How Do I Unhide Hidden Vertices in Blender?

To quickly unhide all hidden vertices (and other geometry like edges and faces) in Blender, press Alt + H.

Working with complex 3D models often requires hiding specific parts to focus on others. When you're ready to reveal everything again, Blender provides simple shortcuts and menu options. The primary method for unhiding is using a keyboard shortcut.

Methods to Unhide Vertices in Blender

Blender offers a couple of ways to bring hidden geometry back into view, ensuring you can always access your complete mesh.

Using the Shortcut Key (Alt + H)

The most common and efficient way to unhide hidden elements is with a simple key combination:

• While in Edit Mode (or Object Mode, depending on what was hidden), press Alt + H.

This command tells Blender to Show Hidden elements for the currently selected object. This is particularly useful if you've previously hidden vertices, edges, or faces using the H key.

Using the Menu Option

If the Alt + H shortcut doesn't seem to work, or if you prefer using menus, you can access the same command through Blender's interface:

1. Ensure you are in Edit Mode (press Tab if necessary).
2. Look at the header menu, usually located at the top of the 3D Viewport.
3. Click on the Mesh menu.
4. Scroll down through the options to find the Show Hide submenu.
5. From the Show Hide submenu, choose Show Hidden.

This sequence performs the exact same action as pressing Alt + H, revealing all previously hidden components of the active mesh object.

Understanding Related Hide Commands (Shift + H)

It's helpful to know how elements might have been hidden in the first place. One common method is isolating a selection:

• Pressing Shift + H in Edit Mode hides everything except your current selection. This is useful for focusing on a specific part of the mesh.
• To bring back all the geometry after using Shift + H, you would then use Alt + H to unhide everything.

So, while Shift + H is a hide command, it's mentioned in the context of unhiding because Alt + H is its complementary function to reveal the entire mesh again.

Action	Shortcut	Menu Path	Description
Unhide All	Alt + H	Mesh > Show Hide > Show Hidden	Reveals all hidden vertices, edges, and faces.
Hide Selected	H	Mesh > Show Hide > Hide Selected	Hides only the currently selected geometry.
Hide Unselected	Shift + H	Mesh > Show Hide > Hide Unselected	Hides everything except the selection.

By using Alt + H or the corresponding menu option, you can easily reveal any vertices, edges, or faces that were previously hidden, allowing you to continue working with your full model.