Keyboard Shortcuts

Calipers is keyboard-first. Press ? while Calipers is active to open the in-page shortcuts panel.

Global

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Shift+M / Ctrl+Shift+M	Toggle Calipers on/off
1 – 5	Switch mode
B	Toggle box model overlay
D	Open design token panel
S	Capture screenshot
?	Show / hide shortcuts panel
Esc	Deactivate Calipers

Inspect mode

Shortcut	Action
Hover	Show dimensions, typography, and element path
Click element	Open box model detail panel
B	Toggle box model rings on hovered element

Measure mode

Shortcut	Action
Click	Pin an element (up to 5: A–E)
Click pinned element	Unpin it
Click label	Copy distance to clipboard

Guides mode

Shortcut	Action
Click	Pin horizontal and vertical guides at cursor
Drag handle	Reposition a guide
Del / Backspace	Clear all guides
Right-click guide	Remove a single guide

Colour picker mode

Shortcut	Action
Hover	Sample colours from element under cursor
Click swatch	Copy colour in active format (HEX / RGB / HSL)

Spacing grid mode

Shortcut	Action
Hover parent	Show gaps between all sibling children