Keyboard shortcuts are the fastest way to speed up your workflow. Many of them are depend on what you’ve selected and what you’re doing, but you’ll find the full list of Sketch keyboard shortcuts below. To use a shortcut, press and hold one or more modifier keys and then press the last key of the shortcut.
General shortcuts
⌘C
Copy
⌘X
Cut
⌘V
Paste
⇧⌘V
Paste over selection
Space drag
Pan Canvas
⌥⇧⌘N
New page
fn↑
Previous page
fn↓
Next page
⌘+
Zoom in
⌘-
Zoom out
⌃R
Show/hide rulers
⌃P
Show/hide pixels
⌃X
Show/hide pixel grid
⌃G
Show/hide grid
⌃⌘G
Access grid settings
⌃L
Show/hide layout grid
⌃⌘L
Access layout settings
⌃12
Switch between Canvas and Components View
⌘F
Filter in Layer List/Components View
⌘1234
Switch between Component types in the Components View and Insert Window
⌃⌘1
Display the Design tab in the Inspector
⌃⌘2
Display the Prototype tab in the Inspector
⌃⌘K
Run custom plugin
⌘Z
Undo
⇧⌘Z
Redo
⌘N
New document
⌘O
Open Workspace window
⇧⌘O
Open local document
⌘W
Close window
⌘S
Save new document
⌃⌘S
Create a version with an optional description
⌘⏎
Save a newly created version from the Create Version dialog
When you’ve selected a layer, you can use the following shortcuts:
Enter
Edit layer
Esc
Finish editing
⌘Esc
Deselect layer selection in groups
⌥Tab
Edit the X position in the Inspector
⌫
Delete layer
⌥⌘C
Copy style
⌥⌘V
Paste style
⌃S
Sync shared style
⌃⌥S
Reset shared style
W
Add link to Artboard
F
Toggle fill
B
Toggle border
⌃C
Pick color
0to9
Edit layer opacity
⇧⌘T
Transform shape
⇧⌘R
Rotate layer
⌃⌘M
Use the layer as a mask
⌥⌘U
Union multiple layers
⌥⌘S
Subtract multiple layers
⌥⌘I
Intersect multiple layers
⌥⌘X
Difference multiple layers
Vector editing
⌥⌘O
Open/close path
Tab
Select the next point
⌥
Show all handle control points
1
Straight point type
2
Mirrored point type
3
Disconnected point type
4
Asymmetric point type
Double-click vector point
Toggle point between Straight and Mirrored
⇧drag vector point
Move point along X or Y axis
⌘drag handle control point
Convert your selected point to a Disconnected type
⇧click (when inserting points)
Place new point at a 45º angle
⇧click path segment
Place new point between existing points
⌘click path segment
Curve the path between existing points
Text editing
⌥⇧⌘V
Paste as rich text
⌘T
Change typeface
⌘B
Bold
⌘I
Italic
⌘U
Underline
⌥⌘+
Increase font size
⌥⌘-
Decrease font size
⌃⌥L
Increase character spacing
⌃⌥T
Decrease character spacing
⇧⌘{
Align left
⇧⌘|
Align center
⇧⌘}
Align right
⌃⌘ Space or fnE
Emoji & symbols
⌥⌘O
Convert to outlines
⇧Return
Insert a line break
Organizing layers
Use these shortcuts to organize your layers.
⌘G
Group
⇧⌘G
Ungroup
⌘r
Rename selected layer(s)
⌥⌘R
Rename all layer(s)
Click-and-drag layer
Adjust layer hierarchy
⌘]
Bring forward
⌥⌘]
Bring to front
⌘[
Send backward
⌥⌘[
Send to back
⌥⇧⌘↑
Move up (out of group/Artboard)
⌃⌘H
Align horizontally
⌃⌘V
Align vertically
⌃⌥⌘H
Align horizontally in an Artboard
⌃⌥⌘V
Align vertically in an Artboard
⌃⌘←
Align layer to the left
⌃⌘→
Align layer to the right
⌃⌘↑
Align layer to the top
⌃⌘↓
Align layer to the bottom
⌃⌥⌘←
Align layer to the left within an Artboard
⌃⌥⌘→
Align layer to the right within an Artboard
⌃⌥⌘↑
Align layer to the top within an Artboard
⌃⌥⌘↓
Align layer to the bottom within an Artboard
⌥click Align buttons
Align layer to Artboard
⇧⌘H
Hide/show layer
⇧⌘L
Lock/unlock layer
Smart Layout
⌘L followed by ←,H,→,↑,V, or ↓
Apply Smart Layout and set direction
⌥⌘L
Pause/resume Smart Layout
L
Remove Smart Layout
Exporting layers
⇧⌘E
Export
⌘E
Export selected layer(s)
Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop
Export asset
Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas
Insert flattened duplicate
/in layer name
Includes folder in export
Symbols
⌘Y
Create Symbol
⌘⏎
Edit Symbol Source
⇧⌘Y
Detach from Symbol for a Symbol Instance or Convert to Artboard for the Symbol Source
⌥⇧⌘Y
Detach all contents from Symbol
Zoom and focus
⌘0
Zoom to 100%
⌘1
Zoom to all elements on Canvas
⌘2
Zoom to selected layer(s)
⌘3
Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas
Zdrag
Zoom to area
Zclick
Zoom in
⌥Zclick
Zoom out
~(or§on some keyboards)
Temporarily zoom out to 100%
⌃⌘F
Toggle full screen
⌥⌘1
Show/hide Layer List
⌥⌘2
Show/hide Inspector
⌘.
