⌨️Figma shortcuts worth memorizing first

the ones that actually save time, not the full list from the help menu.

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V - move tool

F - frame tool

draw a frame first, don't nest shapes inside groups and hope for the best

R - rectangle tool

O - ellipse tool

T - text tool

P - pen tool

for actual vector work, not just clicking around

Cmd+D - duplicate

still true after nine redesigns of this tool, muscle memory forever

Cmd+G - group selection

Cmd+Shift+G - ungroup

Cmd+Option+K - create component

do this the first time you copy paste the same button twice

Cmd+Option+B - detach instance

when the component update breaks your one weird variant

Shift+A - add auto layout

pin this above the desk, it's the one that changed how i build everything

Cmd+R - rename layer

Cmd+/ - quick actions search

faster than hunting through menus for anything, run components, plugins, whatever

Space + drag - pan the canvas

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