Canva keyboard shortcuts
Element, text, arrangement, and page shortcuts in the Canva editor.
20 shortcuts Mac and Windows
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| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Add a text box Canvas focused Not yet source checked | Mac T 1 more variant | Source |
| Draw a rectangle Canvas focused Not yet source checked | Mac R 1 more variant | Source |
| Draw a circle Canvas focused Not yet source checked | Mac C 1 more variant | Source |
| Draw a line Canvas focused Not yet source checked | Mac L 1 more variant | Source |
| Duplicate the selection Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac CmdD 1 more variant | Source |
| Group the selection Selected elements Not yet source checked | Mac CmdG 1 more variant | Source |
| Ungroup the selection Selected group Not yet source checked | Mac CmdShiftG 1 more variant | Source |
| Copy the selection's styling Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac CmdOptionC 1 more variant | Source |
| Paste copied styling Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac CmdOptionV 1 more variant | Source |
| Bring the selection forward Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac Cmd] 1 more variant | Source |
| Send the selection backward Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac Cmd[ 1 more variant | Source |
| Bring the selection to the front Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac CmdOption] 1 more variant | Source |
| Send the selection to the back Selected element Not yet source checked | Mac CmdOption[ 1 more variant | Source |
| Bold Selected text Not yet source checked | Mac CmdB 1 more variant | Source |
| Italic Selected text Not yet source checked | Mac CmdI 1 more variant | Source |
| Underline Selected text Not yet source checked | Mac CmdU 1 more variant | Source |
| Add a page Editor Not yet source checked | Mac CmdEnter 1 more variant | Source |
| Delete the page Editor Not yet source checked | Mac CmdDelete 1 more variant | Source |
| Undo the last change Editor Not yet source checked | Mac CmdZ 1 more variant | Source |
| Show or hide the rulers Editor Not yet source checked | Mac ShiftR 1 more variant | Source |
About Canva and its shortcuts
Canva is built for people who do not consider themselves designers, so its shortcut list is short and practical: adding elements and text, duplicating, grouping, aligning and nudging. Those few commands remove most of the repetitive clicking from putting a layout together.
Canva is a web application, so your browser claims some combinations first, and the set differs between the editor and the presentation view. Features move between the free and paid tiers, which can take a command with them.
Where the Canva keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Canva. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Canva, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task