To access the shortcuts and hotkeys menu, in the bottom-right of your Miro board select the question mark (?) in the Canvas controls bar. The Help and resources menu opens. Then select Keyboard shortcuts.
💡 You can also open the shortcut list by pressing F1
Windows and Mac shortcuts and hotkeys
The following table shows all shortcuts and hotkeys for Mac and Windows.
Text shortcuts work when you select or edit text on the board.
You can use the 1-9 number keys to switch between tools on the toolbar, in their default order. You cannot remap the numbered hotkeys. For example, 2 always opens the templates modal.
| Tools | Windows | Mac |
| select tool/hand mode | V / H | V / H |
| text | T | T |
| open sticky notes on toolbar | N | N |
| open shapes on toolbar | S | S |
| rectangle | R | R |
| oval | O | O |
| connection line, arrow | L | L |
| card | D | D |
| pen | P | P |
| eraser | E | E |
| comment | C | C |
| undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z |
| redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Cmd + Shift + Z |
| frame | F | F |
| minimap | M | M |
| Command palette | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K |
| new sticky note in bulk mode | Enter | Return |
| exit sticky note bulk mode | Esc | Esc |
| Open card panel | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Cmd + Shift + Enter |
| Show/hide comments on the board | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| General | Windows | Mac |
| copy/paste | Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V | Cmd + C / Cmd + V |
| cut | Ctrl + X | Cmd + X |
| duplicate | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D |
| duplicate | Alt + drag | Option + drag |
| duplicate horizontally or vertically | Alt + ←→↑↓ | Option + ←→↑↓ |
| select multiple items | Ctrl + click | Cmd + click |
| select all | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A |
| edit selected item | Enter | Return |
| deselect, quit edit, switch to cursor | Esc | Esc |
| delete | Backspace | Delete |
| group | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
| ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | Cmd + Shift + G |
| lock/unlock | Ctrl + Shift + L | Cmd + Shift + L |
| protected lock/unprotected lock | Ctrl + Shift + P | Cmd + Shift + P |
| Bring to front | PgUp | fn + ↑ or PgUp |
| Bring forward | shift + PgUp | shift + fn + ↑ |
| Send to back | PgDn | fn + ↓ or PgDn |
| Send backward | shift + PgDn | shift + fn + ↓ |
| create board in new tab | Ctrl + Shift + K | Cmd + Shift + K |
| add/edit link to object | Alt + Ctrl + K | Option + Cmd + K |
| Clear object contents | Ctrl + Backspace | Cmd + Backspace |
| Navigation | Windows | Mac |
| move items/canvas | ←→↑↓ | ←→↑↓ |
| zoom in | Ctrl + + | Cmd + + |
| zoom out | Ctrl + - | Cmd + - |
| zoom to 100% | Ctrl + 0 | Cmd + 0 |
| zoom to fit | Alt + 1 | Option + 1 |
| zoom to selected item | Alt + 2 | Option + 2 |
| move canvas | Space + drag | Space + drag |
| toggle grid | G | G |
| search | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F |
| Text | Windows | Mac |
| bold | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
| italic | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| underline | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
| Board navigation | Windows | Mac |
| Move forwards through objects top-left to bottom-right | Tab | Tab |
| Move backwards through objects top-left to bottom-right | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Move up/down/left/right through board objects | Ctrl + Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows | Cmd + Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows |
| Move in/out of a container object (e.g. frame) | Ctrl + Shift + Down/Up | Cmd + Shift + Down/Up |
| Move back to menu | Escape | Escape |
| Edit an object | Enter | Enter |
| Stop editing an object | Escape | Escape |
| Toolbar navigation | Windows | Mac |
| Move between toolbars | Tab / Shift-Tab | Tab / Shift-Tab |
| Move between toolbar items | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Activate a menu item | Enter/Space | Enter/Space |
Desktop app shortcuts
The Desktop app has additional shortcuts:
| action | Windows | Mac |
| reload the tab | Ctrl + R | Cmd + R |
| close the tab | Ctrl + W | Cmd +W |
| exit the app | Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Q |
| copy board link | Ctrl + shift + L | Cmd + shift + L |
Frequently asked questions
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Can I disable or customize Miro shortcuts?
- At the moment, there is no such option.