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A shortcut for 'Clip content'

  • June 13, 2021
  • 12 replies
  • 5350 views

Harald_Skogland

is there a shortcut for Clip content? It would be handy to have one for quickly entering and exiting layers that are hidden by Clip content.

12 replies

Alex
  • New Participant
  • June 13, 2021

Hi Harald!

There’s no specific shortcut for this, however, you can use the Quick Actions menu to toggle clip content.
Once you use it, it will appear as a previously used command and you’ll be able to toggle it pretty quickly by hitting Cmd/Ctrl + P and then Enter.



Harald_Skogland

I suggest that a shortcut for ‘Clip content’ is added.


Harald_Skogland

Thanks for your quick reply and suggestion. My preferred workflow would still be to have a separate shortcut. If Figma displayed clipped content in an alternative way, like f.ex. some sort of automatic hide/reveal of clipped content then that would enable a fast workflow. Currently, toggling seems to be the only way to view and edit clipped layers.


ryan_chou
  • July 18, 2021

+1 Request a shortcut


Melanie
  • New Member
  • February 1, 2022

I agree. It would definitely speed up my workflow if there was a ‘Clip Content’ / ‘Unclip Content’ shortcut. 💯


Geiras_ES
  • June 26, 2023

+1 for the Toggle Clip Content.

  • I had to create a macro that pastes the text on to the Cmd + P bar and then presses Enter.
  • It used to be on the menu, Figma team removed it, don’t know why.
  • At least, put it on the menu again, so I can simulate the menus through a simpler macro.

Ajith_R
  • October 9, 2023

I presume everyone clips/unclips contents of selected frame a lot; however there is no keyboard shortcut for it as per my knowledge.
Would be time-saving to have a keyboard shortcut to toggle clip/unclip for selected frame.


Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • October 18, 2023

Hey @Ajith_R, thank you for your feedback! Others in the community have requested something similar. I am going to change the Category into “Share an Idea” and merge your topic so you can vote on the main page.


  • March 27, 2024

I agree. It would definitely speed up my workflow if there was a ‘Clip Content’ / ‘Unclip Content’ shortcut.


ditto - PLEASE ADD


JuliesZ7
  • New Participant
  • August 5, 2024

+1 vote for Clip content Shortcut


Warren_Lai1
  • 1 vote. This should be a thing!