Gradients blend two or more colors across a layer. There are three types: Linear, Radial, and Angular.
How to apply a gradient fill
Click the color well in the Fills section of the Inspector to open the Color panel, then choose a gradient type from the fill type buttons at the top of the panel. Use the pop-up button in the panel header to switch between gradient types.
Use the pop-up button in the Color panel header to switch between gradient types
Useful shortcuts
You can use the following shortcuts to adjust the color stops on the gradient bar:
| Place gradient stop between 0% and 100% | 0-9 |
| Place gradient stop halfway between adjacent stops | = |
| Switch between stops | Tab |
| Adjust the stop position by 1% | ← → |
| Adjust the stop position by 10% | ⇧← → |
Creating linear gradients
With a linear gradient 
, Sketch adds a gradient line with movable start and end points to your layer.
To change a stop’s color, click it in the gradient bar in the Color panel — the color section updates to show that stop’s color. You can pick a custom color or click Variables to apply a saved Color Variable to that stop. To add another color, click anywhere on the gradient line on the canvas to add a new stop.
Click anywhere on the gradient line to add a new color stop
Drag a stop to change the look of your gradient, or select one and press backspace to delete it. Stop positions are expressed as a percentage value relative to the start and end points.
Creating radial gradients
Editing radial gradients is similar to editing linear gradients, except that one point sets the center of the effect and the opposite point sets where it ends. Drag the non-color Ratio point to control the size of the effect — its position is expressed as a percentage value relative to the start point.
Switching types preserves your color stops, so you can experiment freely
Creating angular gradients
Angular gradients place color stops on a circle based on the maximum height or width of a layer. Drag the stops to adjust their position or click on the circle to add new ones. Stop positions are expressed as a percentage value relative to the end point.
Editing gradient stops
Along with the gradient handles on your layer, you can use the gradient bar in the Color panel to adjust your gradient. Click a stop to select it and change its color, drag a stop to reposition it, click anywhere on the bar to add a new stop, or select a stop and press backspace to remove it.
Click 
to invert the gradient, swapping the order of all stops. Click 
to rotate the gradient direction by 90°.
Click invert to swap all stop colors, or rotate to shift the gradient direction by 90°
Gradient presets
Save as a document preset to keep it local, or a global preset to use it in any file
Click 
in the Color panel header to switch to the gradient presets view. You’ll see all your saved gradient presets, organised by source — global presets and document presets. Click any preset to apply it to your layer.
To save the current gradient as a preset, click 
in the panel header and give it a name — just like when you create a Color Variable or layer style.
To rename a preset, control-click it and choose Rename. You can also control-click to move or copy it between global and document locations, reorder presets by dragging them, or delete one by control-clicking and choosing Delete.
Gradient presets in Libraries
When you save a document preset and make that document a Library, it appears below the global and document presets to anyone who’s added the Library. If a Library preset is updated, a dot appears next to it to let you know.
You can also copy and paste styles or reorder style properties across any style type.
