⌨️ Shortcuts
Inkscape Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Complete keyboard shortcuts reference for Inkscape on Windows. Essential shortcuts for tools, path editing, objects, text and file operations — plus how to customise and create your own shortcuts.
Essential tool shortcuts
| Shortcut | Tool / Action |
|---|---|
| S or F1 | Selector tool — select and transform objects |
| N or F2 | Node editor — edit path nodes |
| P or B | Pen / Bézier tool — draw curves |
| E | Ellipse / circle tool |
| R | Rectangle tool |
| T or F8 | Text tool |
| G | Gradient tool |
| Z | Zoom tool (hold Alt to zoom out) |
| K | Colour picker / eyedropper |
| F | Paint bucket / flood fill |
Navigation and zoom
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| + / - | Zoom in / zoom out |
| 3 | Zoom to fit drawing in window |
| 4 | Zoom to fit page |
| 5 | Zoom to fit selection |
| Ctrl+Scroll | Zoom in/out at cursor |
| Scroll | Pan up/down |
| Shift+Scroll | Pan left/right |
| Space drag | Pan canvas (hold Space + drag) |
Object operations
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate in place |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V | Copy / paste |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste in place |
| Ctrl+G | Group selected objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup |
| Del | Delete selected object |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Home / End | Raise / lower to top or bottom |
| PgUp / PgDn | Raise / lower one step |
Path operations
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Object to path |
| Ctrl+K | Combine paths |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Break apart |
| Ctrl+L | Simplify path |
| Ctrl++ | Union |
| Ctrl+- | Difference |
| Ctrl+* | Intersection |
Customise shortcuts
All Inkscape shortcuts can be changed: Edit → Preferences → Interface → Keyboard shortcuts. Click any action, press your new key combination and save. You can export/import shortcut profiles as XML files — useful for sharing with team members.