Paste in place

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `V`

All hotkeys for Inkscape

Tools Selector	`F1` + `S`
Tools Use Selector temporarily	`Space`
Tools Node tool	`F2` + `N`
Tools Tweak tool	`↑ Shift` + `F2` + `W`
Tools Zoom tool	`F3` + `Z`
Tools Rectangle tool	`F4` + `R`
Tools 3D box tool	`↑ Shift` + `F4` + `X`
Tools Ellipse/arc tool	`F5` + `E`
Tools Freehand (Pencil) tool	`F6` + `P`
Tools Bezier (Pen) tool	`↑ Shift` + `F6` + `B`
Tools Calligraphy tool	`Ctrl` + `F6` + `C`
Tools Paint bucket tool	`↑ Shift` + `F7` + `U`
Tools Gradient tool	`Ctrl` + `F1` + `G`
Tools Dropper tool	`F7` + `D`
Tools Text tool	`F8` + `T`
Tools Spiral tool	`F9` + `I`
Tools Star tool	`↑ Shift` + `F9` + `*`
Tools Connector tool	`Ctrl` + `F2` + `O`
Text tool select word	`Mouse double click`
Dialogs Fill and Stroke	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F`
Dialogs Swatches	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `W`
Dialogs Text and Font	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `T`
Dialogs Transform	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `M`
Dialogs Layers	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `L`
Dialogs Align and Distribute	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `A`
Dialogs Object Properties	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `O`
Dialogs Undo History	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `H`
Dialogs XML Editor	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `X`
Dialogs Document Preferences	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `D`
Dialogs Inkscape Preferences	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `P`
File Export to PNG	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `E`
Dialogs Find	`Ctrl` + `F`
Object Trace bitmap	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `B`
Dialogs Path Effects	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `7`
Toggle visibility Toggle dialogs	`F12`
Toggle visibility within dialogs	`Shortcuts`
Text tool deselect the text object	`Esc`
Window Close document window	`Ctrl` + `F4`
Calligraphy select next handle	`⭾ Tab`
Calligraphy select previous handle	`↑ Shift` + `⭾ Tab`
Text tool start a new line or paragraph	`⤶ Enter`
Selector enter group	`Ctrl` + `⤶ Enter`
Toggle visibility Activate current button or list	`Space` + `⤶ Enter`
Toggle visibility In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs	`Ctrl` + `Page Up`
Control bar Jump to the first editable field	`Alt` + `X`
Change values Increase value by 0.1	`↑`
Change values Decrease value by 0.1	`↓`
Object Raise selection one step	`Page Up`
Object Lower selection one step	`Page Down`
Pen (Bezier) tool cancel current line	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Canvas Scroll canvas	`Ctrl` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Canvas Zoom in	`+`
Canvas Zoom out	`-`
Canvas Activate zoom field	`Alt` + `Z`
Canvas Zoom 1:1	`1`
Canvas Zoom 1:2	`2`
Canvas Zoom to selection	`3`
Canvas Zoom to drawing	`4`
Canvas Zoom to page	`5`
Canvas Zoom to page width	`6`
File Create new document	`Ctrl` + `N`
File Open an SVG document	`Ctrl` + `O`
Text tool make selection italic	`Ctrl` + `I`
File Print document	`Ctrl` + `P`
File Save document	`Ctrl` + `S`
File Save under a new name	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `S`
File Save a copy	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`
File Exit Inkscape	`Ctrl` + `Q`
Text tool create/select a text object	`Mouse left click`
Dropper tool pick stroke color	`↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click`
Palette Drag fill color to objects	`Mouse movement` + `Mouse left click`
Palette Mouse drag can drag stroke color to objects	`↑ Shift`
Window Toggle rulers	`Ctrl` + `R`
Text tool make selection bold	`Ctrl` + `B`
Window Toggle fullscreen	`F11`
Window Main menu	`F10`
Window Drop-down (context) menu	`↑ Shift` + `F10` + `Mouse right click`
Window Close document window	`Ctrl` + `W`
Window Next document window	`Ctrl` + `⭾ Tab`
Window Previous document window	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `⭾ Tab`
Layers Move to layer above	`Shift` + `Page Up`
Layers Move to layer below	`Shift` + `Page Down`
Layers Raise thelayer	`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up`
Layers Lower the layer	`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down`
Layers Raise the layer to the top	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Home`
Layers Lower the layer to the bottom	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `End`
Object Undo	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Y`
Object Redo	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Z`
Object Redo	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Dropper tool copy color	`Ctrl` + `C`
Object Cut selection	`Ctrl` + `X`
Object Paste clipboard	`Ctrl` + `V`
Object Paste in place	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `V`
Object Paste style	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `V`
Object Paste path effect	`Ctrl` + `7`
Object Duplicate selection	`Ctrl` + `D`
Object Clone object	`Alt` + `D`
Object Unlink clone	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `D`
Text tool select path from text	`↑ Shift` + `D`
Object Create a bitmap copy	`Alt` + `B`
Object Object(s) to pattern	`Alt` + `I`
Object Pattern to object(s)	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `I`
Object Group selected objects	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `U`
Object Group selected objects	`Ctrl` + `G`
Object Ungroup selected group(s)	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `G`
Text tool toggle Unicode entry	`Ctrl` + `U`
Text tool go to beginning/end of line	`Home`
Text tool go to beginning/end of line	`End`
Path Convert selected object(s) to path	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `C`
Path Convert stroke to path	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `C`
Path Union	`Ctrl` + `+`
Path Difference	`Ctrl` + `-`
Path Intersection	`Ctrl` + `*`
Path Exclusive OR (XOR)	`Ctrl` + `^`
Path Division (cut)	`Ctrl` + `/`
Path Cut path	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `/`
Path Inset path (towards center)	`Ctrl` + `(`
Path Outset path (away from center)	`Ctrl` + `)`
Path Inset path by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `(`
