Inkscape Keyboard Shortcuts

Inkscape keyboard shortcut reference covering 298 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Selector, Selector (temporary), and Node tool. 298 of 298 shortcuts are verified against official Inkscape documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.

Official Inkscape documentation

Canvas

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
zoom in	`=`	`=`	Yes	Source
zoom out	`-`	`-`	Yes	Source
activate zoom field	`Alt+Z`	`Option+Z`	Yes	Source
quick zoom	`Q`	`Q`	Yes	Source
zoom 1:1	`1`	`1`	Yes	Source
zoom 1:2	`2`	`2`	Yes	Source
zoom to selection	`3`	`3`	Yes	Source
zoom to drawing	`4`	`4`	Yes	Source
zoom to page	`5`	`5`	Yes	Source
zoom to page width	`Ctrl+E`	`Cmd+E`	Yes	Source
center page in view (without changing zoom level)	`Ctrl+4`	`Cmd+4`	Yes	Source
(back quote) previous zoom	`	`	Yes	Source
next zoom	Shift+`	Shift+`	Yes	Source
delete guide	`Delete`	`Delete`	Yes	Source
toggle guide visibility	`\|`	`\|`	Yes	Source
toggle grids visibility	`#`	`#`	Yes	Source
toggle snapping on and off	`%`	`%`	Yes	Source
Quick preview	`F`	`F`	Yes	Source
open command palette	`?`	`?`	Yes	Source
close command palette	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source

Dialogs

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Fill and Stroke	`Ctrl+Shift+F`	`Cmd+Shift+F`	Yes	Source
Swatches	`Ctrl+Shift+W`	`Cmd+Shift+W`	Yes	Source
Text and Font	`Ctrl+Shift+T`	`Cmd+Shift+T`	Yes	Source
Transform	`Ctrl+Shift+M`	`Cmd+Shift+M`	Yes	Source
Layers and Objects	`Ctrl+Shift+L`	`Cmd+Shift+L`	Yes	Source
Symbols	`Ctrl+Shift+Y`	`Cmd+Shift+Y`	Yes	Source
Path effects	`Ctrl+&`	`Cmd+&`	Yes	Source
Align and Distribute	`Ctrl+Shift+A`	`Cmd+Shift+A`	Yes	Source
Object Properties	`Ctrl+Shift+O`	`Cmd+Shift+O`	Yes	Source
Undo History	`Ctrl+Shift+H`	`Cmd+Shift+H`	Yes	Source
XML Editor	`Ctrl+Shift+X`	`Cmd+Shift+X`	Yes	Source
Selectors and CSS dialog	`Ctrl+Shift+Q`	`Cmd+Shift+Q`	Yes	Source
Document Properties	`Ctrl+Shift+D`	`Cmd+Shift+D`	Yes	Source
Inkscape Preferences	`Ctrl+Shift+P`	`Cmd+Shift+P`	Yes	Source
Export	`Ctrl+Shift+E`	`Cmd+Shift+E`	Yes	Source
Find/Replace	`Ctrl+F`	`Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
Trace Bitmap	`Shift+Alt+B`	`Shift+Option+B`	Yes	Source
Check Spelling	`Ctrl+Alt+K`	`Cmd+Option+K`	Yes	Source
toggle dialogs	`F12`	`F12`	Yes	Source
return to the canvas	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
close the dialog	`Ctrl+F4`	`Cmd+F4`	Yes	Source
jump to next widget	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
jump to previous widget	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source
set the new value	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
activate current button or list	`Space`	`Space`	Yes	Source
in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs	`Ctrl+PageUp`	`Cmd+PageUp`	Yes	Source
open a search field in a dialog with a list	`Ctrl+F`	`Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
expand all children and subchildren of the currently selected element	`*`	`*`	Yes	Source
collapse the currently selected element	`-`	`-`	Yes	Source
select the topmost/lowermost visible element in the list	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
select element on previous/next page of list	`PageUp`	`PageUp`	Yes	Source
set the attribute's value	`Ctrl+Enter`	`Cmd+Enter`	Yes	Source
confirm (select, apply or open)	`Space`	`Space`	Yes	Source
create new layer	`Ctrl+Shift+N`	`Cmd+Shift+N`	Yes	Source
move to layer above	`Shift+PageUp`	`Shift+PageUp`	Yes	Source
move to layer below	`Shift+PageDown`	`Shift+PageDown`	Yes	Source
raise layer	`Ctrl+Shift+PageUp`	`Cmd+Shift+PageUp`	Yes	Source
lower layer	`Ctrl+Shift+PageDown`	`Cmd+Shift+PageDown`	Yes	Source
raise layer to top	`Ctrl+Shift+Home`	`Cmd+Shift+Home`	Yes	Source
lower layer to bottom	`Ctrl+Shift+End`	`Cmd+Shift+End`	Yes	Source

