Adobe InDesign keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 111 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Adobe InDesign 2025 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

  • V — Selection tool
  • A — Direct Selection tool
  • Ctrl+Tab — Toggle Selection and Direct Selection
  • Shift+P — Page tool
  • U — Gap tool
  • P — Pen tool
  • Equal — Add Anchor Point tool
  • Minus — Delete Anchor Point tool
  • Shift+C — Convert Direction Point tool
  • T — Type tool
  • Shift+T — Type On A Path tool
  • N — Pencil tool
  • Backslash — Line tool
  • F — Rectangle Frame tool
  • M — Rectangle tool
  • L — Ellipse tool
  • R — Rotate tool
  • S — Scale tool
  • O — Shear tool
  • E — Free Transform tool
  • I — Eyedropper tool
  • K — Measure tool
  • G — Gradient tool
  • C — Scissors tool
  • H — Hand tool
  • Z — Zoom tool
  • X — Toggle Fill and Stroke
  • Shift+X — Swap Fill and Stroke
  • J — Toggle Container and Text formatting
  • Comma — Apply Color

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