Excalidraw Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

1️⃣ Basic Tools

  • V → Selection tool
  • R → Rectangle
  • 4 → Ellipse (circle)
  • D → Diamond
  • A → Arrow
  • L/6 → Line
  • X → Pencil (free draw) ✏️
  • double click → Text
  • T → Text

2️⃣ Navigation & View

  • Space + Drag → Pan canvas
  • Shift + 1 → Zoom to fit

3️⃣ Tricks

  • Alt + Drag → Duplicate ⭐
  • Shift + Click → Multi-select
  • Esc → Exit current tool
  • Combine Shift + shapes → clean diagrams
  • Shift + Drag → Maintain proportion for resizing while multiple selected object
  • Multi-point Arrow
    • Select Arrow tool
    • Then do:
      • Click → release
      • Move cursor
      • Click → release
      • Hold Shift to maintain the angle
      • Move cursor
      • Click → release
    • Press Esc to finish
  • Single Point -> multi point → hover to mid point of arrow then Ctrl + click
  • ctrl + alt + c → copy style ctrl + alt + v → paste style

4️⃣ Alignment & Arrangement

  • Ctrl + G → Group elements → Firest multi-select with Shift + Click then Group elements
  • Ctrl + ] → Bring forward
  • Ctrl + [ → Send backward