I’m having trouble with several keyboard shortcuts in Figma that just stopped working for some reason. Three specific shortcuts aren’t responding when I press them, which is really slowing down my workflow. I’ve tried restarting the application and my browser but the issue persists. Has anyone experienced similar problems with Figma shortcuts not functioning properly? I’m wondering if there’s a way to reset the shortcut settings or configure them manually to get them working again. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated since these shortcuts are essential for my daily design work.
Sounds like a Figma focus issue. When you click on UI elements or text fields, the canvas loses focus and shortcuts stop working even though you’re still designing. Click directly on the canvas background before using shortcuts - this usually fixes it. I’ve seen this happen more after using comments or switching between Figma tabs. Also check if you accidentally turned on accessibility mode or sticky keys in your OS settings, since these mess with the multi-key combos Figma needs.
Figma shortcuts breaking mid-deadline? Yeah, I feel that pain.
Happens all the time with my team. Instead of manually fixing them every single time, I set up automation to handle it automatically.
Built a workflow that watches for broken shortcuts and cycles through fixes - clears focus, clears cache, restarts browser, switches to desktop app if nothing else works.
It also tracks which shortcuts break most and temporarily remaps them. So when Ctrl+D dies, it assigns duplicate to a backup key until the original starts working again.
Runs silently in the background. No more stopping mid-design to troubleshoot or trying to remember what fixed it last time.
Saves me hours every week, especially since my whole team runs the same setup.
Had this exact problem a few months ago - super frustrating. Browser extensions were messing with Figma’s keyboard shortcuts. I disabled them one by one until I found the culprit: some productivity extension that was hijacking key combos. Fixed it instantly. Try running Figma in incognito mode to see if extensions are causing trouble. A colleague cleared Figma’s browser cache and that worked too, though you’ll lose your settings. Honestly, the desktop app handles shortcuts way better than the web version - might be worth switching.
Yeah, this happens when multiple design tools fight over the same shortcuts. Here’s what fixed it for me.
I made a simple script that watches for when Figma shortcuts die and auto-restarts the app or switches to desktop. It also backs up my custom shortcuts so they don’t disappear.
The script runs in the background, catches dead shortcuts by monitoring keypresses, then clears browser cache, restarts Figma, or jumps between web and desktop versions.
Saves me from manually fixing this crap every time. Also syncs my shortcut settings across all devices.
You could build something similar for your setup - handles all the annoying troubleshooting automatically.
check if u have any input methods or keyboard switchers on - they mess with figma shortcuts all the time. also, try logging out and in again, that usually fixes the shortcuts.
hey, also check your system’s keyboard settings - weird stuff can happen if layout changes. might help too to just reinstall Figma if everything else fails, gives it a fresh start. hope you sort it out soon!
Sounds like conflicting global hotkeys from other apps. I had the same issue when Adobe Creative Suite was running with Figma - Photoshop kept stealing shortcuts even when it wasn’t open. Check Task Manager for any design software or utilities hogging those key combos. Windows lets apps grab shortcuts globally, which is annoying. If you’re comfortable editing the registry, try disabling Windows key combinations since they mess with Figma sometimes. Also check if your antivirus has keystroke monitoring turned on - that can block or delay shortcut recognition.