Sketch keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 138 Sketch 2025 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

Meta+C — Copy
Meta+X — Cut
Meta+V — Paste
Shift+Meta+V — Paste over selection
Shift+Meta+N — New page
Meta+Minus — Zoom out
Ctrl+R — Toggle rulers
Ctrl+P — Toggle pixels
Ctrl+X — Toggle pixel grid
Ctrl+G — Toggle grid
Ctrl+L — Toggle layout
Ctrl+E — Toggle slices
Ctrl+F — Toggle prototyping
Meta+F — Filter in Layer List
Ctrl+Meta+K — Run custom plugin
Meta+Z — Undo
Shift+Meta+Z — Redo
Meta+N — New document
Shift+Meta+N — New Cloud document
Meta+O — Open document
Shift+Meta+O — Open Cloud document
Meta+W — Close window
Meta+S — Save document
Shift+Meta+S — Duplicate document
Shift+Alt+Meta+S — Save document as...
Shift+Meta+P — Page setup
Meta+H — Hide Sketch
Meta+Q — Quit Sketch
Meta+P — Open Preview window
R — Rectangle
O — Oval
L — Line
U — Rounded rectangle
V — Vector tool
P — Pencil tool
T — Text tool
A — Artboard tool
S — Slice tool
H — Hotspot tool
Meta+A — Select all
Shift+Meta+A — Select all Artboards
Shift+Meta+J — Reveal selection in Layer List
Meta+D — Duplicate
Meta+K — Scale layer
Enter — Edit layer
Escape — Finish editing
Alt+Tab — Focus X position input field in the Inspector
Delete — Delete layer
Alt+Meta+C — Copy style
Alt+Meta+V — Paste style
Ctrl+S — Sync shared style
Ctrl+Alt+S — Reset shared style
W — Add link to Artboard
F — Toggle fill
B — Toggle border
Ctrl+C — Pick color
Shift+Meta+T — Transform shape
Shift+Meta+R — Rotate layer
Ctrl+Meta+M — Use as mask
Meta+Escape — Return to instance
Alt+Meta+U — Union multiple layers
Alt+Meta+S — Subtract multiple layers
Alt+Meta+I — Intersect multiple layers
Alt+Meta+X — Difference multiple layers
Alt+Meta+O — Open or close path
Tab — Selects next point
1 — Straight point type
2 — Mirrored point type
3 — Disconnected point type
4 — Asymmetric point type
Shift+Alt+Meta+V — Paste as rich text
Meta+T — Change typeface
Meta+B — Bold
Meta+I — Italic
Meta+U — Underline
Alt+Meta+Minus — Decrease font size
Ctrl+Alt+L — Increase character spacing
Ctrl+Alt+T — Decrease character spacing
Shift+Meta+BracketLeft — Align left
Shift+Meta+Backslash — Align center
Shift+Meta+BracketRight — Align right
Alt+Meta+Space — Emoji and symbols
Alt+Meta+O — Convert to outlines
Shift+Enter — Insert a line break
Meta+G — Group
Shift+Meta+G — Ungroup
Meta+R — Rename layer
Tab — Select next layer in group
Shift+Tab — Select previous layer in group
Enter — Selects layer inside group
Escape — Selects parent group
Meta+BracketRight — Bring forward
Alt+Meta+BracketRight — Bring to front
Meta+BracketLeft — Send backward
Alt+Meta+BracketLeft — Send to back
Shift+Alt+Meta+ArrowUp — Move up, out of group or Artboard
Ctrl+Meta+H — Distribute horizontally
Ctrl+Meta+V — Distribute vertically
Shift+Meta+H — Hide or show layer
Shift+Meta+L — Lock or unlock layer
Shift+Meta+E — Export
Meta+E — Export selected layer(s)
Meta+0 — Zoom to 100%
Meta+1 — Zoom to all elements on Canvas
Meta+2 — Zoom to selected layer(s)
Meta+3 — Center selected layer(s) in Canvas
Shift+Backquote — Temporarily zoom out to 100%
Ctrl+Meta+F — Toggle full screen
Alt+Meta+1 — Show or hide Layer list
Alt+Meta+2 — Show or hide Inspector
Meta+Period — Enter presentation mode
Alt+Meta+T — Show or hide Toolbar
Alt+Tab — Focus Inspector
Tab — Select next field
Shift+Tab — Select previous field
Enter — Confirm change
Escape — Clear change
ArrowUp — Increase value by 1
ArrowDown — Decrease value by 1
Shift+ArrowUp — Increase value by 10
Shift+ArrowDown — Decrease value by 10
Alt+ArrowUp — Increase value by 0.1
Alt+ArrowDown — Decrease value by 0.1
Ctrl+Meta+D — Detach from Symbol
Ctrl+Alt+Meta+D — Detach all contents from Symbol
Shift+Meta+D — Refresh Data
Ctrl+Meta+R — Run last-used plugin again
Equal — Position selected gradient stop directly between two existing stops
MouseLeft — Select Layer
Ctrl+MouseLeft — Select Layer Within Group
Shift+MouseLeft — Add to Selection
MouseMiddle — Pan Canvas
WheelUp — Zoom In
WheelDown — Zoom Out
Shift+MouseLeft — Resize Proportionally
Alt+MouseLeft — Resize from Center
Alt+MouseLeft — Duplicate Layer (Alt+Drag)
MouseRight — Context Menu
Space — Hand/Pan Tool (Temporary)
ShiftLeft — Constrain/Straight Line
MouseLeft — Edit/Open Item

