Sketch shortcuts 2020 complete list for Mac + PDF
Sketch is a great way to give your ideas and prototypes a professional design. As a designer, you want to work as fast and efficiently as possible so you don't have to disrupt your creative flow. One way to reach that goal is to memorize the shortcuts of all the necessary actions you take inside your go-to software. Since you have come this far then you might have already realized that there are a lot of shortcuts available. To make it simpler for you, we collected all the shortcuts available and placed them inside this blog.
If you want to have all the Sketch shortcuts on your computer without going through our website, then you can download the PDF formats for Mac here.
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| General | Shortcut |
| Copy | ⌘ + C |
| Cut | ⌘ + X |
| Paste | ⌘ + V |
| Paste over selection | ⌘ + ⇧ + V |
| Pan Canvas | Space + drag |
| New page | ⌘ + ⇧ + N |
| Previous page | fn + ↑ |
| Next page | fn + ↓ |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + + |
| Zoom out | ⌘ + - |
| Show/hide rulers | Ctrl + R |
| Show/hide pixels | Ctrl + P |
| Show/hide pixel grid | Ctrl + X |
| Show/hide grid | Ctrl + G |
| Show/hide layout | Ctrl + L |
| Show/hide slices | Ctrl + E |
| Show/hide prototyping | Ctrl + F |
| Filter in Layer List/Components Panel | ⌘ + F |
| Filter in the Components Panel | ⌘ + ⇧ + F |
| Run custom plugin | ⌘ + Ctrl + K |
| Undo | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | ⌘ + ⇧ + Z |
| New document* | ⌘ N |
| Open document* | ⌘ O |
| Open Cloud document* | ⌘ ⇧ O |
| Close window | ⌘ + W |
| Save document | ⌘ + S |
| Duplicate* | ⌘ + ⇧ + S |
| Save As…* | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + S |
| Page setup | ⌘ + ⇧ + P |
| Open Preferences | ⌘ + , |
| Hide Sketch | ⌘ + H |
| Quit Sketch | ⌘ + Q |
| Open the Help menu | ⌘ + ⇧ + ? |
| Open the Prototyping Preview window | ⌘ + P |
| * When Auto Save is disabled in Preferences, the Duplicate menu item is replaced by Save As… | |
| Inserting Layers | Shortcut |
| You can use the following shortcuts instead of choosing them in the Insert menu. | |
| 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 |
| Draw a new shape from center | ⌥ -drag |
| Lock the ratio of shape as you draw it | ⇧ -drag |
| Move a new layer before you place it | Space -drag |
| Selecting Layers | Shortcut |
| Select a layer | Click |
| Select multiple layers | Click-and-drag |
| Only select layers within your drag selection | ⌥-drag |
| Select a layer with a group | Double-click |
| Select a layer within a group | ⌘-click |
| Select an obscured layer | ⌥-click |
| Select all layers | ⌘ + A |
| Select all Artboards | ⌘ + ⇧ + A |
| Add layer to/remove layer from your selection | ⇧-click |
| Add layer from a group to your selection | ⌘ + ⇧-click |
| Add layer to selection/deselect layer in Layer List | ⌘-click |
| Select a range of layers in Layer List | ⇧-click |
| Select next Artboard | fn + → |
| Select previous Artboard | fn + ← |
| Reveal selection in Layer List | ⌘ + ⇧ + J |
| Moving and Resizing Layers | Shortcut |
| As you move or resize layers, you’ll see smart guides and measurements automatically. | |
| Display distance between other layers | ⌥-hover |
| Duplicate | ⌘ + D |
| Duplicate | ⌥-drag |
| Move layer along X or Y axis | ⇧-drag |
| Move layer and ignore smart guides | ⌘-drag |
| Move an obscured layer | ⌘ + ⌥-drag |
| Nudge layer any direction by 1 px* | Arrow keys |
| Nudge layer any direction by 10 px* | ⇧-Arrow keys |
| Scale layer | ⌘ + K |
| Resize layer from center | ⌥ and resize |
| Preserve the layer’s ratio | ⇧ and resize |
| Expand by 1 px | ⌘ + → or ↓ |
| Contract by 1 px | ⌘ + ← or ↑ |
| Expand by 10 px | ⇧ + ⌘ + → or ↓ |
| Contract by 10 px | ⇧ + ⌘ + ← or ↑ |
| Show distance to baseline/cap height on text layers | Ctrl + ⌥-hover |
| *You change this value in Preferences. | |
| Editing Layers | Shortcut |
| When you’ve selected a layer, you can use the following shortcuts: | |
| Edit layer | Enter |
| Finish editing | Escape |
| Edit the X position in the Inspector | ⌥ + Tab |
| Delete layer | Backspace |
| Copy style | ⌘ + ⌥ + C |
| Paste style | ⌘ + ⌥ + V |
| Sync shared style | Ctrl + S |
| Reset shared style | Ctrl + ⌥ + S |
| Add link to Artboard | W |
| Toggle fill | F |
| Toggle border | B |
| Pick color | Ctrl + C |
| Edit layer opacity | 0 to 9 |
| Transform shape | ⌘ + ⇧ + T |
| Rotate layer | ⌘ + ⇧ + R |
| Use the layer as a mask | ⌘ + Ctrl + M |
| Return to instance | ⌘ + Escape |
| Union multiple layers | ⌘ + ⌥ + U |
| Subtract multiple layers | ⌘ + ⌥ + S |
| Intersect multiple layers | ⌘ + ⌥ + I |
| Difference multiple layers | ⌘ + ⌥ + X |
| Vector Editing | Shortcut |
