Adobe Illustrator Shortcut Keys

 

Function Keys Shortcuts

Action	Illustrator Shortcuts
Help	F1
Copy	F3
Paste	F4
Cut	F2
Show or hide Brushes panel	F5
Show or hide the Color panel	F6
Show or hide Layers of panel	F7
Create a new symbol	F8
Show or hide the Info panel	Ctrl + F8
Show or hide the Gradient panel	Ctrl + F9
Show or hide the Stroke panel	Ctrl + F10
Show or hide the Attributes panel	Ctrl + F11
Revert	F12
Show or hide the Graphic Styles panel	Shift + F5
Show or hide the Appearance panel	Shift + F6
Show or hide Align panel	Shift + F7
Show or hide the Transform panel	Shift + F8
Show or hide the Pathfinder panel	Shift + Ctrl + F9
Show or hide the Transparency panel	Shift + Ctrl + F10
Show or hide the Symbols panel	Shift + Ctrl + F11
Show or hide the perspective grid	Ctrl + Shift + I

Selecting Tools Shortcuts

Action	Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Windows
Artboard Tool	Shift + O
Selection tool	V
Direct selection tool	A
Magic Wand tool	Y
Lasso tool	Q
Pen tool	P
Blob brush tool	Shift + B
Add Anchor Point tool	+
Convert Anchor Point tool	Shift + C
Type tool	T
Line segment tool	\
Rectangle tool	M
Ellipse tool	I
Paintbrush tool	B
Pencil tool	N
Rotate tool	R
Scale tool	S
Wrap tool	Shift + R
Width tool	Shift + W
Free transform tool	E
Shape builder tool	Shift + M
Perspective grid tool	Shift + P
Perspective selection tool	Shift + V
Symbol sprayer tool	Shift + S
Column graph tool	J
Mesh tool	U
Gradient tool	G
Eyedropper tool	I
Blend tool	W
Slice tool	Shift + K
Eraser tool	Shift + E
Scissors tool	C
Hand tool	H
Zoom tool	Z

Viewing Artwork Shortcuts

Action	Illustrator Shortcuts windows
Switch to the Hand tool	Spacebar
Switch to the Zoom tool in magnify mode	Ctrl + Spacebar
Switch to the Zoom tool to reduce the mode	Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar
Hide unselected artwork	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3
Exit Artboard tool mode	Esc
Navigate to the next document	Ctrl + F6
Navigate to the previous document	Ctrl + Shift + F6
Navigate to the next document group	Ctrl + Alt + F6
Navigate to the previous document group	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6
Exit Full-Screen mode	Esc

Painting Objects Shortcuts

Action	Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
Swap fill and stroke	Shift + X
Select gradient fill mode	>
Select color fill mode	<
Select no stroke/fill mode	/

Working with Type

Action	Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
Move one character right	Right Arrow key
Move one character left	Left Arrow key
Move up one line	Up Arrow key
Move down one line	Down Arrow key
Move one word right	Ctrl + Right Arrow key
Move one word left	Ctrl + Left Arrow key
Move up one paragraph	Ctrl + Up Arrow key
Move down one paragraph	Ctrl + Down Arrow key
Select one word right	Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select one word left	Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key
Select one paragraph before	Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select one paragraph after	Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key
Align paragraph left	Ctrl + Shift + L
Align paragraph right	Ctrl + Shift + R
Align paragraph center	Ctrl + Shift + C
Justify paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + J
Insert soft return	Shift + Enter
Highlight kerning	Ctrl + Alt + K
Reset the horizontal scale to 100%	Ctrl + Shift + X
Increase type size	Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease type size	Ctrl + Shift + <
Reset tracking or kerning to 0	Ctrl + Alt + Q

Others Shortcuts

Action	Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools	Ctrl + Alt + Tab
To make a copy while dragging	Alt
To add to a selection	Shift
Lock selected artwork	Ctrl + 2
Lock all deselected artwork	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 2
Unlock all artwork	Ctrl + Alt + 2
Hide selected artwork	Ctrl + 3
Hide all deselected artwork	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 3
Show all artwork	Ctrl + Alt + 3