Principle keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 27 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Principle 2025 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

  • R — Add rectangle
  • Alt+R — Add rectangle as a child
  • T — Add text
  • Alt+T — Add text as a child
  • A — Add artboard
  • Meta+G — Group
  • Shift+Meta+G — Ungroup
  • Meta+BracketRight — Bring forward
  • Shift+Meta+BracketRight — Bring to front
  • Meta+BracketLeft — Send backward
  • Shift+Meta+BracketLeft — Send to back
  • Meta+D — Duplicate
  • Meta+R — Rename layer
  • Meta+Equal — Zoom in
  • Meta+Minus — Zoom out
  • Meta+1 — Zoom all
  • Meta+2 — Zoom selection
  • Meta+3 — Center selection
  • Meta+0 — Zoom to actual size
  • Escape — Select parent
  • Enter — Select child
  • Tab — Select next sibling
  • Shift+Tab — Select previous sibling
  • Meta+A — Select all siblings
  • W — Rewind prototype
  • Ctrl+V — Start recording video
  • Ctrl+Alt+V — Start recording video without cursor

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