Sketch Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 149 keyboard shortcuts in Sketch. This application is only available for MacOS.

General

Action	Shortcut
Copy	Cmd + C
Cut	Cmd + X
Paste	Cmd + V
Paste over Selection	Cmd + Shift + V
Pan Canvas	Space + (Drag)
New Page	Cmd + Shift + N
Previous Page	Fn + Up
Next Page	Fn + Down
Zoom In	Cmd + +
Zoom Out	Cmd + -
Toggle Rulers	Ctrl + R
Toggle Pixels	Ctrl + P
Toggle Pixel Grid	Ctrl + X
Toggle Grid	Ctrl + G
Toggle Layout	Ctrl + L
Toggle Slices	Ctrl + E
Toggle Prototyping	Ctrl + F
Filter in Layer List	Cmd + F
Run Custom Plugin	Cmd + Ctrl + K
Undo	Cmd + Z
Redo	Cmd + Shift + Z
New Document	Cmd + N
New Cloud Document	Cmd + Shift + N
Open Document	Cmd + O
Open Cloud Document	Cmd + Shift + O
Close Window	Cmd + W
Save Document	Cmd + S
Duplicate File	Cmd + Shift + S
Save Document As…	Cmd + Shift + Opt + S
Page Setup	Cmd + Shift + P
Open Preferences	Cmd + ,
Hide Sketch	Cmd + H
Quit Sketch	Cmd + Q
Open Help Menu	Cmd + Shift + ?
Open Preview Window	Cmd + P

Inserting Layers

Action	Shortcut
Rectangle	R
Oval	O
Line	L
Rounded Rectangle	U
Vector Tool	V
Pencil Tool	P
Text Tool	T
Artboard Tool	A
Slice Tool	S
Hotspot Tool	H

Selecting Layers

Action	Shortcut
Select All	Cmd + A
Select All Artboards	Cmd + Shift + A
Select Next Artboard	Fn + Right
Select Previous Artboard	Fn + Left
Show Selection in Layer List	Cmd + Shift + J

Moving and Resizing Layers

Action	Shortcut
Show distance to other layers (on hover)	Opt
Duplicate	Cmd + D
Nudge layer 1px in any direction	(Arrow)
Nudge layer 10px in any direction	Shift + (Arrow)
Scale Layer	Cmd + K
Expand by 1px	Cmd + Right/Down
Shrink by 1px	Cmd + Left/Up
Expand by 10px	Cmd + Shift + Right/Down
Shrink by 10px	Cmd + Shift + Left/Up
Show distance to baseline or cap height on text layer (on hover)	Ctrl + Opt

Editing Layers

Action	Shortcut
Edit Layer	Enter
Finish Editing	Esc
Focus X position input in Inspector	Opt + Tab
Delete Layer	Del
Copy Style	Cmd + Opt + C
Paste Style	Cmd + Opt + V
Sync Shared Style	Ctrl + S
Reset Shared Style	Opt + Ctrl + S
Add Artboard Link	W
Toggle Fill	F
Toggle Border	B
Color Picker	Ctrl + C
Edit Layer Opacity	0-9
Transform Shape	Cmd + Shift + T
Rotate Layer	Cmd + Shift + R
Use as Mask	Cmd + Ctrl + M
Return to Instance	Cmd + Esc
Union	Cmd + Opt + U
Subtract	Cmd + Opt + S
Intersect	Cmd + Opt + I
Difference	Cmd + Opt + X

Vector Editing

Action	Shortcut
Open or Close Path	Cmd + Opt + O
Select Next Point	Tab
Show All Handle Control Points	Opt
Straight Point Type	1
Mirrored Point Type	2
Disconnected Point Type	3
Asymmetric Point Type	4

Text Editing

Action	Shortcut
Paste as Rich Text	Cmd + Shift + Opt + V
Change Font	Cmd + T
Bold	Cmd + B
Italic	Cmd + I
Underline	Cmd + U
Increase Font Size	Cmd + Opt + +
Decrease Font Size	Cmd + Opt + -
Increase Character Spacing	Ctrl + Opt + L
Decrease Character Spacing	Ctrl + Opt + T
Left Align	Cmd + Shift + [
Center Align	Cmd + Shift + \
Right Align	Cmd + Shift + ]
Emojis and Symbols	Cmd + Opt + Space
Convert to Outlines	Cmd + Opt + O
Insert Line Break	Shift + Enter

Arranging Layers

Action	Shortcut
Group	Cmd + G
Ungroup	Cmd + Shift + G
Rename Layer	Cmd + R
Select Next Layer in Group	Tab
Select Previous Layer in Group	Shift + Tab
Select Layer inside Group	Enter
Select Parent Group	Esc
Forward	Cmd + ]
Bring to Front	Cmd + Opt + ]
Backward	Cmd + [
Send to Back	Cmd + Opt + [
Move Up, out of Group or Artboard	Cmd + Shift + Opt + Up
Distribute Horizontally	Cmd + Ctrl + H
Distribute Vertically	Cmd + Ctrl + V
Hide or Show Layer	Cmd + Shift + H
Lock or Unlock Layer	Cmd + Shift + L

Exporting Layers

Action	Shortcut
Export	Cmd + Shift + E
Export Selected Layer	Cmd + E

Zoom and Focus

Action	Shortcut
Zoom to 100%	Cmd + 0
Zoom to All Elements on Canvas	Cmd + 1
Zoom to Selected Layer	Cmd + 2
Center Selected Layer on Canvas	Cmd + 3
Temporary Zoom to 100%	Shift + ```
Toggle Full Screen	Cmd + Ctrl + F
Show or Hide Layer List	Cmd + Opt + 1
Show or Hide Inspector	Cmd + Opt + 2
Enter Presentation Mode	Cmd + .
Show or Hide Toolbar	Cmd + Opt + T

Text Fields

Action	Shortcut
Focus Inspector	Opt + Tab
Select Next Field	Tab
Select Previous Field	Shift + Tab
Confirm Changes	Enter
Cancel Changes	Esc
Increase value by 1	Up
Decrease value by 1	Down
Increase value by 10	Shift + Up
Decrease value by 10	Shift + Down
Increase value by 0.1	Opt + Up
Decrease value by 0.1	Opt + Down

Miscellaneous

Action	Shortcut
Launch Sketch with all plugins disabled (hold on launch)	Shift
Detach from Symbol	Cmd + Ctrl + D
Detach all from Symbol	Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + D
Refresh Data	Cmd + Shift + D
Run Last Used Plugin Again	Cmd + Ctrl + R
Position gradient stop between 0% and 100%	0-9
Position gradient stop directly between two existing stops	=