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Sketch keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 138 Sketch 2025 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

Meta+C — Copy
Meta+X — Cut
Meta+V — Paste
Shift+Meta+V — Paste over selection
Shift+Meta+N — New page
Meta+Minus — Zoom out
Ctrl+R — Toggle rulers
Ctrl+P — Toggle pixels
Ctrl+X — Toggle pixel grid
Ctrl+G — Toggle grid
Ctrl+L — Toggle layout
Ctrl+E — Toggle slices
Ctrl+F — Toggle prototyping
Meta+F — Filter in Layer List
Ctrl+Meta+K — Run custom plugin
Meta+Z — Undo
Shift+Meta+Z — Redo
Meta+N — New document
Shift+Meta+N — New Cloud document
Meta+O — Open document
Shift+Meta+O — Open Cloud document
Meta+W — Close window
Meta+S — Save document
Shift+Meta+S — Duplicate document
Shift+Alt+Meta+S — Save document as...
Shift+Meta+P — Page setup
Meta+H — Hide Sketch
Meta+Q — Quit Sketch
Meta+P — Open Preview window
R — Rectangle
O — Oval
L — Line
U — Rounded rectangle
V — Vector tool
P — Pencil tool
T — Text tool
A — Artboard tool
S — Slice tool
H — Hotspot tool
Meta+A — Select all
Shift+Meta+A — Select all Artboards
Shift+Meta+J — Reveal selection in Layer List
Meta+D — Duplicate
Meta+K — Scale layer
Enter — Edit layer
Escape — Finish editing
Alt+Tab — Focus X position input field in the Inspector
Delete — Delete layer
Alt+Meta+C — Copy style
Alt+Meta+V — Paste style
Ctrl+S — Sync shared style
Ctrl+Alt+S — Reset shared style
W — Add link to Artboard
F — Toggle fill
B — Toggle border
Ctrl+C — Pick color
Shift+Meta+T — Transform shape
Shift+Meta+R — Rotate layer
Ctrl+Meta+M — Use as mask
Meta+Escape — Return to instance
Alt+Meta+U — Union multiple layers
Alt+Meta+S — Subtract multiple layers
Alt+Meta+I — Intersect multiple layers
Alt+Meta+X — Difference multiple layers
Alt+Meta+O — Open or close path
Tab — Selects next point
1 — Straight point type
2 — Mirrored point type
3 — Disconnected point type
4 — Asymmetric point type
Shift+Alt+Meta+V — Paste as rich text
Meta+T — Change typeface
Meta+B — Bold
Meta+I — Italic
Meta+U — Underline
Alt+Meta+Minus — Decrease font size
Ctrl+Alt+L — Increase character spacing
Ctrl+Alt+T — Decrease character spacing
Shift+Meta+BracketLeft — Align left
Shift+Meta+Backslash — Align center
Shift+Meta+BracketRight — Align right
Alt+Meta+Space — Emoji and symbols
Alt+Meta+O — Convert to outlines
Shift+Enter — Insert a line break
Meta+G — Group
Shift+Meta+G — Ungroup
Meta+R — Rename layer
Tab — Select next layer in group
Shift+Tab — Select previous layer in group
Enter — Selects layer inside group
Escape — Selects parent group
Meta+BracketRight — Bring forward
Alt+Meta+BracketRight — Bring to front
Meta+BracketLeft — Send backward
Alt+Meta+BracketLeft — Send to back
Shift+Alt+Meta+ArrowUp — Move up, out of group or Artboard
Ctrl+Meta+H — Distribute horizontally
Ctrl+Meta+V — Distribute vertically
Shift+Meta+H — Hide or show layer
Shift+Meta+L — Lock or unlock layer
Shift+Meta+E — Export
Meta+E — Export selected layer(s)
Meta+0 — Zoom to 100%
Meta+1 — Zoom to all elements on Canvas
Meta+2 — Zoom to selected layer(s)
Meta+3 — Center selected layer(s) in Canvas
Shift+Backquote — Temporarily zoom out to 100%
Ctrl+Meta+F — Toggle full screen
Alt+Meta+1 — Show or hide Layer list
Alt+Meta+2 — Show or hide Inspector
Meta+Period — Enter presentation mode
Alt+Meta+T — Show or hide Toolbar
Alt+Tab — Focus Inspector
Tab — Select next field
Shift+Tab — Select previous field
Enter — Confirm change
Escape — Clear change
ArrowUp — Increase value by 1
ArrowDown — Decrease value by 1
Shift+ArrowUp — Increase value by 10
Shift+ArrowDown — Decrease value by 10
Alt+ArrowUp — Increase value by 0.1
Alt+ArrowDown — Decrease value by 0.1
Ctrl+Meta+D — Detach from Symbol
Ctrl+Alt+Meta+D — Detach all contents from Symbol
Shift+Meta+D — Refresh Data
Ctrl+Meta+R — Run last-used plugin again
Equal — Position selected gradient stop directly between two existing stops
MouseLeft — Select Layer
Ctrl+MouseLeft — Select Layer Within Group
Shift+MouseLeft — Add to Selection
MouseMiddle — Pan Canvas
WheelUp — Zoom In
WheelDown — Zoom Out
Shift+MouseLeft — Resize Proportionally
Alt+MouseLeft — Resize from Center
Alt+MouseLeft — Duplicate Layer (Alt+Drag)
MouseRight — Context Menu
Space — Hand/Pan Tool (Temporary)
ShiftLeft — Constrain/Straight Line
MouseLeft — Edit/Open Item