Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts are helpful ways to navigate through the site faster as well as optimize how you interact with the tabletop, so you can focus on the fun of the game.
The list below features keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys that are available by default in every Roll20 game. There are more shortcuts available, but they must be activated under the Settings Tab. See Advanced Hotkeys for more info.
Layers
| Command | Shortcut |
| Switch to token layer | Ctrl+O |
| Switch to GM layer | Ctrl+K |
| Switch to map layer | Ctrl+M |
| Move selected object to token layer | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Move selected object to GM layer | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Move selected object to map layer | Ctrl+Shift+M |
Tools
| Command | Shortcut |
| Select tool | Ctrl+S |
| Draw tool | Ctrl+F |
| Rectangle tool | Ctrl+D |
| Text tool | Ctrl+G |
| Add selected object(s) to turn tracker | Ctrl+U |
| Select everything on current layer | Ctrl+A |
| Copy selected object(s) | Ctrl+C |
| Paste copied object(s) | Ctrl+V |
| Undo previous action | Ctrl+Z |
| Delete selected object(s) | Backspace or Delete |
Rulers
| Command | Shortcut |
| Add a waypoint to your measurement line | Q or secondary click while measuring |
| Keep the measurement line visible until you dismiss with secondary click or by making a new measurement | Shift while measuring |
| Recall your last measurement line after it has been dismissed | X |
Drawing
| Command | Shortcut |
| Draw snapped to grid (straight lines, polygon tool points on edges, squares, etc.) | Shift+Draw |
Moving, Rotation and Resizing
| Command | Shortcut |
| Zoom (if Use Scroll is set to Pan) | Alt/Option OR Ctrl+Mouse Wheel |
| Pan vertically (if Use Scroll is set to Zoom) | Ctrl + Mouse Wheel |
| Pan horizontally (If Use Scroll is set to Zoom) | Ctrl + Shift + Mouse Wheel |
| Ignore grid snapping while resizing | Alt/Option + Resize |
| Ignore grid snapping while moving | Alt/Option + Move |
| Keep image aspect ratio | Shift + Resize |
| Moves a selected token one grid unit in the specified direction | ←, →, ↑ or ↓ |
| Moves a selected token three pixel in the specified direction | Alt+(←, →, ↑ or ↓) |
| Rotates a selected token by 45-degree or 30-degree increments, depending on your grid type | E+Mouse Wheel |
| Rotates a selected token by 1 degree at a time | Alt+E+Mouse Wheel |
| Pan | Right Mouse Button+Drag |
Miscellaneous
| Command | Shortcut |
| Shows a larger version of that object in a modal popup | Pressing "Z" with an object selected |
| Shows all players the larger version of that object. Note that only players and DMs that are on the same page as the selected token will see the modal pop-up | Pressing Shift+Z as the GM |
| Will open the character window to the Bio & Info tab. | Holding Shift and Double Clicking a token OR Holding Shift and Clicking on a character in the journal |
| Will open the character window to the Character Sheet tab (if one exists). | Hold Alt and Double Clicking a token |
| View the environment as that token would when Dynamic Lighting or Advanced Fog of War is enabled on the current page | Pressing Ctrl/Cmd+L with a token selected as the GM |
| This will center everyone's field of vision about that point. This is known as "shift-pinging". | (GM only) While holding down Shift, hold down your Left Mouse Button upon a point on the tabletop |
| Will select ONLY objects classified as drawings. | Holding down Alt while performing a multi-select (dragging a box around objects) |
| Center camera on page, maintaining zoom *Jumpgate Only |
Home |
|
Center camera on page and reset to 100% zoom *Jumpgate Only |
Shift + Home |
|
Show controlled tokens on top (if "Always display controlled tokens on top" is disabled in Graphics settings) *Jumpgate Only |
Hold V |