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Krita

Duplicate the layer or mask

CtrlJ

Windows Desktop app Krita default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + J to duplicate the layer or mask in Krita. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Layers

Where this comes from

Krita default action files - KDE Krita repository

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More Krita shortcuts

Cut the selection to a new layer Ctrl + Shift + J
Copy the selection to a new layer Ctrl + Alt + J
Put the layers in a group Ctrl + G
Take the layers out of their group Ctrl + Alt + G
Make a quick clipping group Ctrl + Shift + G
Merge with the layer below Ctrl + E
Flatten the image Ctrl + Shift + E
Rename the current layer F2

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