Cheat sheet guide
Blender shortcuts worth learning first
This page collects 75 searchable Blender keyboard shortcuts across 7 categories. Start with the shortcuts for General, Viewport Navigation, Object Mode, Edit Mode, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.
- Search menuF3
- Orbit viewMiddleMouse
- SelectLeftClick
- Toggle edit modeTab
- Toggle sculpt modeCtrlTab
- Play/pause animationSpace
General
8 shortcuts
Search menu
F3
WinF3MacF3LinuxF3
Render image
F12
WinF12MacF12LinuxF12
Render animation
CtrlF12
WinCtrlF12MacCtrlF12LinuxCtrlF12
Save file
CtrlS
WinCtrlSMac⌘SLinuxCtrlS
Open file
CtrlO
WinCtrlOMac⌘OLinuxCtrlO
Undo
CtrlZ
WinCtrlZMac⌘ZLinuxCtrlZ
Redo
CtrlShiftZ
WinCtrlShiftZMac⌘⇧ZLinuxCtrlShiftZ
Quit
CtrlQ
WinCtrlQMac⌘QLinuxCtrlQ
Viewport Navigation
14 shortcuts
Orbit view
MiddleMouse
WinMiddleMouseMacMiddleMouseLinuxMiddleMouse
Pan view
ShiftMiddleMouse
WinShiftMiddleMouseMacShiftMiddleMouseLinuxShiftMiddleMouse
Zoom view
ScrollCtrlMiddleMouse
WinScrollCtrlMiddleMouseMacScrollCtrlMiddleMouseLinuxScrollCtrlMiddleMouse
Front view
Numpad1
WinNumpad1MacNumpad1LinuxNumpad1
Back view
CtrlNumpad1
WinCtrlNumpad1MacCtrlNumpad1LinuxCtrlNumpad1
Right view
Numpad3
WinNumpad3MacNumpad3LinuxNumpad3
Left view
CtrlNumpad3
WinCtrlNumpad3MacCtrlNumpad3LinuxCtrlNumpad3
Top view
Numpad7
WinNumpad7MacNumpad7LinuxNumpad7
Bottom view
CtrlNumpad7
WinCtrlNumpad7MacCtrlNumpad7LinuxCtrlNumpad7
Camera view
Numpad0
WinNumpad0MacNumpad0LinuxNumpad0
Toggle perspective/orthographic
Numpad5
WinNumpad5MacNumpad5LinuxNumpad5
Frame selected
Numpad.
WinNumpad.MacNumpad.LinuxNumpad.
Frame all
Home
WinHomeMacHomeLinuxHome
Toggle local view
Numpad/
WinNumpad/MacNumpad/LinuxNumpad/
Object Mode
20 shortcuts
Select
LeftClick
WinLeftClickMacLeftClickLinuxLeftClick
Select all / deselect all
A
WinAMacALinuxA
Invert selection
CtrlI
WinCtrlIMacCtrlILinuxCtrlI
Box select
B
WinBMacBLinuxB
Circle select
C
WinCMacCLinuxC
Lasso select
CtrlRightDrag
WinCtrlRightDragMacCtrlRightDragLinuxCtrlRightDrag
Grab / move
G
WinGMacGLinuxG
Rotate
R
WinRMacRLinuxR
Scale
S
WinSMacSLinuxS
Constrain to X/Y/Z axis
G/R/S→X/Y/Z
WinG/R/S→X/Y/ZMacG/R/S→X/Y/ZLinuxG/R/S→X/Y/Z
Add object
ShiftA
WinShiftAMac⇧ALinuxShiftA
Delete
XorDelete
WinXorDeleteMacXorDeleteLinuxXorDelete
Duplicate
ShiftD
WinShiftDMac⇧DLinuxShiftD
Duplicate linked
AltD
WinAltDMac⌥DLinuxAltD
Join objects
CtrlJ
WinCtrlJMacCtrlJLinuxCtrlJ
Parent / unparent
CtrlPAltP
WinCtrlPAltPMacCtrlP⌥PLinuxCtrlPAltP
Apply transforms
CtrlA
