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Copy the selection

CmdC

Mac Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

Press Ctrl + C to copy the selection in Inkscape. On a Mac, press Cmd + C instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlC`

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.

The same task in other apps

Copy the selected cells Airtable Cmd + C
Copy the selection Audacity Ctrl + C
Copy the selected text Bitwarden Cmd + C
Copy selection Microsoft Excel Cmd + C
Copy selection Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + C
Add CC Gmail Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy selection Google Docs Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Sheets Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Slides Ctrl + C
Copy selection LibreOffice Calc Cmd + C
Copy Adobe Lightroom Cmd + C
Copy selection macOS Cmd + C

More Inkscape shortcuts

Paste Cmd + V
Paste only the style Cmd + Shift + V
Paste in the original position Cmd + Option + V
Duplicate the selection Cmd + D
Clone the selection Option + D
Delete the selection Delete
Select everything in the layer Cmd + A
Select everything in every layer Cmd + Option + A

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