Editing

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
convert selected object(s) to path	`Ctrl+Shift+C`	`Cmd+Shift+C`	Yes	Source
convert stroke to path	`Ctrl+Alt+C`	`Cmd+Option+C`	Yes	Source
union	`Ctrl`	`Cmd`	Yes	Source
difference	`Ctrl+-`	`Cmd+-`	Yes	Source
intersection	`Ctrl+*`	`Cmd+*`	Yes	Source
exclusive OR (XOR)	`Ctrl+^`	`Cmd+^`	Yes	Source
division (cut)	`Ctrl+/`	`Cmd+/`	Yes	Source
cut path	`Ctrl+Alt+/`	`Cmd+Option+/`	Yes	Source
split path	`Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K`	`Cmd+Shift+Option+K`	Yes	Source
fracture	`Shift+Alt+F`	`Shift+Option+F`	Yes	Source
flatten	`Shift+F`	`Shift+F`	Yes	Source
inset path (towards center)	`Ctrl+(`	`Cmd+(`	Yes	Source
outset path (away from center)	`Ctrl+)`	`Cmd+)`	Yes	Source
inset path by 1 pixel	`Alt+(`	`Option+(`	Yes	Source
outset path by 1 pixel	`Alt+)`	`Option+)`	Yes	Source
inset path by 10 pixels	`Shift+Alt+(`	`Shift+Option+(`	Yes	Source
outset path by 10 pixels	`Shift+Alt+)`	`Shift+Option+)`	Yes	Source
create dynamic offset	`Ctrl+J`	`Cmd+J`	Yes	Source
create linked offset	`Ctrl+Alt+J`	`Cmd+Option+J`	Yes	Source
select source	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
combine paths	`Ctrl+K`	`Cmd+K`	Yes	Source
break paths apart	`Ctrl+Shift+K`	`Cmd+Shift+K`	Yes	Source
simplify	`Ctrl+L`	`Cmd+L`	Yes	Source
show next editable path effect parameter	`7`	`7`	Yes	Source
paste path effect	`Ctrl+7`	`Cmd+7`	Yes	Source
select next object	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
select previous object	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source
select all (current layer)	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
select all (all layers)	`Ctrl+Alt+A`	`Cmd+Option+A`	Yes	Source
select all with same type (all layers)	`Shift+Alt+A`	`Shift+Option+A`	Yes	Source
invert selection (current layer)	`!`	`!`	Yes	Source
invert selection (all layers)	`Alt+!`	`Option+!`	Yes	Source
deselect	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
delete selection	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Yes	Source
enter group	`Ctrl+Enter`	`Cmd+Enter`	Yes	Source
go to parent group/layer	`Ctrl+Backspace`	`Cmd+Backspace`	Yes	Source
toggle scale/rotation handles	`Shift+S`	`Shift+S`	Yes	Source
scale selection up by the scale step	`.`	`.`	Yes	Source
scale selection down by the scale step	`,`	`,`	Yes	Source
scale selection to 200%	`Ctrl+.`	`Cmd+.`	Yes	Source
scale selection to 50%	`Ctrl+,`	`Cmd+,`	Yes	Source
scale selection up by 1 pixel	`Alt+.`	`Option+.`	Yes	Source
scale selection down by 1 pixel	`Alt+,`	`Option+,`	Yes	Source
rotate selection by the angle step	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
rotate selection by 90 degrees	`Ctrl+[`	`Cmd+[`	Yes	Source
rotate selection by 1 pixel	`Alt+[`	`Option+[`	Yes	Source
flip selection horizontally	`H`	`H`	Yes	Source
flip selection vertically	`V`	`V`	Yes	Source
cancel rubberband, move, transformation	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source

