Inkscape
A professional open-source vector graphics editor creating professional-quality illustrations for free
Shortcuts for freely manipulating vector image transformation and processing with zoom, rotation, and path operations to efficiently create creative designs
Shift++
Zoom In
Zooms in.
💡 Hint: + means zoom in
🎯 Zoom in for precise detailed editing work
-
Zoom Out
Zooms out.
💡 Hint: - means zoom out
🎯 Zoom out to check overall balance and composition
1
Zoom 1:1
Zooms to 100%.
💡 Hint: 1
🎯 View at actual size to check final appearance
Ctrl+]
Rotate Selection 90° Right
Rotates selection 90° to the right.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + ]
🎯 Quickly change portrait/landscape layout with 90-degree right rotation
Ctrl+[
Rotate Selection 90° Left
Rotates selection 90° to the left.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + [
🎯 Check design balance in different orientations with 90-degree left rotation
Ctrl+-
Difference
Subtracts the top path from the bottom path.
💡 Hint: Difference
🎯 Achieve cutout and hole effects through path difference operations
Ctrl+*
Intersection
Intersects selected paths.
💡 Hint: Intersection
🎯 Extract path intersections to efficiently create complex shapes
Ctrl+L
Simplify
Simplifies selected paths.
💡 Hint: Loosen details
🎯 Simplify paths for file size optimization and editing efficiency