Complete Adobe XD keyboard shortcuts reference — 81 shortcuts across 9 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows.
Adobe XD is in maintenance mode — Adobe stopped active development after the Figma deal collapsed — but it still ships with Creative Cloud and plenty of teams keep files in it. Its keymap is small and stable, close to Illustrator for shapes and to Figma for components. The table is the Windows keymap; on macOS use Cmd for Ctrl and Option for Alt.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + ] | Bring to Front |
| Ctrl + ] | Bring Forward |
| Ctrl + [ | Send Backward |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Send to Back |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease font size |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| V | Select |
| R | Rectangle |
| E | Ellipse |
| Y | Polygon |
| L | Line |
| T | Text |
| A | Artboard |
| I | Eyedropper |
| 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 |
V select, R rectangle, E ellipse, Y polygon, L line, T text, A artboard and P pen — the Illustrator set with artboard added. Ctrl + D duplicates, Ctrl + G groups and Ctrl + K makes a component; Ctrl + Shift + K edits the main component and Alt + Shift + K returns to the instance you came from. Ctrl + R turns a selection into a Repeat Grid, XD's signature feature for lists and cards. For stacking, Ctrl + ] raises and Ctrl + [ lowers one step; add Shift to go straight to the front or back.
Ctrl + Alt + U, Ctrl + Alt + S, Ctrl + Alt + I and Ctrl + Alt + X add, subtract, intersect and exclude shapes, and Ctrl + 8 converts the result to an editable path. Alignment to an edge is Ctrl + Shift plus the arrow for that edge — Ctrl + Shift + Left for the left edge, Ctrl + Shift + Right, then Ctrl + Shift + Up and finally Ctrl + Shift + Down — with Shift + C and Shift + M for horizontal and vertical centring. Shift + Arrows nudges ten pixels and Alt + Arrows resizes by one.
Alt + 1, Alt + 2 and Alt + 3 switch between Design, Prototype and Share modes. Ctrl + Y and Ctrl + Shift + Y open the Layers and Assets panels. Ctrl + Enter opens the preview window, which follows the artboard you are editing. Ctrl + E exports the selection and Ctrl + Shift + E batch-exports everything marked for export; Ctrl + Shift + C adds the selected colour to the assets so it can be reused.
Adobe keeps XD in maintenance mode with no new features. Files still open, and Figma and Penpot import XD documents.
Select the elements and press Ctrl + R, then drag the green handles to repeat them; editing one cell updates all.
Alt + Shift + K returns to the previous instance. Ctrl + Shift + K takes you to the main component.
Ctrl + Enter opens the preview window. Alt + 2 switches to Prototype mode to wire interactions.
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