File

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
resize page to current selection, or to the drawing if nothing is selected	`Ctrl+Shift+R`	`Cmd+Shift+R`	Yes	Source
create new document	`Ctrl+N`	`Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
open template selection to create new document	`Ctrl+Alt+N`	`Cmd+Option+N`	Yes	Source
open a document	`Ctrl+O`	`Cmd+O`	Yes	Source
export to various image formats	`Ctrl+Shift+E`	`Cmd+Shift+E`	Yes	Source
import bitmap or vector	`Ctrl+I`	`Cmd+I`	Yes	Source
print document	`Ctrl+P`	`Cmd+P`	Yes	Source
save document	`Ctrl+S`	`Cmd+S`	Yes	Source
save under a new name	`Ctrl+Shift+S`	`Cmd+Shift+S`	Yes	Source
save a copy	`Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S`	`Cmd+Shift+Option+S`	Yes	Source
exit Inkscape	`Ctrl+Q`	`Cmd+Q`	Yes	Source

General

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
previous extension		`Alt+Q`	`Option+Q`	Yes	Source
previous extension settings		`Shift+Alt+Q`	`Shift+Option+Q`	Yes	Source

Object

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
undo	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
redo	`Ctrl+Y`	`Cmd+Y`	Yes	Source
copy selection	`Ctrl+C`	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
cut selection	`Ctrl+X`	`Cmd+X`	Yes	Source
paste clipboard	`Ctrl+V`	`Cmd+V`	Yes	Source
paste in place	`Ctrl+Alt+V`	`Cmd+Option+V`	Yes	Source
paste style	`Ctrl+Shift+V`	`Cmd+Shift+V`	Yes	Source
duplicate selection	`Ctrl+D`	`Cmd+D`	Yes	Source
duplicate and transform	`Ctrl+Alt+D`	`Cmd+Option+D`	Yes	Source
reapply transform	`Ctrl+Alt+T`	`Cmd+Option+T`	Yes	Source
clone object	`Alt+D`	`Option+D`	Yes	Source
unlink clone	`Shift+Alt+D`	`Shift+Option+D`	Yes	Source
select original	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
create a bitmap copy	`Alt+B`	`Option+B`	Yes	Source
trace bitmap	`Shift+Alt+B`	`Shift+Option+B`	Yes	Source
object(s) to pattern	`Alt+I`	`Option+I`	Yes	Source
pattern to object(s)	`Shift+Alt+I`	`Shift+Option+I`	Yes	Source
swap fill and stroke styles	`Shift+X`	`Shift+X`	Yes	Source
set clip	`Ctrl+M`	`Cmd+M`	Yes	Source
set inverse clip (Live Path Effect)	`Ctrl+Alt+M`	`Cmd+Option+M`	Yes	Source
release clip	`Alt+M`	`Option+M`	Yes	Source
object(s) to guide(s)	`Shift+G`	`Shift+G`	Yes	Source
group selected objects	`Ctrl+Shift+U`	`Cmd+Shift+U`	Yes	Source
ungroup selected group(s)	`Ctrl+Shift+G`	`Cmd+Shift+G`	Yes	Source
raise selection to top	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
lower selection to bottom	`End`	`End`	Yes	Source
raise selection one step	`PageUp`	`PageUp`	Yes	Source
lower selection one step	`PageDown`	`PageDown`	Yes	Source

