# What are the hotkeys for the tools in the image editor?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 16, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667 "2021-08-16T14:34:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/1 "2021-08-16T14:34:48Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/a/ac86261b1b009ec78e72ee6e6ad1aa7313ee35f4.png)  
All I know is that the pen icon is p lol.

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**Author:** ![E-EnerG-Gamecentral](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/e-energ-gamecentral/32/5353_2.png) [@E-EnerG-Gamecentral](https://forum.makecode.com/u/E-EnerG-Gamecentral)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/2 "2021-08-16T15:52:15Z")

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p/b = pen  
e = eraser  
u = box  
g = fill tool  
m = marquee tool  
h = hand  
x = switch layers

I literally pressed every single key on my keyboard, but I couldn’t find one for circle or line.  
You can also press 1 - 9 for colors 1 - 9…

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**Author:** ![GameGod](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/gamegod/32/2756_2.png) [@GameGod](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GameGod)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/3 "2021-08-17T05:45:38Z")

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What do you mean layers?

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**Author:** ![beepboop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@beepboop](https://forum.makecode.com/u/beepboop)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/4 "2021-09-15T15:57:09Z")

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I think it’s the feature where you can have two colours selected at once, and can switch between them with one click.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/5/5f23c08e4c3242e6fbfae612c667be7dd3a3ecdb.png)

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**Author:** ![ethan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@ethan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ethan)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/5 "2024-02-06T19:33:22Z")

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Alt or option is a color picker

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**Author:** ![NeverStopTheCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/neverstopthecoder/32/21194_2.png) [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/6 "2026-03-31T20:12:23Z")

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well also one is when you click left click and one is when you click right click

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**Author:** ![KawaiiGoddess](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kawaiigoddess/32/33722_2.png) [@KawaiiGoddess](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KawaiiGoddess)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-are-the-hotkeys-for-the-tools-in-the-image-editor/9667/7 "2026-04-01T00:38:15Z")

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Bro revived a very dead topic.