WinCtrlAMacCtrlALinuxCtrlA
Toggle object properties
N
WinNMacNLinuxN
Toggle tool shelf
T
WinTMacTLinuxT
Origin to geometry
CtrlShiftAltC
WinCtrlShiftAltCMacCtrl⇧⌥CLinuxCtrlShiftAltC
Edit Mode
16 shortcuts
Toggle edit mode
Tab
WinTabMacTabLinuxTab
Vertex / Edge / Face select
123
Win123Mac123Linux123
Extrude
E
WinEMacELinuxE
Inset faces
I
WinIMacILinuxI
Bevel
CtrlB
WinCtrlBMacCtrlBLinuxCtrlB
Bevel vertices
CtrlShiftB
WinCtrlShiftBMacCtrl⇧BLinuxCtrlShiftB
Loop cut
CtrlR
WinCtrlRMacCtrlRLinuxCtrlR
Knife tool
K
WinKMacKLinuxK
Fill face (F-fill)
F
WinFMacFLinuxF
Merge vertices
M
WinMMacMLinuxM
Separate
P
WinPMacPLinuxP
Subdivide
RightClick→Subdivide
WinRightClick→SubdivideMacRightClick→SubdivideLinuxRightClick→Subdivide
Shrink/fatten
AltS
WinAltSMac⌥SLinuxAltS
Proportional editing
O
WinOMacOLinuxO
Select edge loop
AltClick
WinAltClickMac⌥ClickLinuxAltClick
Select linked
L(hover)CtrlL
WinL(hover)CtrlLMacL(hover)CtrlLLinuxL(hover)CtrlL
Sculpt Mode
6 shortcuts
Toggle sculpt mode
CtrlTab
WinCtrlTabMacCtrlTabLinuxCtrlTab
Increase/decrease brush size
F
WinFMacFLinuxF
Increase/decrease strength
ShiftF
WinShiftFMac⇧FLinuxShiftF
Invert stroke direction
Ctrl(hold)
WinCtrl(hold)MacCtrl(hold)LinuxCtrl(hold)
Smooth stroke
Shift(hold)
WinShift(hold)Mac⇧(hold)LinuxShift(hold)
Dynamic topology toggle
CtrlD
WinCtrlDMacCtrlDLinuxCtrlD
Animation
7 shortcuts
Play/pause animation
Space
WinSpaceMacSpaceLinuxSpace
Insert keyframe
I
WinIMacILinuxI
Delete keyframe
AltI
WinAltIMac⌥ILinuxAltI
Next/previous frame
←→
Win←→Mac←→Linux←→
Jump to first/last frame
Shift←Shift→
WinShift←Shift→Mac⇧←⇧→LinuxShift←Shift→
Jump to next/prev keyframe
↑↓
Win↑↓Mac↑↓Linux↑↓
Open Graph Editor
CtrlTab(inTimeline)
WinCtrlTab(inTimeline)MacCtrlTab(inTimeline)LinuxCtrlTab(inTimeline)
Shading / Materials
4 shortcuts
Wireframe display
AltZ
WinAltZMac⌥ZLinuxAltZ
Toggle overlays
AltShiftZ
WinAltShiftZMac⌥⇧ZLinuxAltShiftZ
Solid / LookDev / Rendered
Z→menu
WinZ→menuMacZ→menuLinuxZ→menu
Toggle X-Ray
AltZ
WinAltZMac⌥ZLinuxAltZ
Frequently asked questions
What is the fastest way to find Blender shortcuts on this page?
Use the search box or press /, then type an action such as search menu.
Can I print this Blender shortcut cheat sheet?
Yes. Use the Print / PDF button or your browser print command to save a compact cheat sheet.
Does this page include Windows and Mac shortcuts for Blender?
Yes. Use the OS tabs to switch between Windows and macOS shortcuts. For example, Search menu is F3 on Windows and F3 on macOS where available.