| Open/close path | ⌘ + ⌥ + O |
| Select the next point | Tab |
| Show all handle control points | ⌥ |
| Straight point type | 1 |
| Mirrored point type | 2 |
| Disconnected point type | 3 |
| Asymmetric point type | 4 |
| Toggle point between Straight and Mirrored | Double-click vector point |
| Move point along X or Y axis | ⇧-drag vector point |
| Convert your selected point to a Disconnected type | ⌘-drag handle control point |
| Place new point at a 45º angle | ⇧-click (when inserting points) |
| Place new point between existing points | ⇧-click path segment |
| Curve the path between existing points | ⌘-click path segment |
| Text Editing | Shortcut |
| Paste as rich text | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V |
| Change typeface | ⌘ + T |
| Bold | ⌘ + B |
| Italic | ⌘ + I |
| Underline | ⌘ + U |
| Increase font size | ⌘ + ⌥ + + |
| Decrease font size | ⌘ + ⌥ + - |
| Increase character spacing | Ctrl + ⌥ + L |
| Decrease character spacing | Ctrl + ⌥ + T |
| Align left | ⌘ + ⇧ + { |
| Align center | ⌘ + ⇧ + | |
| Align right | ⌘ + ⇧ + } |
| Emoji & symbols | ⌘ + ⌥ + Space |
| Convert to outlines | ⌘ + ⌥ + O |
| Insert a line break | ⇧ + Return |
| Organizing Layers | Shortcut |
| Use these shortcuts to organize your layers. | |
| Group | ⌘ + G |
| Ungroup | ⌘ + ⇧ + G |
| Rename layer | ⌘ + R |
| Select next layer in group | Tab |
| Select previous layer in group | ⇧ + Tab |
| Selects layer inside group | Enter |
| Selects parent group | Escape |
| Adjust layer hierarchy | Click-and-drag layer |
| Bring forward | ⌘ + ] |
| Bring to front | ⌘ + ⌥ + ] |
| Send backward | ⌘ + [ |
| Send to back | ⌘ + ⌥ + [ |
| Move up (out of group/Artboard) | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑ |
| Distribute horizontally | ⌘ + Ctrl + H |
| Distribute vertically | ⌘ + Ctrl + V |
| Align layer to Artboard | ⌥-click Align buttons |
| Hide/show layer | ⌘ + ⇧ + H |
| Lock/unlock layer | ⌘ + ⇧ + L |
| Exporting Layers | Shortcut |
| Export | ⌘ + ⇧ + E |
| Export selected layer(s) | ⌘ + E |
| Export asset | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop |
| Insert flattened duplicate | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas |
| Includes folder in export | / in layer name |
| Symbols | Shortcut |
| Create Symbol | ⌘ + Y |
| Detach from Symbol | ⌘ + ⇧ + Y |
| Detach all contents from Symbol | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + Y |
| Zoom and Focus | Shortcut |
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘ + 0 |
| Zoom to all elements on Canvas | ⌘ + 1 |
| Zoom to selected layer(s) | ⌘ + 2 |
| Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas | ⌘ + 3 |
| Zoom to area | Z-drag |
| Zoom in | Z-click |
| Zoom out | ⌥ + Z-click |
| Temporarily zoom out to 100% | ~ (§ on some keyboards) |
| Toggle full screen | ⌘ + Ctrl + F |
| Show/hide Layer List | ⌘ + ⌥ + 1 |
| Show/hide Inspector | ⌘ + ⌥ + 2 |
| Enter presentation mode | ⌘ + . |
| Show/hide Toolbar | ⌘ + ⌥ + T |
| Text Fields | Shortcut |
| These shortcuts apply when you’re editing a numerical field in the Inspector: | |
| Focus Inspector | ⌥ + Tab |
| Select next field | Tab |
| Select previous field | ⇧ + Tab |
| Confirm change | Enter |
| Clear change | Escape |
| 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 | ⌥ + ↓ |
| Adjust value in increments of 10 | ⇧click and drag label |
| Adjust value in increments of 0.1 | ⌥click and drag label |
| Resizing Shortcuts | Shortcut |
| 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. | |
| Scale from the left (default) | L |
| Scale from the right | R |
| Scale from the top (default) | T |
| Scale from the bottom | B |
| Scale from the center / middle | C / M |
| How to Use Math Operators | Shortcut |
| 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 | % |
| How to Set Individual Radius Values | Shortcut |
| 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 | Shortcut |
| In the Scale field of the Make Exportable panel in the inspector, the following characters can customize your export sizes. | |
| Scale multiplier. Eg, 2x will export at twice the size | X |
| Export your layer at a specific height. Eg, 512h | H |
| Export your layer at a specific width. Eg, 512w | W |
| Miscellaneous | Shortcut |
| These shortcuts are available for specific tools or when you’re performing specific actions. | |
| Launch Sketch with all plugins disabled | ⇧ on startup |
| Refresh Data | ⌘ + ⇧ + D |
| Run the last plugin you used again | ⌘ + Ctrl + R |
| Rotate layer | ⌘-drag selection handle |
| Snap rotation to 15º increments | ⇧-drag when rotating |
| With a gradient stop selected, position it between 0% and 100% | 0-9 |
| Position selected gradient stop directly between two existing stops | = |