Inkscape keyboard shortcuts 

Inkscape    

Ruhi Öztürk -
7 years ago
- Shortcuts
1
Ctrl + R

Toggle rulers

0
Esc

Cancel changes and return to canvas

0
Esc

Return to the canvas

0
Esc

deselect

0
Esc

deselect all nodes

0
Esc

cancel rubberband, move, transformation

0
Esc

deselect

0
Esc

deselect handle

0
Esc

deselect

0
Esc

cancel current line

0
Esc

deselect the text object

0
Esc

deselect

0
or Esc
0
Esc

cancel rubberband or move

0
Esc

deselect

0
End

go to beginning/end of line

0
End

Lower selection to bottom

0
Home

Raise selection to top

0
Home

go to beginning/end of line

0
Ctrl + C

Copy selection

0
Ctrl + C

copy color

0
Ctrl + X

Cut selection

0
Del

delete selection

0
Del

delete selected node(s)

0
Del

erase last segment of current line

0
Ctrl + V

Paste clipboard

0
Ctrl + Y

Redo

0
Ctrl + A

select all nodes in subpath(s)

0
Ctrl + A

select all (current layer) - This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences).

0
Ctrl + A

select all text

0
Ctrl + Z

cancel current line

0
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Ctrl + Z

Cancel changes

0
Ctrl + F

Find

0
Ctrl + G

Group selected objects

0
Ctrl + S

Save document

0
Ctrl + W

Close document window

0
or Ctrl + F4
0
Ctrl + F4

Close the dialog

0
Ctrl + D

Duplicate selection

0
Ctrl + B

Toggle scrollbars

0
Ctrl + B

make selection bold

0
Ctrl + N

Create new document

0
↑  Shift + R

reverse gradient definition

0
↑  Shift + R

reverse path direction

0
H

flip selection horizontally

0
H

flip nodes horizontally

-1
F12

Toggle dialogs

0
F11

Toggle fullscreen

-1
Space

Use Selector temporarily

0

Decrease value by 0.1

0

Increase value by 0.1

0
Tab

Jump to next field

0
Tab

Jump to next widget

0
Tab

select next object

0
Tab

select next node

0
Tab

select next handle

0
Ctrl + Q

Exit Inkscape

0
⤶ Enter

Accept the new value

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0
⤶ Enter

Set the new value

0
⤶ Enter

finish current line

0
⤶ Enter

start a new line or paragraph

0
1

Zoom 1:1

0
F10

Main menu

-1
Insert

insert new node(s)

1
Alt + B

Create a bitmap copy

0
V

flip selection vertically

0
V

flip nodes vertically

0
↑  Shift + S

make smooth

0
↑  Shift + D

duplicate selected node(s)

0
↑  Shift + D

Select source. Selecting a linked offset and giving this command will select the source path of the linked offset

0
↑  Shift + D

Select original

0
↑  Shift + D

select external frame

0
↑  Shift + D

select path from text

0
Page Up

Raise selection one step

0
Page Up

Increase value by 5.0

0
Page Down

Decrease value by 5.0

0
Page Down

Lower selection one step

0

move selected node(s) by the nudge distance

0

move selection by the nudge distance

0

move cursor by one character

0

move selected handle by the nudge distance

0

move last node by the nudge distance

0
2

Zoom 1:2

0
3

Zoom to selection

0
4

Zoom to drawing

0
5

Zoom to page

0
↑  Shift + C

make cusp

0
6

Zoom to page width

-1
!

invert selection (current layer)

0
!

invert selection in subpath(s)

0
↑  Shift + Y

make symmetric

0

create/select a text object

0

click an object to select

0

pick fill color

0

create a sharp node

0

click an object to select

0
or
0
or
0

zoom in

0

click an object to select

0

select an object

1

toggle scale/rotation handles

0

select a node

0

select two adjacent nodes

0

deselect

0

click a non-selected object to select

0

Set fill color on selection

0

finish current line

0
Ctrl +

retract the handle

0
Ctrl +

toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric

0
Ctrl +

select within group

0

select word

0

create default gradient

0

edit the object

0

on the tool buttons opens the Preferences dialog showing the page of the corresponding tool

0
↑  Shift +

Set stroke color on selection

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
or ↑  Shift +
0
or ↑  Shift +
0
↑  Shift +

reset rotation center

0
↑  Shift +

add to selected path

0
↑  Shift +

pick stroke color

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
or ↑  Shift +
0
or ↑  Shift +
0
or ↑  Shift +
0
↑  Shift +

zero inner radius (inner handle)

0
↑  Shift +

zoom out

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
↑  Shift +

remove rounding

0
  

adjust pen width

0
  

adjust pen angle

0
Alt +

select under

0
or Alt +
0
Alt +

remove randomization

0
Alt +

select under

0
Alt +

reset divergence (inner handle)

0
Alt +

select under

0
or Alt +
0
or Alt +
0
or Alt +
1
Alt +

pick inverse color

0
↑  Shift + B

break selected node(s)

0

select line

0
+

draw a spiral

0
+

drag a handle to vary the star shape

0
+

roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)

0
+

roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)

1
+

zoom into the area


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Program information

Program name: Inkscape Inkscape (Imaging)

Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor; it can be used to create or edit vector-based visual files. With this program, you can create logos, illustrations, and posters.

Web page: inkscape.org/en

Last update: 3/4/2021 11:35 AM UTC

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Shortcut count: 424

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? Dan-yell OP says: 6 years ago 9/26/2019 5:59 PM
I would like to use a shortcut that can be used while editing text, that would create a new text field under the current one (in the distance that a new line would have).

Surely some alt-Enter, ctrl-Enter, shift-Enter still would be "free" for that.