How to draw an arrow in inkscape

Question

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 inkscape

Answer 1

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

Source: draw line arrows in inkscape

Answer 2

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).

1. Draw a line (Shift+F6)
2. Open Fill and Stroke dialog (Shift+Ctrl+F)
3. Select Stroke Style tab
4. Choose an arrow for the Start Marker and/or End Marker
5. Change the stroke width to increase/decrease the size of the arrow
6. Using the selection tool F1
7. Click Path > Stroke to Path. This will convert the stroke into multiple paths--one for the line itself and one for each marker.
8. Ungroup the line (Ctrl+Shift+G)
9. 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.

Answer 3

Alternatively you can

1. enable grid view: View > Grid (or press # on your keyboard)
2. 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
3. draw your arrow using the line drawing tool (Shift+F6) placing your nodes at grid intersections

Answer 4

The most simple and effective solution is to use an arrow text symbol.

1. Add a Text in Inkscape
2. Copy an arrow symbol and paste it in Inkscape
3. To convert text to path, go to Path > Object to Path
4. Set the Fill color of the arrow, add Stroke, etc.

Answer 5

I usually select the tool from the Inkscape toolbar. As shown in the figure, follow these steps to draw straight lines

1. Select icon to draw a line (higlight 1) or press the keyboard shortcut Shift+F6
2. Then, on the top left corner you can see different options. Select the last option as highlighted in figure with number 2.
3. Place the first and second point of the line with the left click of the mouse. Right-click when you wants to end editing.
4. Open the Fill and Stroke dialog (Shift+Ctrl+F)
5. Select Stroke style tab and select the arrow style