Insert a text layer keyboard shortcut in 5 apps
Insert a text layer has a documented keyboard shortcut in 5 apps here, among them Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Inkscape, Miro. The most common keys are T on Windows and T on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe After Effects | Windows Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | Mac Cmd + Option + Shift + T | Create a new text layer |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Windows Ctrl + T | Mac Cmd + T | Add a text layer |
| Inkscape | Windows T | Mac T | Choose the text tool |
| Miro | Windows T | Mac T | Choose the text tool |
| Sketch | Windows Not documented | Mac T | Insert text |
What most apps settled on for Insert a text layer
On Windows, T is the combination in 2 of the 4 apps here that document one. On a Mac, it is T in 3 of 5. 2 apps go their own way on Windows, and the table above is where to find them.
Where the table is deliberately empty
1 documents it for Mac only. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Insert a text layer, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Insert a text layer do nothing
The 5 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since insert a text layer is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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