Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts
Tool letters, arrangement, grouping, and view shortcuts.
22 shortcuts Mac and Windows
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- Adobe Illustrator Published, not yet source checked
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the selection tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac V 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the direct selection tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac A 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the pen tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac P 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the type tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac T 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the rectangle tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac M 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the ellipse tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac L 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the paintbrush tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac B 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the pencil tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac N 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the rotate tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac R 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the scale tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac S 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the zoom tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac Z 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the hand tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac H 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the eyedropper Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac I 1 more variant | Source |
| Choose the gradient tool Tool selection Not yet source checked | Mac G 1 more variant | Source |
| Group the selection Selected objects 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 |
| Lock the selection Selected objects Not yet source checked | Mac Cmd2 1 more variant | Source |
| Bring the selection to the front Selected objects Not yet source checked | Mac CmdShift] 1 more variant | Source |
| Send the selection to the back Selected objects Not yet source checked | Mac CmdShift[ 1 more variant | Source |
| Fit the artboard in the window Document Not yet source checked | Mac Cmd0 1 more variant | Source |
| View the artwork at actual size Document Not yet source checked | Mac Cmd1 1 more variant | Source |
| Switch between outline and preview Document Not yet source checked | Mac CmdY 1 more variant | Source |
About Adobe Illustrator and its shortcuts
Illustrator is vector work, so its shortcuts care about things Photoshop does not: anchor points, paths, alignment, and the relationship between an object and the artboard it sits on. As in the rest of the Adobe suite, single letters pick tools, and modifiers change how the active tool behaves while you drag.
Bindings are editable and saveable as sets, and some commands only apply in a particular mode such as isolation or outline view. Adobe documents Windows and Mac separately, and the two lists are not a straight swap.
Where the Adobe Illustrator keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Adobe Illustrator. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Adobe Illustrator, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task