Sketch Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Sketch shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 139 searchable Sketch keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Tools, Editing, Arrange & Align, Canvas & View, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Select toolVEsc
Undo⌘Z
Bring forward⌘⌥↑
Toggle rulers⌘R
RectangleR
Oval / EllipseO

Tools

19 shortcuts

Select tool

VEsc

Esc

Rectangle

R

Oval / Ellipse

O

Line

L

Vector pen

V

Text

T

Pencil

P

Artboard

A

Slice

S

Hotspot

H

Pan / hand

Spacedrag

Zoom in

⌘+

Cmd++

Zoom out

⌘-

Cmd+-

Zoom to fit

⌘0

Cmd+0

Zoom to actual size

⌘1

Cmd+1

Insert graphic

G

Insert Symbol

Y

Insert Text Style

⌃T

Ctrl+T

Marquee selection tool

X

Editing

75 shortcuts

Undo

⌘Z

Cmd+Z

Redo

⌘⇧Z

Cmd+Shift+Z

Copy

⌘C

Cmd+C

Paste

⌘V

Cmd+V

Paste in place

⌘⇧V

Cmd+Shift+V

Duplicate

⌘D

Cmd+D

Delete

⌫

Group selection

⌘G

Cmd+G

Ungroup

⌘⇧G

Cmd+Shift+G

Lock layer

⌘⇧L

Cmd+Shift+L

Hide layer

⌘⇧H

Cmd+Shift+H

Rename layer

⌘R

Cmd+R

Select all on artboard

⌘A

Cmd+A

New document

⌘N

Cmd+N

Open workspace document

⌘O

Cmd+O

Open local document

⇧⌘O

Shift+Cmd+O

Close document

⌘W

Cmd+W

Save document

⌘S

Cmd+S

Create workspace document version

⌃⌘S

Ctrl+Cmd+S

Duplicate document

⇧⌘S

Shift+Cmd+S

Save document as

⌥⇧⌘S

Opt+Shift+Cmd+S

New page

⇧⌘N

Shift+Cmd+N

Copy page or frame link

⇧⌘C

Shift+Cmd+C

Insert comment

N

Submit comment

⌘Return

Cmd+Return

Select inside container

Return

Return

Select parent container

Esc

Esc

Select root symbol

⇧Esc

Shift+Esc

Clear layer selection

⌃Esc

Ctrl+Esc

Select layers including hidden and locked

⌃⌘A

Ctrl+Cmd+A

Select top-level frames and graphics

⇧⌘A

Shift+Cmd+A

Find layer

⌥⌘F

Opt+Cmd+F

Reveal selection in Layer List

⇧⌘J

Shift+Cmd+J

Cut

⌘X

Cmd+X

Paste and replace selection

⇧⌘R

Shift+Cmd+R

Duplicate behind

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Edit selected layer contents