Tools

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Selector	`S`	`S`	Yes	Source
Selector (temporary)	`Space`	`Space`	Yes	Source
Node tool	`N`	`N`	Yes	Source
Shape Builder tool	`X`	`X`	Yes	Source
Rectangle tool	`R`	`R`	Yes	Source
Ellipse/arc tool	`E`	`E`	Yes	Source
Star tool	`*`	`*`	Yes	Source
3D box tool	`Shift+F4`	`Shift+F4`	Yes	Source
Spiral tool	`I`	`I`	Yes	Source
Pen (Bezier) tool	`B+Shift+F6`	`B+Shift+F6`	Yes	Source
Pencil (Freehand) tool	`P`	`P`	Yes	Source
Calligraphy tool	`C`	`C`	Yes	Source
Text tool	`T`	`T`	Yes	Source
Gradient tool	`G`	`G`	Yes	Source
Dropper tool	`D`	`D`	Yes	Source
Paint Bucket tool	`U`	`U`	Yes	Source
Tweak tool	`W`	`W`	Yes	Source
Spray tool	`A`	`A`	Yes	Source
Eraser tool	`Shift+E`	`Shift+E`	Yes	Source
Connector tool	`O`	`O`	Yes	Source
Measure tool	`M`	`M`	Yes	Source
Zoom tool	`F3`	`F3`	Yes	Source
jump to the first editable field	`Alt+X`	`Option+X`	Yes	Source
jump to next field	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
jump to previous field	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source
change value by 5.0	`PageUp`	`PageUp`	Yes	Source
accept the new value	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
cancel changes, return to canvas	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
cancel changes	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
select next node	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
select previous node	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source
select all nodes in subpath(s)	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
select all nodes in path	`Ctrl+Alt+A`	`Cmd+Option+A`	Yes	Source
invert selection in subpath(s)	`!`	`!`	Yes	Source
invert selection in path	`Alt+!`	`Option+!`	Yes	Source
deselect all nodes	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
grow/shrink selection (spatial)	`PageUp`	`PageUp`	Yes	Source
grow/shrink selection (along path)	`Ctrl+PageUp`	`Cmd+PageUp`	Yes	Source
rotate both handles by the angle step	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
toggle handles	`Ctrl+H`	`Cmd+H`	Yes	Source
scale nodes up by the scale step	`.`	`.`	Yes	Source
scale nodes down by the scale step	`,`	`,`	Yes	Source
scale nodes up by 1 pixel	`Alt+.`	`Option+.`	Yes	Source
scale nodes down by 1 pixel	`Alt+,`	`Option+,`	Yes	Source
rotate nodes by the angle step	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
rotate nodes by 1 pixel	`Alt+[`	`Option+[`	Yes	Source
flip nodes horizontally	`H`	`H`	Yes	Source
flip nodes vertically	`V`	`V`	Yes	Source
make line	`Shift+L`	`Shift+L`	Yes	Source
make curve	`Shift+U`	`Shift+U`	Yes	Source
make cusp	`Shift+C`	`Shift+C`	Yes	Source
make smooth	`Shift+S`	`Shift+S`	Yes	Source
make symmetric	`Shift+Y`	`Shift+Y`	Yes	Source
make auto	`Shift+A`	`Shift+A`	Yes	Source
join selected nodes	`Shift+J`	`Shift+J`	Yes	Source
join selected end nodes with new segment	`Alt+J`	`Option+J`	Yes	Source
break selected node(s)	`Shift+B`	`Shift+B`	Yes	Source
delete selected node(s), trying to keep shape if not too cusp	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Yes	Source
delete selected node(s), replacing them by a straight line segment	`Ctrl`	`Cmd`	Yes	Source
delete selected node(s), invert shape-keeping behavior	`Shift+Backspace`	`Shift+Backspace`	Yes	Source
delete segment	`Alt+Backspace`	`Option+Backspace`	Yes	Source
insert new node(s)	`Shift+I`	`Shift+I`	Yes	Source
duplicate selected node(s)	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
copy selected node(s) to clipboard	`Ctrl+C`	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
insert nodes from clipboard	`Ctrl+V`	`Cmd+V`	Yes	Source
reverse path direction	`Shift+R`	`Shift+R`	Yes	Source
cancel rubberband or move	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
apply changes and leave Shape Builder tool	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
leave Shape Builder tool without changes	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
rotate X-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
rotate X-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel	`Alt+[`	`Option+[`	Yes	Source
rotate Y-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step	`(`	`(`	Yes	Source
rotate Y-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel	`Alt+(`	`Option+(`	Yes	Source
rotate Z-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step	`{`	`{`	Yes	Source
rotate Z-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel	`Alt+{`	`Option+{`	Yes	Source
snap last segment to angle steps	`Ctrl`	`Cmd`	Yes	Source
make last segment line	`Shift+L`	`Shift+L`	Yes	Source
make last segment curve	`Shift+U`	`Shift+U`	Yes	Source
finish current path	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
