Inkscape keyboard shortcuts 

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Ruhi Öztürk -
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- Shortcuts
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↑  Shift + +

drag out handle

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↑  Shift + +

add nodes to selection

0
Ctrl + +

lock width, height, or ratio of frame

0
↑  Shift + +

average stroke color

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Home

select to beginning of text

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + End

select to end of text

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

select text by word

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↑  Shift + +

scale/rotate (outer handle)

0
Ctrl + +

snap handles to angle steps

0
↑  Shift + +

add to selected path

0
↑  Shift + +

temporarily disable snapping

0
↑  Shift + +

move only one handle

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Ctrl + +

snap the handle to angle steps

0
Ctrl + +

snap spiral to angle steps

0
Ctrl + +

snap star to angle steps

0
Ctrl + +

keep star rays radial (no skew)

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↑  Shift + +

round the star

0
Ctrl + +

make circle or integer-ratio ellipse

0
↑  Shift + +

draw around the starting point

0
Ctrl + +

lock circle (resize handles)

0
Ctrl + +

snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)

0
Alt + [

rotate character(s) by 1 pixel

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or Alt + ]
0
Ctrl + I

make selection italic

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Alt + [

rotate nodes by 1 pixel

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or Alt + ]
0
Alt + [

rotate selection by 1 pixel

0
or Alt + ]
0
Ctrl + L

Simplify

0
Ctrl + ^

Exclusive OR (XOR)

0
Ctrl + I

Import bitmap or SVG

0
Ctrl + O

Open an SVG document

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↑  Shift + F10 +

Drop-down (context) menu

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Alt + D

Clone object

0
Ctrl + Alt + /

Cut path

0
↑  Shift + Ctrl + 7

Path Effects

-1
Ctrl + F2 + O

Connector tool

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↑  Shift + F6 + B

Bezier (Pen) tool

0
Ctrl + F6 + C

Calligraphy tool

0
↑  Shift + F7 + U

Paint bucket tool

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Alt + X

Jump to the first editable field

0
Alt + Z

Activate zoom field

0
Backspace

delete selection

0
Backspace

delete selected node(s)

0
Alt + W

flow text into frame

0
Backspace

erase last segment of current line

0
Alt + <

contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel

0
Ctrl + [

rotate character(s) by 90 degrees

0
or Ctrl + ]
0
Alt + .

scale nodes up by 1 pixel

0
Alt + ,

scale nodes down by 1 pixel

0
or Alt + <
0
Ctrl + [

rotate right handle by the angle step

0
or Ctrl + ]
0
Ctrl + [

rotate left handle by the angle step

0
Ctrl + [

rotate selection by 90 degrees

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or Ctrl + ]
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Alt + .

scale selection up by 1 pixel

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Alt + ,

scale selection down by 1 pixel

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or Alt + <
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↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt +

toggle under, in groups

0
Ctrl + P

Print document

0
Ctrl + Tab

Next document window

0
Ctrl + Alt + C

Convert stroke to path

0
↑  Shift + Tab

select previous object -

0
↑  Shift + Alt + D

Unlink clone

0
↑  Shift + Tab

Jump to previous field

0
Shortcuts

within dialogs

0
↑  Shift + Tab

Jump to previous widget

0
↑  Shift + F9 + *

Star tool

0
Alt +

move selection by 1 pixel

0
Ctrl + Alt + A

select all (all layers)

0
Ctrl + Backspace

go to parent group/layer

0
Alt +

move selected node(s) by 1 pixel

0
Ctrl + Alt + A

select all nodes in path

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↑  Shift + Tab

select previous node

0
clickclick

create node

0
Ctrl + Backspace

delete without preserving shape

0
Alt +

shift characters by 1 pixel

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + W

unflow text from frame

0
Alt +

move selected handle by 1 pixel

0
↑  Shift + Tab

select previous handle

0
clickclick

finish current line

0
Alt +

move last node by 1 pixel

0
Alt + >

expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel

0
Left Ctrl + ]

rotate left handle by the angle step

0
Left Alt + [

rotate left handle by 1 pixel

0
or Left Alt + ]
0
Alt + >

scale nodes up by 1 pixel

0
Ctrl + ,

scale selection to 50%

0
Ctrl + .

scale selection to 200%

0
Alt + >

scale selection up by 1 pixel

0
Alt + !

invert selection (all layers)

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

move selection by 10 pixels

0
Alt + !

invert selection in path

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

move selected node(s) by 10 pixels

0
Left Ctrl + >

scale left handle by the scale step

0
Right Ctrl + <

scale right handle by the scale step

0
or Right Ctrl + >
0
Alt + +

move selected

0
Alt + +

slow movement

0
Left Alt + >

scale left handle by 1 pixel

0
Right Alt + <

scale right handle by 1 pixel

0
or Right Alt + >
0
Alt + +

lock the handle length

0
Alt + (

Inset path by 1 pixel

0
Alt + )

Outset path by 1 pixel

0
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Tab

Previous document window

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

move selected handle by 10 pixels

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

move last node by 10 pixels

0
Ctrl + snap

last segment to angle steps

0
Alt + +

randomize the star

0
Alt + +

converge/diverge (inner handle)

0
↑  Shift + Alt + <

contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels

0
Ctrl + Alt + <

make the text object shorter by 1 pixel

0
↑  Shift + Alt +

shift characters by 10 pixels

0
↑  Shift + Alt + (

Inset path by 10 pixels

0
Shift + Alt + )

Outset path by 10 pixels

0
Ctrl + Alt + >

make the text object taller by 1 pixel

0
↑  Shift + Alt + >

expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels

0
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S

Save a copy

0
Ctrl + Alt + +

move along handles

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↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt + <

make the text object shorter by 10 pixels

0
↑  Shift + Ctrl + Alt + >

make the text object taller by 10 pixels

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  The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.
  The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.
The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment. All the (, ) commands convert the object to path, if necessary, and produce regular path.
These commands produce an offset object, editable by the node tool, standalone or linked to the original.
When the "Left mouse button pans when Space is pressed" option is on in Preferences, Space+mouse drag pans canvas instead of switching to Selector.

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Program name: Inkscape Inkscape (Imaging)

Web page: inkscape.org/en

Last update: 2021. 03. 04. 11:35 UTC

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