Enter presentation mode
⌥⌘T
Show/hide toolbar
Text fields
These shortcuts apply when you’re editing a numerical field in the Inspector:
⌥Tab
Focus Inspector
Tab
Select next field
⇧Tab
Select previous field
Enter
Confirm change
Esc
Clear change
↑
Increase value by 1
↓
Decrease value by 1
⇧↑
Increase value by 10
⇧↓
Decrease value by 10
⌥↑
Increase value by 0.1
⌥↓
Decrease value by 0.1
⇧ click and drag label
Adjust value in increments of 10
⌥ click and drag label
Adjust value in increments of 0.1
Resizing shortcuts
When you’re adjusting the height or width of a layer, the following characters give you more control over the starting position of the resize.
L
Scale from the left (default)
R
Scale from the right
T
Scale from the top (default)
B
Scale from the bottom
C/M
Scale from the center / middle
Using math operators
You use these math operators in all numerical inputs of the Inspector.
+
Add
-
Subtract
*
Multiply
/
Divide
%
Resize layer to a percentage of its parent group or Artboard
Setting individual radius values
When you select a rectangle, you can specify a different value in the radius field for each corner in the Inspector by using ; as a spacer (e.g. 40;0;40;0).
Export fields shorthand
In the Scale field of the Make Exportable panel in the Inspector, use the following characters to customize your export sizes.
X
Scale multiplier, e.g. 2x will export at twice the size
H
Export your layer at a specific height, e.g. 512h
W
Export your layer at a specific width, e.g. 512w
Miscellaneous shortcuts
These shortcuts are available for specific tools or when you’re performing specific actions.
⇧on startup
Launch the Mac app with all plugins disabled
⇧⌃D
Refresh Data (In version 87 and earlier: ⌘⇧D)
⌘⌃R
Run the last plugin you used again
⌘drag selection handle
Rotate layer
⇧drag when rotating
Snap rotation to 15º increments
0 to 9
With a gradient stop selected, position it between 0% and 100%
=
Position selected gradient stop directly between two existing stops
⌃C
Brings up the eyedropper to set that layer’s fill color
N
Add a new comment
^N
Show or hide comments
⌃⇧N
Show or hide resolved comments
⌘↵
Submit a comment
⌃M
Show or hide the Minimap
⌘K
Show or hide the Command Bar
Web app shortcuts
These shortcuts are available when viewing Sketch documents in the web app.
Shift0
Zoom to selected Artboard’s actual size (100%)
Shift1
Fit selected Artboard to screen
[
View as grid
]
View as list
0
Zoom to 100%
1
Fit to Screen
+
Zoom in (US keyboards)
=
Zoom in (Non-US keyboards)
-
Zoom out
⌃click
Show layer menu
←or→
Navigate Artboards
D
Show or hide the Document Details panel
V
Show or hide the Versions panel
I
Show or hide the Inspector panel
C
Show or hide the Comments panel
N
Add a new comment
⇧N
Show or hide comments
⌘↵
Submit a comment
Prototype player shortcuts
These shortcuts are available when using the Prototype player on the web
R
Restart Prototype
←or→
Go Back / Forward
N
Add a new comment
Creating custom shortcuts
To create custom shortcuts for Sketch, open the System Settings, head to Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts and click the Add button. In the pop-up menu, select Sketch under the All Applications drop-down menu and set up your custom shortcut.