Figma · Show or hide UI
View
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+\Mac
Cmd+\Hides the left and right panels and the toolbar at once, leaving only the canvas; use it for screenshots or showing work, and the same key brings it back.
- Group
- View
- Keys held
- 2
Figma picks tools with single letters (V, F, R, T). While you are editing text those letters type themselves, so press Esc first.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
QWhat is the shortcut for Show or hide UI in Figma?
Hides the left and right panels and the toolbar at once, leaving only the canvas; use it for screenshots or showing work, and the same key brings it back. It is Ctrl+\ on Windows and Cmd+\ on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+\ on Windows, Cmd+\ on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under View in Figma.