All Sketch Keyboard Shortcuts and Commands

Insert an Artboard

Arboards allow you to organize and place your designs in contextual flow. There are predefined Artboard sizes for iOS and Android devices, responsive websites, and icons, but you can always create a custom-sized Artboard.

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Related Plugin: Checkpoints

Rename Selection

It's helpful to quickly rename your Artboards, Groups, and Layers as you create more of them.

Related Plugin: RenameIt

Basic Shape Layers

Rectangle R and Oval O shapes are foundational to any design.

Group Layers

Multiple layers can be grouped and manipulated together.

Ungroup Layers

Similarly, a group of layers can be ungrouped quickly.

Next or Previous Page

Although there isn't a shortcut for creating a Page, you should consider using these shortcuts to navigate documents with multiple Pages.

Duplicate Selection

Artboards, Groups, and Layers can be duplicated anytime you hold alt when dragging anything in the Canvas.

Duplicate & Repeat

After duplicating, you can repeat the same action with the same position offset.

Display Distances

Display the distance between surrounding layers by selecting a Layer.

Rectangle

Create a Rectangle or hold shift to create a Square.

Rounded Rectangle

Just a basic Rectangle with default corner radius of 8. Alternatively, you can create a Rectangle and set the corner radius manually.

Oval

Create an Oval or hold shift to create a Circle.

Circle or Square (Perfect Aspect Ratio)

First, press O or R. To create a Circle or Square, simply hold shift while creating the Oval or Rectangle.

Draw from Center

By default all shapes are drawn from the originating cursor point. Hold alt while creating a shape to draw it from the shape's center point.

Draw from Center with Perfect Aspect Ration

Similarly, hold alt shift while creating the desired shape.

Line

Sometimes it is more useful to create a Rectangle R and adjust the height and width.

Pencil Tool

Vector Tool

Vector Tool

Draw Straight Lines

With the active Vector Tool, you can create a new point aligned at 45° angles to the previous point.

Straight

Straight line without control points.

Mirrored

Control points are opposite of each other and mirror each other.

Disconnected

Control points are completely independent of each other.

Asymmetric

Distance between the control points is independent, but they do mirror each other.

Shape Edit Mode

If you want to edit an existing shape, double-click on it or press enter.

Select Multiple Points

Hold down shift while you click on points. The selected point(s) will have more pronounced border.

Next Point

Show Only Selected Point

Snap to Middle Point

Click on a line between two points, Sketch will insert the point exactly in the middle of the line.

Union

The result is a vector that is the sum of both vectors' areas.

Subtract

The result is a vector where the area of the top shape is removed from the one under it.

Intersect

The result is a vector consisting of the parts where the original shapes overlap.

Difference

The result of a difference operation is the inverse of an intersect operation.

Change Opacity

Change the opacity of a Layer or Group from 1 = 10% to 0 = 100% opacity.

Toggle Border

Toggle Fill

Explore Fill Color

Use as Mask

Any shape can be turned into a mask. Any layers above the mask are clipped to its contents.

Edit Layer

Edit the vector points of the selected layer.

Direct Selection

Select any layer regardless of Groups.

Transform

Rotate

Holding shift will rotate the selected Layer in 15° increments.

Toggle Lock

Toggle Hide

Move Layer

Move a layer in the respecting direction on the Canvas (hold shift for 10px increment).

Lock Layer

Move a layer in the respecting direction on the Canvas (hold shift for 10px increment).

Enlarge by 1px

Enlarge a layer (hold shift for 10px increment).

Contract by 1px

Contract a layer (hold shift for 10px increment).

Direct Selection

Select any layer regardless of Groups.

Select Multiple Layers

Resize from Both Ends

Preserve Aspect Ration

Align Section

Select multiple Layers and align the entire selection to their parent Artboard.

Arrange Selected Layers Horizontally

Arrange Selected Layers Vertically

Send to Front

Send to Back

Move throughout Layers

Create Symbols (Custom Shortcut)

Go to Master Symbol

Return to Last Symbol Instance

Next or Previous Page

If you Choose to Send Symbol to "Symbols" Page, you can use these shortcuts to navigate between your Pages.

Text

Text Edit Mode

Simply, press enter on selected text layer or double-click it.

Change Font

Bold

Italic

Underline

Bigger Type

Smaller Type

Tighten Character Spacing

Loosen Character Spacing

Left Alignment

Right Alignment

Center Alignment

Emojis and Special Characters

Inserts emojis and special characters from a custom dialog while you are in text editing mode.

Convert Text to Outlines

This is especially useful for creating typographic logos as you will be able to manipulate every vector point independently.

Line Break

Inserts a line break in text editing mode.

Text Edit Mode

Simply double-click on a text layer or press enter.

Check Spelling

Once in text edit mode, check the spelling of each word by using this shortcut multiple times. Misspelled words will be highlighted.

Show Spelling and Grammar Pane

Additionally, once you are in text edit mode, you can open Spelling and Grammar pane.

Start Dictation

Once you are in text edit mode, you can dictate text instead of typing. Note: Enabling "Enhanced Dictation" option will download a 1.2GB file to your Mac.

Export via Drag

Drag a Layer outside of Sketch: Export 1x PNG asset

Make Exportable (Custom Shortcut)

Select the Layer (or Group) that you want to export and click "Make Exportable" in the bottom-left of the Inspector or go to Layer > Make Exportable.

Slice

Draw a new Slice or make a Slice based on selection.

Export Selection

Export the entire Canvas or only the selection.

Save Document

Once you save your Sketch document, your Mac will auto-save the file on a continuous basis. You can turn off and on this feature by going to Sketch > Preferences > General or ⌘ ,.

Save Document Copy As

Find Layer by Name

Quickly search and filter layer names. See the Find input field in the bottom-left corner.

Copy Layer

Paste Layer

Paste in Place

By default, Paste will position the new copy over the original. With this shortcut, you will position the new copy in the center of the Canvas.

Copy Layer Style

Paste Layer Style

Open Preference Window

Toggle Rulers

Toggle Grid

Toggle Layout

Toggle Show Pixels

Pixels will be more visible when you zoom in past 200%.

Toggle Show Pixels Grid

Any edges that do not align with the pixel grid will be visible when you zoom in past 600%.

Move Around Canvas

Zoom In

Zoom to specific area by clicking or dragging while holding Z.

Zoom Out

Zoom out of specific area by clicking or dragging while holding alt Z.

Zoom to Actual Size of Selected Artboard

Zoom on All Elements on the Canvas

Zoom to the selected layer

Center the Selected Layer in the Canvas

Toggle Presentation Mode

Hide everything except the Canvas. This mode is ideal for quick presentations.

Toggle Full-screen Mode

Minimize Window

Toggle Toolbar Visibility

Toggle Layer List Visibility

Toggle Inspector Visibility

Toggle Layer List and Inspector Visibility

Make Exportable

Collapse Artboards and Groups

Make Grid...

Round to Pixel