: How to draw an arrow in inkscape I would like to add an arrow to an Inkscape project. I read this question but it didn't tell how to actually make the arrow: Set the colour of arrows in

@Barnes313

Alternatively you can


enable grid view: View > Grid (or press # on your keyboard)
enable snapping to grids: you can find it by going to View > Show/Hide > Snap Controls Bar - and then watch for the tool bar that dis/appears
draw your arrow using the line drawing tool (Shift+F6) placing your nodes at grid intersections

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@Gretchen549

To expand on Suragch's answer...

When you first create an arrow, it will be a stroke. You may want it to be a path instead, which I think is what Tomáš Zato was getting at with his comment. In my experience, lines with markers can be rendered incorrectly by some SVG applications. Converting the line to a path helps ensure image fidelity. It also allows you to do things like set a different stroke and fill color for the line (so that it can stand out when it doesn't contrast well with the background).


Draw a line (Shift+F6)
Open Fill and Stroke dialog (Shift+Ctrl+F)
Select Stroke Style tab
Choose an arrow for the Start Marker and/or End Marker
Change the stroke width to increase/decrease the size of the arrow
Using the selection tool F1
Click Path > Stroke to Path. This will convert the stroke into multiple paths--one for the line itself and one for each marker.
Ungroup the line (Ctrl+Shift+G)
With both the line and stroke selected, click Path > Union. (If there were multiple markers, you'll need to do this one-at-a-time for each marker).


You can see that it worked by using the Node tool F2 and hovering over the line. You'll see a red outline of the new path.

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@Shanna688

Draw a line (Shift+F6)
Open Fill and Stroke dialog (Shift+Ctrl+F)
Select Stroke Style tab
Choose an arrow for the Start Marker or End Marker


Source: draw line arrows in inkscape

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