Hotkeys and shortcuts for Sketch

(Total 111)

Space + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Zooming and navigating
Pan Canvas
⌘ Cmd + +
Zooming and navigating
Zoom in
⌘ Cmd + -
Zooming and navigating
Zoom out
⌘ Cmd + 0
Zooming and navigating
Zoom to 100%
⌘ Cmd + 1
Zooming and navigating
Zoom to all elements on Canvas
⌘ Cmd + 2
Zooming and navigating
Zoom to selected layer(s)
⌘ Cmd + 3
Zooming and navigating
Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas
Z + Mouse movement
Zooming and navigating
Zoom to area
⌘ Cmd + .
Display
Toggle Presentation mode (hides everything except the canvas)
Fn +
Zooming and navigating
Select next Artboard
Fn +
Zooming and navigating
Select previous Artboard
Fn +
Zooming and navigating
Previous page
Fn +
Zooming and navigating
Next page
R
Inserting layers
Rectangle
O
Inserting layers
Oval
T
Inserting layers
Text tool
A
Inserting layers
Artboard tool
S
Inserting layers
Slice tool
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
Inserting layers
Paste over selection
⌥ Option + Mouse movement
Selecting layers
Selects layer within drag bounds
↑   Shift + Mouse movement
Inserting layers
When inserting a layer, lock ratio of shape
Space + Mouse movement
Inserting layers
Move newly drawn layer before confirming it
Mouse double click
Vector points
Shape Edit Mode
⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
Selecting layers
(click layer) Select layer within group
⌥ Option + Mouse left click
Arranging layers
(click Align buttons) Align layer to Artboard
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A
Selecting layers
Select all Artboards
↑   Shift + Mouse left click
Vector points
Select Multiple Points
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
Selecting layers
Add layer from group to selection in Canvas
⭾ Tab
Vector points
Next Point
↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Selecting layers
Select previous layer in group
⤶ Enter
Vector points
Shape Edit Mode
Esc
Editing layers
Finish editing
⌥ Option + Mouse movement
Moving and resizing layers
(hover mouse) Display distance between other layers
⌥ Option
Moving and resizing layers
(resize while holding) Resize from center
↑   Shift
Vector points
(hold) Draw Straight Lines. With the active Vector Tool, you can create a new point aligned at 45° angles to the previous point
⌘ Cmd + D
Moving and resizing layers
Duplicate
⌥ Option + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Moving and resizing layers
Duplicate
↑   Shift + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Moving and resizing layers
Constrain move
⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Moving and resizing layers
Disable smart guides
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Moving and resizing layers
Lock drag to selection
← ↑ → ↓
Moving and resizing layers
Nudge position by 1px
↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
Moving and resizing layers
Nudge position by 10px
⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Expand by 1 px
⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Expand by 1 px
⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Contract by 1 px
⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Contract by 1 px
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Expand by 10 px
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Expand by 10 px
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Contract by 10 px
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Moving and resizing layers
Contract by 10 px
↑   Shift + K
Moving and resizing layers
Scale layer
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
General
Copy layer style
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V
General
Paste layer style
F
Editing layers
Toggle fill
B
Editing layers
Toggle border
Control + C
Editing layers
Activate color picker
0 - 9
Editing layers
Set layer opacity
Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + M
Editing layers
Use as mask
⌘ Cmd + Esc
Symbols
Return to Last Symbol Instance
Del
Editing layers
Delete layer
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
Text editing
Paste as rich text
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + +
Text editing
Increase font size
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + -
Text editing
Decrease font size
Control + ⌥ Option + L
Text editing
Increase character spacing
Control + ⌥ Option + T
Text editing
Decrease character spacing
Shif + tCommand + {
Text editing
Align left
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |
Text editing
Align center
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + }
Text editing
Align right
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O
Text editing
Convert to outlines
↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
Text editing
Insert a line break
⌘ Cmd + G
Arranging layers
Group selection
⌘ Cmd + R
Arranging layers
Rename layer
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
Arranging layers
Ungroup
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Arranging layers
Bring forward
Ctrl + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Arranging layers
Bring to front
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Arranging layers
Send backward
Ctrl + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Arranging layers
Send to back
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Arranging layers
Move up out of group/artboard
Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + H
Arranging layers
Distribute horizontally
Ctrl + ⌘ Cmd + V
Arranging layers
Distribute vertically
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H
Arranging layers
Hide/show layer
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + L
Arranging layers
Lock/unlock layer
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E
Exporting layers
Export layer
Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Exporting layers
(Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas) Insert flattened duplicate
/
Exporting layers
(in layer name) Include folder in export
Control + ⌘ Cmd + F
Display
Toggle full-screen mode
⌘ Cmd + M
Display
Minimize window
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T
Display
Toggle toolbar visibility
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 1
Display
Toggle Layer List visibility
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 2
Display
Toggle Inspector visibility
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 3
Display
Toggle Layer List and Inspector visibility
⌘ Cmd + S
General
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 + ,
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + S
General
Save document copy as
⌘ Cmd + F
General
Find layer by name
⌘ Cmd + C
General
Copy layer
⌘ Cmd + V
General
Paste layer
Mouse left click + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + V
General
Paste in place
⌘ Cmd + ,
General
Open Preferences window
⌘ Cmd + ;
Spell checker and dictation
Check spelling. Use this shortcut multiple time to check spelling of each word. Misspelled words will be shown as highlighted
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ;
Spell checker and dictation
Show spelling and grammar pane (in text edit mode)
Fn then Fn
Spell checker and dictation
In text edit mode, you can dictate text instead of typing. This requires downloading "Enhanced Dictation" whichis about 1,2GB
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + C
Symbols
Create Symbols (Custom Shortcut)
Mouse left click + ⤶ Enter
Symbols
Go to Master Symbol
Fn + ↑  ↓
Symbols
Next or Previous Page. If you Choose to Send Symbol to "Symbols" Page, you can use these shortcuts to navigate between your Pages
V
Vector points
Vector tool
1
Vector points
Straight line
2
Vector points
Mirrored
3
Vector points
Disconnected
4
Vector points
Asymmetric
Alt
Vector points
Show Only Selected Point
⌘ Cmd
Vector points
(hold) Snap to Middle Point. Click on a line between two points, Sketch will insert the point exactly in the middle of the line