| Command / Tool | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Selection Tool (Select Objects / Groups) | V |
| Direct Selection Tool (Select Anchor Points & Bézier Handles) | A |
| Group Selection / Lasso Tool | Q |
| Magic Wand Tool (Select Same Fill/Stroke) | Y |
| Pen Tool (Draw Bézier Curves) | P |
| Curvature Tool / Anchor Point Convert Tool | Shift + ~ / Shift + C |
| Type / Text Tool (Inline Text Editing) | T |
| Line Segment Tool | \ |
| Rectangle Tool / Ellipse Tool | M / L |
| Paintbrush Tool / Blob Brush / Pencil Tool | B / Shift + B / N |
| Eraser Tool / Scissors Tool | Shift + E / C |
| Rotate Tool / Reflect Tool / Scale Tool | R / O / S (or E) |
| Width Tool / Warp Tool / Shape Builder Tool | Shift + W / Shift + R / Shift + M |
| Live Paint Bucket / Eyedropper / Gradient Tool | K / I / G |
| Artboard Tool (Resize & Arrange Artboards) | Shift + O |
| Hand Tool (Pan Artboard) / Zoom Tool | H (or Hold Space) / Z |
| Enter Group (Isolation Mode) / Edit Text Inline | Double-Click |
| Exit Isolation Mode | Esc / Double-Click Empty Area |
| Select Next Object Below Overlapping Stack | Ctrl + Click |
| Quick Duplicate Object on Artboard | Alt + Drag |
| Default Fill & Stroke / Swap Fill & Stroke / Set None | D / X (Shift + X) / / |
| Nudge 1px / 10px / Duplicate + Nudge | Arrow Keys / Shift + Arrows / Alt + Arrows |
| Undo / Redo / Duplicate (Transform Again) | Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z (Ctrl + Y) / Ctrl + D |
| Paste in Front / Paste in Back / Paste in Place | Ctrl + F / Ctrl + B / Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Group / Ungroup | Ctrl + G / Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Bring to Front / Bring Forward / Send Backward / Send to Back | Ctrl + Shift + ] / Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + Shift + [ |
| Lock Selection / Unlock All | Ctrl + 2 / Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
| Hide Selection / Show All | Ctrl + 3 / Ctrl + Alt + 3 |
| Join / Close Path / Make & Release Compound Path | Ctrl + J / Ctrl + 8 / Ctrl + Alt + 8 |
| Select All / Deselect / Inverse Selection | Ctrl + A / Ctrl + Shift + A / Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Zoom In / Zoom Out / Fit Artboard / Actual Size 100% | Ctrl + + / Ctrl + - / Ctrl + 0 / Ctrl + 1 |
| Toggle Rulers / Smart Guides / Bounding Box / Hide Panels | Ctrl + R / Ctrl + U / Ctrl + Shift + B / Tab |
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