finish and close current path	`Shift+Enter`	`Shift+Enter`	Yes	Source
cancel current line	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
erase last segment of current line	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Yes	Source
set pen width to its minimum or maximum	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
deselect the text object	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
go to beginning/end of line	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
go to beginning/end of text	`Ctrl+Home`	`Cmd+Home`	Yes	Source
move cursor by one screen	`PageUp`	`PageUp`	Yes	Source
flow text into frame	`Alt+W`	`Option+W`	Yes	Source
unflow text from frame	`Shift+Alt+W`	`Shift+Option+W`	Yes	Source
select external frame	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
select path from text	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
start a new line or paragraph	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
toggle Unicode entry	`Ctrl+U`	`Cmd+U`	Yes	Source
insert no-break space	`Ctrl+Space`	`Cmd+Space`	Yes	Source
select to beginning/end of line	`Shift+Home`	`Shift+Home`	Yes	Source
select to beginning/end of text	`Shift+Ctrl+Home`	`Shift+Cmd+Home`	Yes	Source
select one screen up/down	`Shift+PageUp`	`Shift+PageUp`	Yes	Source
select all text	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
make selection bold	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source
make selection italic	`Ctrl+I`	`Cmd+I`	Yes	Source
rotate character(s) by 90 degrees	`Ctrl+[`	`Cmd+[`	Yes	Source
rotate character(s) by 1 pixel	`Alt+[`	`Option+[`	Yes	Source
select next handle	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
select previous handle	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source
select all handles	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
deselect all handles	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
insert new stop(s)	`Shift+I`	`Shift+I`	Yes	Source
delete selected stops	`Delete`	`Delete`	Yes	Source
simplify selected stops	`Ctrl+L`	`Cmd+L`	Yes	Source
reverse gradient definition	`Shift+R`	`Shift+R`	Yes	Source
select all mesh corners	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
toggle selected sides between Beziers and lines	`Alt+B`	`Option+B`	Yes	Source
make selected sides elliptical by changing the length of handles	`Alt+C`	`Option+C`	Yes	Source
subdivide mesh between two selected corners	`Shift+I`	`Shift+I`	Yes	Source
toggle on/off tensor points (square markers) for selected (all four surrounding corners) patches	`Alt+G`	`Option+G`	Yes	Source
pick color underneath mesh at selected corners	`Alt+K`	`Option+K`	Yes	Source
eliminate "Mach Banding" optical illusion by making color transition smooth around a corner by changing length of Bezier handles	`Alt+J`	`Option+J`	Yes	Source
copy color	`Ctrl+C`	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
move mode	`Shift+M`	`Shift+M`	Yes	Source
move in/out mode	`Shift+I`	`Shift+I`	Yes	Source
move jitter mode	`Shift+Z`	`Shift+Z`	Yes	Source
rotate mode	`Shift+[`	`Shift+[`	Yes	Source
duplicate/delete mode	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
push path mode	`Shift+P`	`Shift+P`	Yes	Source
shrink/grow path mode	`Shift+S`	`Shift+S`	Yes	Source
attract/repel path mode	`Shift+A`	`Shift+A`	Yes	Source
roughen mode	`Shift+R`	`Shift+R`	Yes	Source
color paint mode	`Shift+C`	`Shift+C`	Yes	Source
color jitter mode	`Shift+J`	`Shift+J`	Yes	Source
blur mode	`Shift+B`	`Shift+B`	Yes	Source
set brush width to its minimum or maximum	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
copy mode	`Shift+J`	`Shift+J`	Yes	Source
clone mode	`Shift+K`	`Shift+K`	Yes	Source
single path mode	`Shift+L`	`Shift+L`	Yes	Source
set spray width to its minimum or maximum	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
set eraser width to its minimum or maximum	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
delete a selected page	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Yes	Source

Window

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
toggle rulers	`Ctrl+R`	`Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
toggle scrollbars	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source
toggle palette	`Shift+Alt+P`	`Shift+Option+P`	Yes	Source
toggle fullscreen	`F11`	`F11`	Yes	Source
toggle toolbars	`Shift+F11`	`Shift+F11`	Yes	Source
toggle toolbars and fullscreen	`Ctrl+F11`	`Cmd+F11`	Yes	Source
main menu	`F10`	`F10`	Yes	Source
drop-down (context) menu	`Shift+F10`	`Shift+F10`	Yes	Source
close document window	`Ctrl+F4`	`Cmd+F4`	Yes	Source
next document window	`Ctrl+Tab`	`Cmd+Tab`	Yes	Source
previous document window	`Ctrl+Shift+Tab`	`Cmd+Shift+Tab`	Yes	Source

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