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Blender Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Blender on Windows. Navigate the 3D viewport, edit meshes, drive the animation timeline, and reach the Python scripting console.
Key label style

Properties

Copy the (single) value of the field
Ctrl+C
Paste the (single) value of the field
Ctrl+V
Copy the entire vector or color of the field
Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste the entire vector or color of the field
Ctrl+Alt+V
Open the context menu
Right-click
Reset the value to its default
Bksp
Invert the value’s sign (multiply by -1.0)
-
Change the value in incremental stepsFor fields with a pop-up list of values, this cycles the value.
Ctrl+Scroll
Activates menus and toggles checkboxes
Enter
Apply the change to every selected item while editing a valueWorks on objects, bones and sequence strips, in number fields and toggles.
Alt

Dragging

Snap to coarse increments, making it easier to (say) rotate an object by exactly 90°
Ctrl
Make the value change more slowly in response to mouse movement, giving you more precision
Shift
Snap to fine increments
Ctrl+Shift

General

Open file
Ctrl+O
Save file
Ctrl+S
New file
Ctrl+N
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Quit
Ctrl+Q
Help (context sensitive)
F1
Rename active item
F2
Menu Search
F3
File context menu
F4
Reserved for user actions
<F5-F8>
Adjust Last Operation
F9
Reserved for user actions
F10
Show render window
F11
Render the current frame
F12
Quick access (favorites)
Q
Toggle Maximize Area
Ctrl+Space
Next/previous Workspace
Ctrl+Pg UpPg Dn
User configurable; see Spacebar Action
Space
Playback animation (reverse)
Ctrl+Shift+Space

Common Editing Keys

Delete the selected item with a confirmation dialog
X
Delete the selected item without a confirmation dialog
Del

Common Editor Keys

Select all
A
Select none
Alt+A
or
A,A
Invert selection
Ctrl+I
Hide selected items
H
Hide unselected items
Shift+H
Reveal hidden items
Alt+H
Toggle Toolbar
T
Toggle Sidebar
N

3D Viewport Keys

Orbit View
Middle-click
Pan View
Shift+Middle-click
Zoom View
Ctrl+Middle-click
Toggle Edit mode
Tab
Toggle Pose mode for armatures, or show a mode switching pie menu for others
Ctrl+Tab
Switch between editing vertices (1), edges (2) or faces (3)Shift toggles one mode without disabling the others; Ctrl alters how the selection carries over to the new mode.
<1-3>
in Edit Mode
Show 3D Viewport navigation pie menu
`
Toggle gizmos
Ctrl+`
Start Fly/Walk Navigation
Shift+`

Animation

Insert a keyframe
I
Clear the keyframe
Alt+I
Clear all keyframes
Alt+Shift+I
Assign a driver
Ctrl+D
Clear the driver
Ctrl+Alt+D
Add the property to the current keying set
K
Remove the property from the current keying set
Alt+K

Python Scripting

Copy an operator button's Python command to the clipboardPaste it into the Python Console or the Text Editor when writing scripts.
Ctrl+C
while hovering over an operator button
Copy a field's relative data path to the clipboardUseful when writing drivers or scripts. Also available from the context menu.
Ctrl+Shift+C
while hovering over a field
When pressed while hovering over a field, copies its full data path
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Intro

Blender on Windows has the most straightforward keyboard setup of the two platforms: physical numpad keys work for viewport navigation by default, and Ctrl is used where Mac uses Command. The full shortcut set, G/R/S modal transforms, numpad views, and Edit mode mesh operations, works as documented in Blender's official reference.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

G, R, S with axis constraints. The modal transform system: G to grab, R to rotate, S to scale. After pressing the key, optionally press X, Y, or Z to constrain to that axis. Type a number for exact values. Click or Enter to confirm; right-click or Escape to cancel.

Numpad viewport navigation. Standard numpad keys work without any configuration on Windows:

  • Numpad 1: Front view
  • Numpad 3: Right side view
  • Numpad 7: Top view
  • Numpad 5: Toggle perspective/orthographic view
  • Numpad 0: Camera view
  • Numpad .: Focus on selected object(s)
  • Numpad 4/6/8/2: Orbit left/right/up/down
  • Numpad +/-: Zoom in/out

Edit mode. Tab toggles between Object and Edit mode. In Edit mode:

  • 1/2/3 (number row): Switch between vertex, edge, and face select modes
  • E: Extrude
  • I: Inset faces
  • Ctrl+R: Loop cut

Shift+A. Opens the add menu to insert new objects, meshes, lights, cameras, and other scene elements.

Ctrl as modifier. Ctrl+Z undoes. Ctrl+Shift+Z redoes. Other Ctrl-based shortcuts for operations like proportional editing scale settings are covered in the table.

F12. Start a full render. F11 opens the last render result.

Printable PDF

The Blender Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The modal transform system and numpad navigation are the most important sections for Blender beginners on Windows.

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