — Apply last pathfinder effect
Ctrl + Shift + M
Move — Open the Move dialog
Ctrl + 7
Clip Mask — Make a clipping mask
Ctrl + ]
Bring Fwd — Bring selection forward one level
Ctrl + [
Send Back — Send selection backward one level
Ctrl + 2
Lock — Lock a selection
Ctrl + 3
Hide — Hide a selection
X
Fill/Stroke — Toggle between fill and stroke
/
No Fill — Select no stroke/fill mode

Live Paint

Alt
Eyedropper — Alt+click with Live Paint tool: switch to Eyedropper
Shift
Paint Opts — Shift+Live Paint Bucket: select opposite paint options

Width Points

Shift
Multi Sel — Shift+click: select multiple width points
Alt
Non-Uniform — Alt+drag: create non-uniform widths
Del
Delete Pt — Delete selected width point
Esc
Deselect — Deselect a width point

Type

Ctrl + Shift + B
Bold
Ctrl + Shift + I
Italic
Ctrl + Shift + U
Underline
Ctrl + Shift + L
Align Left
Ctrl + Shift + R
Align Right
Ctrl + Shift + C
Center — Align paragraph center
Ctrl + Shift + J
Justify — Justify text left
Ctrl + Shift + F
Justify All — Justify all lines
Ctrl + Shift + O
Outlines — Create outlines
Ctrl + T
Char Panel — Open Character panel
Ctrl + Shift + .
Font Size+ — Increase font size
Ctrl + Shift + ,
Font Size- — Decrease font size
Ctrl + Shift + X
Reset Scale — Reset horizontal scale to 100%
Shift + Enter
Soft Return — Insert soft return
Ctrl + Alt + K
Kerning — Highlight kerning value in Character panel
Ctrl + Shift + -
Disc Hyph — Insert discretionary hyphen
Ctrl + Shift + M
Em Space — Insert em space
Ctrl + Shift + N
En Space — Insert en space
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Auto-Hyph — Toggle auto-hyphenation

Panels

Tab
Hide All — Show/hide all panels
Shift + Enter
Apply Val — Apply value and keep text box active (Shift+Enter)
Alt
Set Options — Alt+click New button: set options for new item
Shift
Sel Range — Shift+click: select a range of items in a panel

Actions

Alt
Expand — Alt+click expansion triangle: expand/collapse entire action set hierarchy
Ctrl
Play Cmd — Ctrl+click Play Current Selection: play a single command

Brushes

Alt
Brush Opts — Double-click a brush: open Brush Options dialog

Char & Para

Ctrl + T
Char Panel — Open Character panel
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Font Field — Highlight font name field in Character panel (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F)
Value+ — Increase selected value by small increment
Value- — Decrease selected value by small increment

Color Panel

Shift + F3
Color Guide — Open Color Guide (Shift+F3)
Shift
Color Mode — Shift+click color bar: change the color mode
Alt
Nonactive — Alt+click color bar: change the nonactive fill/stroke

Gradient

G
View Annot — View Gradient annotator in selected gradient-filled object
Alt
Dup Stop — Alt+drag: duplicate gradient color stops
Shift
Constrain — Shift+drag: constrain Gradient tool or annotator while dragging

Layers

Ctrl + L
Add Layer — Add a new layer
Alt
Sel Objects — Alt+click layer name: select all objects on that layer

Swatches

Ctrl
New Spot — Ctrl+click New Swatch button: create new spot color
Alt
Replace — Alt+drag one swatch over another: replace that swatch

Transform

Shift + Enter
Apply Keep — Apply value and keep focus in edit field (Shift+Enter)
Alt
Apply Copy — Apply value and copy the object (Alt+Enter)

Transparency

Ctrl + Shift + E
Last Effect — Apply last effect to the selected object
Opacity+ — Increase opacity in 1% increments (click opacity field first)
Opacity- — Decrease opacity in 1% increments (click opacity field first)
Shift
Dis Mask — Shift+click mask thumbnail: disable or re-enable opacity mask
Alt
Edit Mask — Alt+click mask thumbnail: convert mask to grayscale for editing

Function Keys

F1
Help — Invoke Help
F2
Cut
F3
Copy
F4
Paste
F5
Brushes — Show/hide Brushes panel; Shift+F5 = Graphic Styles panel
F6
Color — Show/hide Color panel; Shift+F6 = Appearance panel
F7
Layers — Show/hide Layers panel; Shift+F7 = Align panel
F8
New Symbol — Create new symbol; Shift+F8 = Transform panel
F12
Revert — Revert to last saved version
Ctrl + F9
Gradient Pnl — Show/hide Gradient panel; Ctrl+Shift+F9 = Pathfinder
Ctrl + F10
Stroke Pnl — Show/hide Stroke panel; Ctrl+Shift+F10 = Transparency
Ctrl + F11
Attributes — Show/hide Attributes panel; Ctrl+Shift+F11 = Symbols