Sketch keyboard shortcuts 

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- Shortcuts
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Space +
+

Pan Canvas

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⌘ Cmd + +

Zoom in

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⌘ Cmd + -

Zoom out

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⌘ Cmd + 0

Zoom to 100%

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⌘ Cmd + 1

Zoom to all elements on Canvas

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⌘ Cmd + 2

Zoom to selected layer(s)

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⌘ Cmd + 3

Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas

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Z +
+

Zoom to area

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⌘ Cmd + .

Enter presentation mode

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Fn +

Select next Artboard

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Fn +

Select previous Artboard

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Fn +

Previous page

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Fn +

Next page

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R

Rectangle

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O

Oval

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T

Text tool

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A

Artboard tool

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S

Slice tool

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Paste over selection

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⌥ Opt +
+

When inserting a layer, draw shape from center

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↑  Shift +
+

When inserting a layer, lock ratio of shape

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Space +
+

Move newly drawn layer before confirming it

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⌥ Opt +
+

Selects layer within drag bounds

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(double click layer) Select grouped layer

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⌘ Cmd +

(click layer) Select layer within group

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⌥ Opt +

(click layer) Select an obscured layer

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A

Select all Artboards

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↑  Shift +

Add layer to selection/deselect layer in Canvas

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Add layer from group to selection in Canvas

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Tab

Select next layer in group

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↑  Shift + Tab

Select previous layer in group

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⤶ Enter

Selects layer inside group

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Esc

Selects parent group

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⌥ Opt +

(hover mouse) Display distance between other layers

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⌥ Opt

(resize while holding) Resize from center

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↑  Shift

(resize while holding) Constrain proportions

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⌘ Cmd + D

Duplicate

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or ⌥ Opt +
+
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↑  Shift +
+

Constrain move

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⌘ Cmd +
+

Disable smart guides

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +
+

Lock drag to selection

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Nudge position by 1px

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↑  Shift +

Nudge position by 10px

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⌘ Cmd +

Expand by 1 px

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or ⌘ Cmd +
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⌘ Cmd +

Contract by 1 px

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or ⌘ Cmd +
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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Expand by 10 px

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or ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Contract by 10 px

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or ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
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↑  Shift + K

Scale layer

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⤶ Enter

Edit layer

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Esc

Finish editing

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + C

Copy style

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + V

Paste style

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F

Toggle fill

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B

Toggle border

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Control + C

Activate color picker

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0 - 9

Set layer opacity

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Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + M

Use as mask

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⌘ Cmd + Esc

Return to instance

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Del

Delete layer

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Paste as rich text

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + +

Increase font size

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + -

Decrease font size

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Control + ⌥ Opt + L

Increase character spacing

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Control + ⌥ Opt + T

Decrease character spacing

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Shif + tCommand + {

Align left

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

Align center

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + }

Align right

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

Convert to outlines

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break

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⌘ Cmd + G

Group selection

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⌘ Cmd + R

Rename layer

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Ungroup

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +

Bring forward

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Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +

Bring to front

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +

Send backward

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Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +

Send to back

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Move up out of group/artboard

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Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + H

Distribute horizontally

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Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + V

Distribute vertically

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⌥ Opt +

(click Align buttons) Align layer to Artboard

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Hide/show layer

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + L

Lock/unlock layer

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E

Export layer

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+

(Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop) Export asset

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+

(Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas) Insert flattened duplicate

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/

(in layer name) Include folder in export

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⌘ Cmd + .

Toggle Presentation mode (hides everything except the canvas)

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Control + ⌘ Cmd + F

Toggle full-screen mode

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⌘ Cmd + M

Minimize window

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + T

Toggle toolbar visibility

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 1

Toggle Layer List visibility

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 2

Toggle Inspector visibility

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Toggle Layer List and Inspector visibility

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⌘ Cmd + S

Save document. Once you save your Sketch document, Mac will auto-save the file continuously. This can be turned off from Sketch > Preferences > General or Cmd + ,

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⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + S

Save document copy as

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⌘ Cmd + F

Find layer by name

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⌘ Cmd + C

Copy layer

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⌘ Cmd + V

Paste layer

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+ ⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + V

Paste in place

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + C

Copy layer style

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + V

Paste layer style

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⌘ Cmd + ,

Open Preferences window

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⤶ Enter

Text edit mode

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(double click on text layer) Text edit mode

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⌘ Cmd + ;

Check spelling. Use this shortcut multiple time to check spelling of each word. Misspelled words will be shown as highlighted

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ;

Show spelling and grammar pane (in text edit mode)

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Fn then Fn

In text edit mode, you can dictate text instead of typing. This requires downloading "Enhanced Dictation" whichis about 1,2GB

  Symbols allows you to reuse elements easily between Artboards and Pages.
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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + C

Create Symbols (Custom Shortcut)

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+ ⤶ Enter

Go to Master Symbol

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⌘ Cmd + Esc

Return to Last Symbol Instance

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Fn +   

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

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V

Vector tool

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↑  Shift

(hold) Draw Straight Lines. With the active Vector Tool, you can create a new point aligned at 45° angles to the previous point

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1

Straight line

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2

Mirrored

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3

Disconnected

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4

Asymmetric

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⤶ Enter

Shape Edit Mode

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or
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↑  Shift +

Select Multiple Points

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Tab

Next Point

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Alt

Show Only Selected Point

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⌘ Cmd

(hold) Snap to Middle Point. Click on a line between two points, Sketch will insert the point exactly in the middle of the line


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Program name: Sketch Sketch (Imaging)

Web page: sketchapp.com

Last update: 14‏‏/3‏‏/1441 بعد الهجرة 8:10 م UTC

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Shortcut count: 127

Platform detected: Windows and macOS mixed

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