Canva keyboard shortcuts.
Add elements, duplicate, group, nudge and re-order layers without hunting through menus. Mac and Windows.
The letter keys are the fast path
Canva's most underused shortcuts are the single letters that drop new elements straight onto the page: T for a text box, R for a rectangle, C for a circle and L for a line. Because they only fire when you're not actively typing, you can move from placing a shape to editing its text and back without touching the side panel. For anyone building a layout quickly, that rhythm — drop, type, drop — is most of the speed.
Duplicate, group and layer
The editing core mirrors other design tools. ⌘/Ctrl + D duplicates the selected element in place, ⌘/Ctrl + G groups several so they move together, and the bracket keys re-order the stack: ⌘/Ctrl + ] and [ nudge an element forward or back one layer, while adding Option/Alt sends it all the way to the front or back. Combined with arrow-key nudging — hold Shift to move in bigger steps — you can fine-tune a composition entirely from the keyboard.