Sketch Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete Sketch keyboard shortcuts reference — 164 shortcuts across 19 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for macOS.

General (6)

Shortcut	Action
`S`	Open the Command Bar
`Cmd + ,`	Open Settings
`Cmd + Shift + ,`	Open Document Settings
`Cmd + P`	Open the Prototype Preview window
`Ctrl + Shift + K`	Run script
`Ctrl + Shift + R`	Run the last plugin

Document (14)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + N`	New document
`Cmd + O`	Open workspace document
`Cmd + Shift + O`	Open local document
`Cmd + W`	Close document
`Ctrl + Tab`	Show next tab
`Ctrl + Shift + Tab`	Show previous tab
`Cmd + S`	Save new or local document
`Cmd + Ctrl + S`	Create a version of workspace document
`Option + Enter`	Line break on the description field
`Cmd + Shift + S`	Duplicate current document
`Cmd + Shift + Option + S`	Save As
`Cmd + Shift + N`	New page
`Fn + Up / Down`	Go to previous/next page
`Cmd + Shift + C`	Copy link to page or frame

Interface (4)

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + 1`	Switch to Canvas View
`Ctrl + 2`	Switch to Components View
`Cmd + .`	Toggle interface
`Cmd + Ctrl + F`	Toggle full screen

Canvas (17)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + +`	Zoom in
`Cmd + -`	Zoom out
`Cmd + 0`	Zoom to 100%
`Cmd + 1`	Zoom to fit all layers in the Canvas
`Cmd + 2`	Zoom to fit selection
`Cmd + 3`	Center selection in the Canvas
`Cmd + 4`	Zoom to fit top-level frame
`~`	Temporarily zoom out to 100%
`Space`	Hide selection highlights, handles, grids and guides
`Ctrl + M`	Show/hide minimap
`Ctrl + R`	Show/hide rulers
`Ctrl + P`	Show/hide pixels on zoom
`Ctrl + X`	Show/hide pixel grid
`Ctrl + G`	Show/hide grid
`Cmd + Ctrl + G`	Grid settings
`Ctrl + L`	Show/hide layout grid
`Cmd + Ctrl + L`	Layout grid settings

Comments (4)

Shortcut	Action
`N`	Insert comment
`Cmd + Enter`	Submit comment
`Ctrl + N`	Show/hide comments
`Ctrl + Shift + N`	Show/hide resolved comments

Insert (12)

Shortcut	Action
`F`	Frame
`G`	Graphic
`R`	Rectangle
`O`	Oval
`L`	Line
`V`	Vector
`P`	Pencil
`T`	Text
`E`	Slice
`I`	Interaction
`Y`	Symbol
`Ctrl + T`	Text Style

Select (12)

Shortcut	Action
`X`	Marquee
`Enter`	Dive deeper into container
`Esc`	Select parent container
`Shift + Esc`	Select root symbol
`Ctrl + Esc`	Clear selection
`Cmd + A`	Select all layers, except hidden/locked
`Cmd + Ctrl + A`	Select all layers, including hidden and locked layers
`Cmd + Shift + A`	Select all top-level frames and graphics
`Cmd + Option + F`	Find layer
`Cmd + Shift + J`	Reveal selection in Layer List
`Tab`	Select next/previous layer in container
`Fn + Left / Right`	Select previous/next top-level frame

Edit (19)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Z`	Undo
`Cmd + Shift + Z`	Redo
`Cmd + X`	Cut
`Cmd + C`	Copy
`Cmd + V`	Paste
`Cmd + Shift + V`	Paste over selection
`Cmd + Shift + R`	Paste and replace selection
`Cmd + D`	Duplicate
`Cmd + Shift + D`	Duplicate behind
`Cmd + R`	Rename layer(s)
`Backspace`	Delete layer
`Cmd + Option + R`	Replace template, layer, symbol, or style
`Cmd + Shift + H`	Hide/show layer
`Cmd + Shift + L`	Lock/unlock layer
`Cmd + Ctrl + R`	Rotate
`Shift + H`	Flip horizontally
`Shift + V`	Flip vertically
`Cmd + Ctrl + M`	Use as mask
`Ctrl + Shift + D`	Refresh Data

