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Group the selection

CmdG

Mac Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

To group the selection in Inkscape, press Ctrl + G. On a Mac, press Cmd + G instead.

Where it works: Objects selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdG`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlG`

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

Group the selected shapes Adobe After Effects Cmd + G
Group the selection Canva Cmd + G
Group the selection Figma Cmd + G
Group the selection Adobe Illustrator Cmd + G
Group the selected objects LibreOffice Impress Shift + Cmd + G
Group the clips Kdenlive Ctrl + G
Group the selected objects Keynote Option + Cmd + G
Put the layers in a group Krita Ctrl + G
Group photos into a stack Adobe Lightroom Cmd + G
Group the items Miro Cmd + G
Group the selected objects Numbers Option + Cmd + G
Group the selected objects Pages Option + Cmd + G

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