Adobe XD Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete Adobe XD keyboard shortcuts reference — 81 shortcuts across 9 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows.
Editing (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate |
| Delete | Delete |
| Ctrl + A | Select All |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Deselect All |
File (8)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | New |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Save As Local Document |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Export Batch |
| Ctrl + E | Export Selected |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Import |
Path & Pen (6)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| P | Switch to Pen tool |
| Ctrl + Alt + U | Add |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Subtract |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Intersect |
| Ctrl + Alt + X | Exclude Overlap |
| Ctrl + 8 | Convert to Path |
Layers & Artboards (21)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + G | Group layers |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup layers |
| Ctrl + K | Make component |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Edit Main Component |
| Alt + Shift + K | Back to Previous Instance |
| Ctrl + L | Lock/Unlock layer |
| Ctrl + , | Hide/Show layer |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Mask with shape |
| Ctrl + R | Make repeat grid |
| Ctrl + ; | Show/ Hide artboard guides |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Lock artboard guides |
| Shift + Arrows | Move element by 10px |
| Alt + Arrows | Resize element by 1px increment |
| Alt + Shift + Arrows | Resize element by 10px increment |
| Alt + S | Mirror padding on opposing sides |
| Shift + S | Edit all sides |
| Alt + Shift + H | Horizontal scroll |
| Alt + Shift + V | Vertical scroll |
| Alt + Shift + D | Horizontal and vertical scroll |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Add Color to Assets |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | Rename layers |
Align (6)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + Left | Left |
| Shift + C | Center (horizontally) |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right | Right |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up | Top |
| Shift + M | Middle (vertically) |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down | Bottom |
Arrange (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + ] | Bring to Front |
| Ctrl + ] | Bring Forward |
| Ctrl + [ | Send Backward |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Send to Back |
Text (5)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease font size |
Tools (8)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| V | Select |
| R | Rectangle |
| E | Ellipse |
| Y | Polygon |
| L | Line |
| T | Text |
| A | Artboard |
| I | Eyedropper |
Interface & Viewing (13)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Alt + 1 | Switch to Design mode |
| Alt + 2 | Switch to Prototype mode |
| Alt + 3 | Switch to Share mode |
| Ctrl + 3 | Zoom to Selection |
| Ctrl + 0 | Zoom to Fit |
| Ctrl + 1 | Zoom to 100% |
| Ctrl + 2 | Zoom to 200% |
| Space | Pan |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Assets |
| Ctrl + Y | Layers |
| Ctrl + Shift + ' | Show Layout Grid |
| Ctrl + ' | Show Square Grid |
| Ctrl + Enter | Preview |
📜 Every shortcut on this page is taken from the official Adobe XD documentation —
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