Style (11)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Option + C`	Copy properties
`Cmd + Option + V`	Paste style
`Cmd + Ctrl + Option + V`	Paste style without corners
`Ctrl + S`	Update shared style
`Ctrl + Option + S`	Reset shared style
`Shift + F`	Toggle fills
`Shift + B`	Toggle borders
`Shift + X`	Swap fills and borders
`Ctrl + C`	Pick color
`0-9`	Change opacity
`=`	Place gradient stop halfway between adjacent stops

Export (2)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + E`	Mark as exportable / Export selection
`Cmd + Shift + E`	Export all assets

Move and resize (10)

Shortcut	Action
`Arrow Keys`	Move by 1px
`Shift + Arrow Keys`	Move by 10px
`Cmd + Arrow Keys`	Resize by 1px
`Cmd + Shift + Arrow Keys`	Resize by 10px
`Cmd + Shift + F`	Resize selection to fit contents
`Cmd + Option + Arrow Keys`	Resize container by 1px, without adjusting contents
`Cmd + Shift + Option + Arrow Keys`	Resize container by 10px, without adjusting contents
`K`	Scale layer
`Cmd + Shift + P`	Round layer to pixel
`Cmd + Ctrl + X`	Fit layers to pixel bounds

Organize and arrange (8)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + F`	Group in a frame
`Cmd + G`	Group in a group
`Cmd + Shift + G`	Ungroup container
`Cmd + ]`	Bring forward
`Cmd + Option + ]`	Bring to front
`Cmd + [`	Send backward
`Cmd + Option + [`	Send to back
`Cmd + Shift + Option + Up`	Move up (out of parent container)

Align and layout (6)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Ctrl + Arrow Keys / H / V`	Align left, right, top, bottom, horizontally, or vertically
`Shift + A`	Auto-pin
`Shift + Option + A`	Auto-pin all children of container
`Cmd + L`	Add stack layout
`Cmd + Option + L`	Remove stack layout
`Cmd + Shift + I`	Ignore stack layout

Shapes (14)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Ctrl + T`	Transform shape
`Cmd + Option + A`	Add shapes
`Cmd + Option + U`	Union shapes
`Cmd + Option + S`	Subtract shapes
`Cmd + Option + I`	Intersect shapes
`Cmd + Option + X`	Difference shapes
`1`	Set point to Straight
`2`	Set point to Mirror angle and length
`3`	Set point to Independent
`4`	Set point to Mirror angle
`Option + 1`	No pixel snapping
`Option + 2`	Snap to full pixels
`Option + 3`	Snap to half pixels
`Option + 4`	Snap to quarter pixels

Text (13)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Shift + Option + V`	Paste as rich text
`Cmd + T`	Change typeface
`Cmd + B`	Bold
`Cmd + I`	Italic
`Cmd + U`	Underline
`Cmd + Option + +`	Increase font size
`Cmd + Option + -`	Decrease font size
`Ctrl + Option + L`	Loosen character spacing
`Ctrl + Option + T`	Tighten character spacing
`Cmd + Shift + {`	Align left
`Cmd + Shift + \|`	Align center
`Cmd + Shift + }`	Align right
`Cmd + Option + O`	Convert to outlines

Components View (2)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + 5`	Color Variables
`Cmd + 6`	Graphic Templates

Browse components (4)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Down`	Open filter menu at current location (only in Command Bar)
`Cmd + Up`	Go to parent group
`Cmd + Option + Up`	Go to current library
`Cmd + Ctrl + Option + Up`	Go to all components

Symbols (3)

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd + Y`	Create Symbol
`Cmd + Shift + Y`	Detach from Symbol
`Cmd + Shift + Option + Y`	Detach all contents from Symbol

Inspector fields (3)

Shortcut	Action
`Up / Down`	Increase or decrease value by 1
`Shift + Up / Down`	Increase or decrease value by 10
`Option + Up / Down`	Increase or decrease value by 0.1

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