All Blending Mode Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop

Learn to use blend mode keyboard shortcuts to save time and make Photoshop a little bit easier to work with!

To cycle through blend modes quickly, hold Shift + (plus) to change to the next mode, and Shift – (minus) to change to the previous mode.

You can also memorize the keyboard shortcuts for the blend modes you use often, for example:

Screen: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) S
Multiply: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) M
Overlay: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) O

If you find these are not working, select the Move Tool, select the layer, then try again.

Here’s the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop’s layer blend modes. Don’t stress yourself and memorize all 23 keyboard shortcuts, just memorize the ones you use most often.

Normal: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) N
Dissolve: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) I

Darken: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) K
Multiply: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) M
Color Burn: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) B
Linear Burn: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) A

Lighten: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) G
Screen: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) S
Color Dodge: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) D
Linear Dodge: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) W

Overlay: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) O
Soft Light: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) F
Hard Light: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) H
Vivid Light: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) V
Linear Light: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) J
Pin Light: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) Z
Hard Mix: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) L

Difference: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) E
Exclusion: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) X

Hue: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) U
Saturation: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) T
Color: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) C
Luminosity: Shift Alt (Mac: Option) Y

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