Canva keyboard shortcuts
Here’s your quick reference for all Canva keyboard shortcuts on Windows and Mac. Discover shortcuts for editing, text formatting, arranging elements, navigating the canvas, zooming, and managing comments, videos, and other features in the desktop app.
Basic keyboard shortcuts
Undo: Ctrl + Z
Redo: Ctrl + Y
Save: Ctrl + S
Select all: Ctrl + A
Show or hide sidebar: Ctrl + /
Add text: T
Add rectangle: R
Add line: L
Add circle: C
Add link: Ctrl + K
Add emoji (Canva Docs and comments only): Win + ;
Add empty page: Ctrl + Enter
Delete empty page: Ctrl + Backspace
Navigate to toolbar: Ctrl + F1
Skip to canvas: Ctrl + F2
Quick actions shortcut: / or Ctrl + E
Element shortcuts
Delete selected elements: Backspace or Delete
Group elements: Ctrl + G
Ungroup elements: Ctrl + Shift + G
Lock element: Alt + Shift + L
Justify elements-level: Ctrl + Shift + J
Arrange elements forward: Ctrl + ]
Arrange elements backward: Ctrl + [
Arrange elements to front: Alt + Ctrl + ]
Arrange elements to back: Alt + Ctrl + [
Tidy up elements: Alt + Shift + T
Select next/previous elements: Tab or Shift + Tab
Text shortcuts
Open font menu: Shift + Ctrl + F
Find and replace: Ctrl + F
Bold text: Ctrl + B
Italicize text: Ctrl + I
Underline: Ctrl + U
Uppercase: Shift + Ctrl + K
Left align: Shift + Ctrl + L
Center align: Shift + Ctrl + C
Right align: Shift + Ctrl + R
Increase font size by one: Shift + Ctrl + .
Decrease font size by one: Shift + Ctrl + ,
Decrease line spacing: Alt + Ctrl + Down
Increase line spacing: Alt + Ctrl + Up
Increase letter spacing: Alt + Ctrl + .
Decrease letter spacing: Alt + Ctrl + ,
Anchor text to top: Ctrl + Shift + H
Anchor text to middle: Ctrl + Shift + M
Anchor text to bottom: Ctrl + Shift + B
Numbered list: Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list: Ctrl + Shift + 8
Copy text style: Alt + Ctrl + C
Paste text style: Alt + Ctrl + V
Video shortcuts
- Play/pause video: Space
- Mute/unmute video: M
- Loop video: Alt + Ctrl + L
Zoom keyboard shortcuts
Zoom in: Ctrl + +
Zoom out: Ctrl + -
Zoom to actual size: Ctrl + 0
Zoom to fit: Alt + Ctrl + 0
Zoom to fill: Shift + Ctrl + 0
Page view keyboard shortcuts
Show rulers and guides: Shift + R
Scrolling view: Alt + Ctrl + 1
Thumbnail view: Alt + Ctrl + 2
Grid view: Alt + Ctrl + 3
Presentation mode: Alt + Ctrl + P
Comment shortcuts
Add and edit comments
Add comment: Alt + Ctrl + N
Add emoji to a comment: Shift + ;
Start new line in your comment: Enter or Shift + Enter
Submit comment: Command + Enter
