Quick way to deselect an object in Illustrator?

Is there a keyboard shortcut to deselect an object in Illustrator 28.3?

I use a Mac. I thought the Esc key might do it, but it doesn't.

Thanks for any advice.

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + A by default.

You can edit it in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Menu Commands

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Are you perhaps suffering from a sticky selection. Do you have the Magnet app installed?

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Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + A by default.

You can edit it in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Menu Commands

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