Path Outset path by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `)`
Path Inset path by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `(`
Path Outset path by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `)`
Path Create dynamic offset	`Ctrl` + `J`
Path Create linked offset	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `J`
Path Combine paths. This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object. This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected. Whether overlapping areas are filled is controlled by the Fill: winding/alternating switch on the Fill & Stroke dialog	`Ctrl` + `K`
Path Break paths apart. This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `K`
Path Simplify	`Ctrl` + `L`
Text tool select all text	`Ctrl` + `A`
Node tool select all nodes in path	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `A`
Node tool invert selection in subpath(s)	`!`
Node tool invert selection in path	`Alt` + `!`
Pen (Bezier) tool erase last segment of current line	`⬅ Backspace`
Pen (Bezier) tool erase last segment of current line	`Del`
Text tool move cursor by one character	`← ↑ → ↓`
Text tool select text by character	`↑ Shift` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Text tool shift characters by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Calligraphy move selected handle by 10 pixels	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Node tool scale nodes up by the scale step	`.`
Node tool scale nodes up by the scale step	`>`
Node tool rotate nodes by the angle step	`,`
Node tool scale nodes down by the scale step	`<`
Selector scale selection to 200%	`Ctrl` + `.`
Selector scale selection to 200%	`Ctrl` + `>`
Selector scale selection to 50%	`Ctrl` + `,`
Selector scale selection to 50%	`Ctrl` + `<`
Node tool scale nodes up by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `.`
Text tool expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `>`
Node tool scale nodes down by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `,`
Text tool contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `<`
Text tool rotate character(s) by 90 degrees	`Ctrl` + `[`
Text tool rotate character(s) by 90 degrees	`Ctrl` + `]`
Text tool rotate character(s) by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `[`
Text tool rotate character(s) by 1 pixel	`Alt` + `]`
Node tool flip nodes horizontally	`H`
Node tool flip nodes vertically	`V`
Node tool retract the handle	`Ctrl` + `Mouse left click`
Selector toggle selection within group	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click`
Dropper tool pick inverse color	`Alt` + `Mouse left click`
Selector toggle under	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `Mouse left click`
Spiral tool reset divergence (inner handle)	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Mouse left click`
Selector toggle under, in groups	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Mouse left click`
Node tool delete without preserving shape	`Ctrl` + `⬅ Backspace`
Text tool select text	`Mouse movement`
Dropper tool average stroke color	`↑ Shift` + `Mouse movement`
Spiral tool converge/diverge (inner handle)	`Alt` + `Mouse movement`
Text tool lock width, height, or ratio of frame	`Ctrl` + `Mouse movement`
Node tool scale left handle by the scale step	`Left Ctrl` + `<`
Node tool scale left handle by the scale step	`Left Ctrl` + `>`
Node tool scale right handle by the scale step	`Right Ctrl` + `<`
Node tool scale right handle by the scale step	`Right Ctrl` + `>`
Node tool scale left handle by 1 pixel	`Left Alt` + `<`
Node tool scale left handle by 1 pixel	`Left Alt` + `>`
Node tool scale right handle by 1 pixel	`Right Alt` + `<`
Node tool scale right handle by 1 pixel	`Right Alt` + `>`
Node tool rotate left handle by the angle step	`Left Ctrl` + `]`
Node tool rotate left handle by 1 pixel	`Left Alt` + `[`
Node tool rotate left handle by 1 pixel	`Left Alt` + `]`
Node tool rotate right handle by 1 pixel	`Right Alt` + `[`
Node tool rotate right handle by 1 pixel	`Right Alt` + `]`
Pen (Bezier) tool make last segment line	`↑ Shift` + `L`
Pen (Bezier) tool make last segment curve	`↑ Shift` + `U`
Node tool make cusp	`↑ Shift` + `C`
Node tool make smooth	`↑ Shift` + `S`
Node tool make symmetric	`↑ Shift` + `Y`
Node tool join selected nodes	`↑ Shift` + `J`
Node tool break selected node(s)	`↑ Shift` + `B`
Node tool delete without preserving shape	`Ctrl` + `Del`
Pen (Bezier) tool finish current line	clickclick
Node tool insert new node(s)	`Insert`
Node tool move along handles	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Mouse movement`
Calligraphy reverse gradient definition	`↑ Shift` + `R`
Pen (Bezier) tool last segment to angle steps	`Ctrl` + `snap`
Pen (Bezier) tool finish current line	`Mouse right click`
Calligraphy adjust pen width	`← →`
Calligraphy adjust pen angle	`↑ ↓`
Calligraphy open gradient editor	`Mouse left click`
Text tool move cursor by one word	`Ctrl` + `← →`
Text tool move cursor by one paragraph	`Ctrl` + `↑ ↓`
Text tool go to beginning/end of text	`Ctrl` + `Home`
Text tool go to beginning/end of text	`Ctrl` + `End`
Text tool flow text into frame	`Alt` + `W`
Text tool unflow text from frame	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `W`
Text tool insert no-break space	`Ctrl` + `Space`
Text tool select text by word	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Text tool select to beginning of line	`↑ Shift` + `Home`
Text tool select to end of line	`↑ Shift` + `End`
Text tool select to beginning of text	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Home`
Text tool select to end of text	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `End`
Text tool select line	`Mouse triple click`
Text tool expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `>`
Text tool contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `<`
Text tool make the text object taller by 1 pixel	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `>`
Text tool make the text object taller by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `>`
Text tool make the text object shorter by 1 pixel	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `<`
Text tool make the text object shorter by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `<`
Text tool shift characters by 10 pixels	`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `← ↑ → ↓`