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Inkscape

Show or hide guides

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Mac Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

In Inkscape, the Vertical bar key will show or hide guides. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Canvas

Inkscape accepts this with or without Shift held. On a US English keyboard this character needs Shift and the backslash key. The shortcut itself is unchanged.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app |
Windows Desktop app |

Where this comes from

inkscape.xml - Inkscape default keyboard shortcuts

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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