Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn these shortcuts to speed up your Pencil workflow.

AI Chat

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + K`	Toggle AI chat
`Cmd/Ctrl + T`	New Agent tab
`Ctrl + Tab`	Move to next chat tab
`Ctrl + Shift + Tab`	Move to previous chat tab
`↑` / `↓`	Prompt history

Tools

Shortcut	Action
`V`	Move tool
`H`	Hand tool
`R`	Rectangle tool
`O`	Ellipse tool
`A` / `F`	Frame tool
`T`	Text tool
`N`	Sticky note tool

Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + C`	Copy selection to clipboard
`Cmd/Ctrl + V`	Paste cliboard content
`Cmd/Ctrl + D`	Duplicate selection
`Cmd/Ctrl + X`	Cut selection
`Delete/Backspace`	Delete selection
`Arrow keys` / `Shift + Arrow keys`	Move selection by 1px / 10px
`Arrow keys`	Swap elements order in flex layout
`Cmd/Ctrl + G`	Group selected elements
`Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + G`	Ungroup
`Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + G`	Apply flex layout to a selection
`Cmd/Ctrl + [`	Send backward
`Cmd/Ctrl + ]`	Bring forward
`[`	Send to back
`]`	Bring to front
`Cmd/Ctrl + Z`	Undo
`Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z`	Redo

Selection

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + A`	Select all
`Cmd/Ctrl + Click`	Direct select (deepest element under cursor)
`Shift + Click`	Add to selection
`Shift + Enter`	Select parent of currently selected child element
`Enter`	Select children of currently selected parent element
`Esc`	Clear selection

Components

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + K`	Convert element to a Component or Convert a Component back to a standard element
`Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + X`	Detach component instance

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + Scroll`	Zoom
`Spacebar + Drag` / `Middle mouse button`	Pan canvas
`Shift + Scroll`	Horizontal pan
`=`	Zoom in
`-`	Zoom out
`0`	Zoom to 100%
`1`	Zoom to fit
`2`	Zoom to selection

Canvas Settings

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + '`	Toggle pixel grid
`Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + '`	Toggle snap to pixel grid

File Operations

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl + S`	Save file
`Cmd/Ctrl + N`	Create new file
`Cmd/Ctrl + O`	Open file

Last updated on April 13, 2026

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