Inkscape keyboard shortcuts 

Inkscape    

Ruhi Öztürk -
7 years ago
- Shortcuts
-1
Space

Use Selector temporarily

0

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

0
Ctrl + F

Find

-1
F12

Toggle dialogs

0
Esc

Return to the canvas

0
Ctrl + F4

Close the dialog

0
Tab

Jump to next widget

0
⤶ Enter

Set the new value

0
Tab

Jump to next field

0

Increase value by 0.1

0

Decrease value by 0.1

0
Page Up

Increase value by 5.0

0
Page Down

Decrease value by 5.0

0
⤶ Enter

Accept the new value

0
Esc

Cancel changes and return to canvas

0
Ctrl + Z

Cancel changes

0
1

Zoom 1:1

0
2

Zoom 1:2

0
3

Zoom to selection

0
4

Zoom to drawing

0
5

Zoom to page

0
6

Zoom to page width

0
Ctrl + N

Create new document

0
Ctrl + S

Save document

0
Ctrl + Q

Exit Inkscape

0

Set fill color on selection

0
↑  Shift +

Set stroke color on selection

1
Ctrl + R

Toggle rulers

0
Ctrl + B

Toggle scrollbars

0
F11

Toggle fullscreen

0
F10

Main menu

0
Ctrl + F4

Close document window

0
or Ctrl + W
0
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Ctrl + Y

Redo

0
Ctrl + C

Copy selection

0
Ctrl + X

Cut selection

0
Ctrl + V

Paste clipboard

0
↑  Shift + D

Select original

1
Alt + B

Create a bitmap copy

0
Ctrl + D

Duplicate selection

0
Ctrl + G

Group selected objects

0
Home

Raise selection to top

0
End

Lower selection to bottom

0
Page Up

Raise selection one step

0
Page Down

Lower selection one step

0
↑  Shift + D

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

0
Tab

select next object

0
Ctrl + A

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

-1
!

invert selection (current layer)

0
Del

delete selection

0

move selection by the nudge distance

0
Esc

deselect

0
H

flip selection horizontally

0
V

flip selection vertically

0

select an object

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0

edit the object

0
Ctrl +

select within group

Advertisement

0
Alt +

select under

1

toggle scale/rotation handles

0
↑  Shift +

reset rotation center

0
Esc

cancel rubberband, move, transformation

0
Tab

select next node

0
Ctrl + A

select all nodes in subpath(s)

0
!

invert selection in subpath(s)

0
Esc

deselect all nodes

0

move selected node(s) by the nudge distance

0
H

flip nodes horizontally

0
V

flip nodes vertically

0
↑  Shift + C

make cusp

0
↑  Shift + S

make smooth

0
↑  Shift + Y

make symmetric

0
Ctrl +

toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric

0
↑  Shift + B

break selected node(s)

-1
Insert

insert new node(s)

0
↑  Shift + D

duplicate selected node(s)

0

click a non-selected object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0

select a node

0

select two adjacent nodes

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0

deselect

0
Del

delete selected node(s)

0
Ctrl +

retract the handle

0
↑  Shift + R

reverse path direction

0
Esc

cancel rubberband or move

0

click an object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
Esc

deselect

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0

click an object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
Esc

deselect

0

click an object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
↑  Shift +

remove rounding

0
Alt +

remove randomization

0
Esc

deselect

0

click an object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0
Alt +

reset divergence (inner handle)

0
↑  Shift +

zero inner radius (inner handle)

0

zoom in

0
↑  Shift +

zoom out

0

create a sharp node

0
↑  Shift +

add to selected path

0

move last node by the nudge distance

0
Esc

deselect

0
⤶ Enter

finish current line

0
or
0
Esc

cancel current line

0
or Ctrl + Z
0
  

adjust pen width

0
  

adjust pen angle

0
Esc

deselect

0
Del

erase last segment of current line

0

create default gradient

0
Tab

select next handle

0

move selected handle by the nudge distance

0
↑  Shift + R

reverse gradient definition

0

click an object to select

0
Alt +

select under

0
↑  Shift +

toggle selection

0

pick fill color

0
↑  Shift +

pick stroke color

0
Esc

deselect handle

1
Alt +

pick inverse color

0
Ctrl + C

copy color

0

create/select a text object

0
Esc

deselect the text object

0

move cursor by one character

0
Home

go to beginning/end of line

0
or End
0
↑  Shift + D

select external frame

0
↑  Shift + D

select path from text

0
⤶ Enter

start a new line or paragraph

0

select word

0

select line

0
Ctrl + A

select all text

0
Ctrl + B

make selection bold

0
+

select text

0
+

draw a calligraphic line

0
+

create flowed text

0
+

adjust frame size

0
+

average fill color


Share this page on:
Is this page helpful?
0 0

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

How easy to press shortcuts: 79%

More information >>

Shortcut count: 424

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

Similar programs



User operations

Add Inkscape to your list of favorites

Advertisement


What is your favorite Inkscape hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.


Only registered users can post links.
 
? 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.