⌘Return

Cmd+Return

Replace template, layer, symbol or style

⌥⌘R

Opt+Cmd+R

Rotate layer

⌃⌘R

Ctrl+Cmd+R

Use layer as mask

⌃⌘M

Ctrl+Cmd+M

Refresh data

⌃⇧D

Ctrl+Shift+D

Copy layer properties

⌥⌘C

Opt+Cmd+C

Paste layer style

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Paste style without corners

⌃⌥⌘V

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+V

Reset shared style

⌃⌥S

Ctrl+Opt+S

Toggle fills

⇧F

Shift+F

Toggle borders

⇧B

Shift+B

Swap fills and borders

⇧X

Shift+X

Pick color

⌃C

Ctrl+C

Transform shape

⌃⌘T

Ctrl+Cmd+T

Add shapes

⌥⌘A

Opt+Cmd+A

Union shapes

⌥⌘U

Opt+Cmd+U

Subtract shapes

⌥⌘S

Opt+Cmd+S

Intersect shapes

⌥⌘I

Opt+Cmd+I

Difference shapes

⌥⌘X

Opt+Cmd+X

Vector point: straight

1

Vector point: mirror angle and length

2

Vector point: independent

3

Vector point: mirror angle

4

Vector editing: disable pixel snapping

⌥1

Opt+1

Vector editing: snap to full pixels

⌥2

Opt+2

Vector editing: snap to half pixels

⌥3

Opt+3

Vector editing: snap to quarter pixels

⌥4

Opt+4

Paste rich text

⌥⇧⌘V

Opt+Shift+Cmd+V

Change typeface

⌘T

Cmd+T

Bold text

⌘B

Cmd+B

Italic text

⌘I

Cmd+I

Underline text

⌘U

Cmd+U

Increase font size

⌥⌘+

Opt+Cmd++

Decrease font size

⌥⌘-

Opt+Cmd+-

Increase character spacing

⌃⌥L

Ctrl+Opt+L

Decrease character spacing

⌃⌥T

Ctrl+Opt+T

Convert text to outlines

⌥⌘O

Opt+Cmd+O

Detach from Symbol

⇧⌘Y

Shift+Cmd+Y

Detach all Symbol contents

⌥⇧⌘Y

Opt+Shift+Cmd+Y

Arrange & Align

18 shortcuts

Bring forward

⌘⌥↑

Cmd+Opt+↑

Send backward

⌘⌥↓

Cmd+Opt+↓

Bring to front

⌘⌥⇧↑

Cmd+Opt+Shift+↑

Send to back

⌘⌥⇧↓

Cmd+Opt+Shift+↓

Flip horizontal

⌘⇧H

Cmd+Shift+H

Flip vertical

⌘⇧V

Cmd+Shift+V

Align left

⌃⌘[

Ctrl+Cmd+[

Align right

⌃⌘]

Ctrl+Cmd+]

Distribute horizontally

⌃⌘H

Ctrl+Cmd+H

Distribute vertically

⌃⌘V

Ctrl+Cmd+V

Scale layer

K

Round layer to pixel

⇧⌘P

Shift+Cmd+P

Fit layers to pixel bounds

⌃⌘X

Ctrl+Cmd+X

Group in frame

⌘F

Cmd+F

Auto-pin selection

⇧A

Shift+A

Auto-pin container children

⌥⇧A

Opt+Shift+A

Add stack layout

⌘L⇧S

Cmd+L · Shift+S

Remove stack layout

⌥⌘L⌥⇧S

Opt+Cmd+L · Opt+Shift+S

Canvas & View

27 shortcuts

Toggle rulers

⌘R

Cmd+R

Toggle grid

⌃G

Ctrl+G

Toggle pixel grid

⌃P

Ctrl+P

Show / hide layer list

⌘⌥1

Cmd+Opt+1

Show / hide inspector

⌘⌥2

Cmd+Opt+2

Presentation mode

⌘.

Cmd+.

Export selected layer

⌘⇧E

Cmd+Shift+E

Preview in browser

⌘P

Cmd+P

Open Command Bar

⌘K

Cmd+K

Open settings

⌘,

Cmd+,

Open document settings

⇧⌘,

Shift+Cmd+,

Run script

⌃⇧K

Ctrl+Shift+K

Run last plugin

⌃⇧R

Ctrl+Shift+R

Next document tab

⌃Tab

Ctrl+Tab

Previous document tab

⌃⇧Tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to Canvas view

⌃1

Ctrl+1

Switch to Components view

⌃2

Ctrl+2

Toggle full screen

⌃⌘F

Ctrl+Cmd+F

Zoom to selection

⌘2

Cmd+2

Center selection on canvas

⌘3

Cmd+3

Zoom to top-level frame

⌘4

Cmd+4

Toggle minimap

⌃M

Ctrl+M

Open grid settings

⌃⌘G

Ctrl+Cmd+G

Toggle layout grid

⌃L

Ctrl+L

Open layout grid settings

⌃⌘L

Ctrl+Cmd+L

Toggle comments

⌃N

Ctrl+N

Toggle resolved comments

⌃⇧N

Ctrl+Shift+N

Documentation check for this addition

93 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-05. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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