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Italicise the selected text

CmdI

Mac Desktop app Sketch for Mac

Practice this

Press Cmd + I to italicise the selected text in Sketch. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Text layer

Where this comes from

Mac app shortcuts - Sketch documentation

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Italic Canva Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Confluence Ctrl + I
Italicise the text Evernote Cmd + I
Italic Microsoft Excel Ctrl + I
Italicise the selected text GitHub Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text GitLab Cmd + I
Italic Gmail Ctrl + I
Italic Google Docs Ctrl + I
Italic Google Sheets Ctrl + I
Italic Google Slides Ctrl + I
Italic Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + I
Italicize the selected text Keynote Cmd + I

More Sketch shortcuts

Underline the selected text Cmd + U
Change the typeface Cmd + T
Create a symbol Cmd + Y
Export the selection Cmd + E
Export all assets Shift + Cmd + E
Toggle fills Shift + F
Toggle borders Shift + B
Copy the layer properties Option + Cmd + C

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