Keyboard Shortcuts

Master Hello Drawing! with keyboard shortcuts for every tool and action.

Drawing Tools

Select / Move	`V` or `S`
Freehand Pen	`D` or `P`
Eraser	`E`
Rectangle	`R`
Ellipse / Circle	`O`
Arrow	`A`
Text	`T`
Line	`L`
Highlight	`H`
Frame	`F`

Edit Actions

Undo	`⌘` `Z`
Redo	`⌘` `Shift` `Z`
Select All	`⌘` `A`
Delete Selected	`Delete` or `Backspace`
Copy	`⌘` `C`
Paste	`⌘` `V`
Duplicate	`⌘` `D`
Cut	`⌘` `X`
Group selected	`⌘` `G`
Ungroup	`⌘` `Shift` `G`

Canvas Navigation

Pan canvas	`Space` + drag
Zoom in	`⌘` `+`
Zoom out	`⌘` `−`
Fit to screen	`⌘` `Shift` `H`
Zoom to 100%	`⌘` `0`
Zoom to selection	`⌘` `Shift` `F`

Workspace

Close panel / Cancel	`Escape`
Toggle dark / light mode	Click the 🌙 icon (top right)

Selection

Add to selection	`Shift` + click
Box select	Drag on empty canvas
Move selected (1px)	Arrow keys
Move selected (10px)	`Shift` + Arrow keys
Constrain aspect ratio	`Shift` while resizing

On Windows/Linux, replace ⌘ with Ctrl. More shortcuts may be available as new features are added. See what's new →