Inkscape keyboard shortcuts
Drawing tools, paths, objects, zoom, and dialogs in the free vector editor.
99 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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35 actions and 35 key variants match.
- Inkscape Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the selector tool Canvas | Windows S | Source |
| Cut the selection Anywhere | Windows CtrlX | Source |
| Copy the selection Anywhere | Windows CtrlC | Source |
| Duplicate the selection Object selected | Windows CtrlD | Source |
| Clone the selection Object selected | Windows AltD | Source |
| Delete the selection Object selected | Windows Delete | Source |
| Select everything in the layer Canvas | Windows CtrlA | Source |
| Select everything in every layer Canvas | Windows CtrlAltA | Source |
| Deselect Canvas | Windows Esc | Source |
| Zoom to the selection Canvas | Windows 3 | Source |
| Group the selection Objects selected | Windows CtrlG | Source |
| Ungroup the selection Group selected | Windows CtrlShiftG | Source |
| Apply a clipping path Objects selected | Windows CtrlM | Source |
| Release the clipping path Clipped object selected | Windows AltM | Source |
| Raise the selection to the top Object selected | Windows Home | Source |
| Raise the selection one step Object selected | Windows Page Up | Source |
| Lower the selection one step Object selected | Windows Page Down | Source |
| Lower the selection to the bottom Object selected | Windows End | Source |
| Flip the selection horizontally Object selected | Windows H | Source |
| Flip the selection vertically Object selected | Windows V | Source |
| Turn the object into a path Object selected | Windows CtrlShiftC | Source |
| Turn the stroke into a path Object selected | Windows CtrlAltC | Source |
| Subtract one path from another Two paths selected | Windows Ctrl- | Source |
| Keep where paths overlap Paths selected | Windows Ctrl* | Source |
| Keep where paths do not overlap Paths selected | Windows Ctrl^ | Source |
| Divide one path by another Two paths selected | Windows Ctrl/ | Source |
| Combine paths Paths selected | Windows CtrlK | Source |
| Break a path apart Path selected | Windows CtrlShiftK | Source |
| Simplify the path Path selected | Windows CtrlL | Source |
| Shrink the path inwards Path selected | Windows Ctrl9 | Source |
About Inkscape and its shortcuts
Inkscape is free vector drawing, and its keyboard is deeper than most people expect: tools on single keys, precise object transforms, node editing, alignment and the XML editor. The transform commands are what make it usable for technical drawing rather than only illustration.
Inkscape exposes its full keyboard configuration and ships alternative sets that imitate other vector tools. Version 1.x moved several commands, so an older installation can disagree.
Where the Inkscape keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Inkscape. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Inkscape, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task