Sketch Export Blank, Blurry or Wrong Size
Quick answer
Reported cases: slices inside Symbols exporting blank PNG/WebP via the JS API in 2025.3.4, and blurry downscaled bitmaps where a size suffix helps. Fixes are version-specific.
Most likely fix: Update Sketch
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Update Sketch
- Update to the latest release since export bugs are fixed version by version
Did this fix it?2. Export slices outside Symbols
- If PNG/WebP is blank for a slice inside a Symbol, test SVG, or move the slice out of the Symbol
Did this fix it?3. Set an explicit size
- For blurry downscaled bitmaps, a forum workaround is to replace the 2x designation with the desired size in the export settings
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Blank exported image, blurry downscaled export, oversized PDFs.
Why it happens
- Slice nested inside a Symbol (reported bug)
- Export scaled via 2x designation
- Version regressions
This guide also covers
- sketch export blurry
- sketch export slice blank
- sketch pdf export too large
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