3 Ways to Rotate in Inkscape
If you’re just starting out in Inkscape, you may be wondering how to rotate in Inkscape. No need to worry, because we’ll be going over 3 different ways to rotate objects in Inkscape!
1. Rotate Handles
Below, the square on the left has resize handles and the square on the right has rotate/skew handles. To bring up the rotate handles, simply click on an object, and then click again (do not double-click). Now just grab a rotation handle and drag!
Also, you can hold Control to snap the angle or use the ‘[‘ and ‘]’ keys.
2. Rotate Selection
Another useful way to quickly rotate is to use the 90° buttons on the Selection tool toolbar.
3. Transform
But the most precise and controlled way to rotate is to head up to Object > Transform. This useful dialog box lets you type down specific angles in which to rotate – precise up to 3 decimal points! If you want to get super mathematical, you can even switch from Degrees to Radians.
That’s How You Rotate!
There we have it – three different ways to rotate stuff in Inkscape! Hopefully you’ve found these little tips useful on how to rotate in Inkscape, so go ahead and give it a try! Thanks for reading.
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Aaron Nieze
I used to create digital educational courses for graphic design, but these days I mostly linger around here and share any cool tips and tricks I come across in Inkscape.
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Wow thanks very much sir, recently i wanna move on to FOSS but i need some adaptation. 🙂
You can also use the [ or ] key to rotate objects.
This is by far the best way, since you can see the results in real time and you can use it when the rotation handles aren’t visible. You can combine them with Ctrl for 90 degree increments or Alt for very precise rotation.