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Writer's pictureCasper Andersen

Essential Inkscape keyboard shortcuts

I made a quick overview of the most essential Inkscape keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of creativity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.

Inkscape keyboard shortcuts




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General Commands

  • New Document: Ctrl + N (Windows) / Cmd + N (Mac)

  • Open Document: Ctrl + O (Windows) / Cmd + O (Mac)

  • Save Document: Ctrl + S (Windows) / Cmd + S (Mac)

  • Save As: Shift + Ctrl + S (Windows) / Shift + Cmd + S (Mac)

  • Print: Ctrl + P (Windows) / Cmd + P (Mac)

  • Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Z (Mac)

  • Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)

  • Copy: Ctrl + C (Windows & Mac)

  • Paste: Ctrl + V (Windows & Mac)

  • Duplicate: Ctrl + D (Windows & Mac)

  • Delete: Delete key (Windows & Mac)


Tool Selection

  • Selection Tool: S (Windows & Mac)

  • Edit Nodes Tool: N (Windows & Mac)

  • Zoom Tool: Z (Windows & Mac)

  • Rectangle Tool: R (Windows & Mac)

  • Ellipse Tool: E (Windows & Mac)

  • Bezier (Pen) Tool: B (Windows & Mac)

  • Text Tool: T (Windows & Mac)

  • Gradient Tool: G (Windows & Mac)

  • Dropper Tool: D (Windows & Mac)

  • Paint Bucket Tool: U (Windows & Mac)


View and Zoom

  • Zoom In: + (Windows & Mac)

  • Zoom Out: - (Windows & Mac)

  • Fit Page in Window: Ctrl + 0 (Windows) / Cmd + 0 (Mac)

  • Fit Selection in Window: Ctrl + 9 (Windows) / Cmd + 9 (Mac)

  • Actual Size (100% Zoom): Ctrl + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + 1 (Mac)


Object Manipulation

  • Move: Arrow keys (nudges selection)

  • Move Faster: Shift + Arrow keys

  • Rotate: [ (Counter-clockwise) / ] (Clockwise)

  • Scale Up/Down: Ctrl + ) / Ctrl + ( (Windows) / Cmd + ) / Cmd + ( (Mac)

  • Group: Ctrl + G (Windows) / Cmd + G (Mac)

  • Ungroup: Ctrl + Shift + G (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + G (Mac)

  • Duplicate: Ctrl + D (Windows & Mac)

  • Align and Distribute: Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + A (Mac)


Path Operations

  • Convert Object to Path: Shift + Ctrl + C (Windows) / Shift + Cmd + C (Mac)

  • Union: Ctrl + + (Windows & Mac)

  • Difference: Ctrl + - (Windows & Mac)

  • Intersection: Ctrl + * (Windows & Mac)

  • Exclusion: Ctrl + ^ (Windows & Mac)

  • Break Apart: Ctrl + Shift + K (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + K (Mac)

  • Combine Paths: Ctrl + K (Windows) / Cmd + K (Mac)

  • Split Path: Ctrl + Shift + K (Windows & Mac)


Align and Distribute

  • Open Align and Distribute Panel: Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + A (Mac)

  • Align Left/Right: Alt + L / Alt + R (Windows & Mac)

  • Align Top/Bottom: Alt + T / Alt + B (Windows & Mac)

  • Center Horizontally/Vertically: Alt + C / Alt + E (Windows & Mac)


Text Formatting

  • Bold Text: Ctrl + B (Windows) / Cmd + B (Mac)

  • Italic Text: Ctrl + I (Windows) / Cmd + I (Mac)

  • Underline Text: Ctrl + U (Windows) / Cmd + U (Mac)


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