- Select the object(s) you want to export.
- Copy it to the clipboard (Ctrl+C).
- Open a new drawing window (Ctrl+N).
- Paste the clipboard on the new page (Ctrl+V).
- Hit Shift+Ctrl+D to open the document properties panel.
- Open the Resize page to content… tab and hit the resize page to drawing or selection button
- Save the document (Shift+Ctrl+S) as an SVG file. Select a suitable format:
- Inkscape SVG for further editing, or
- Optimized SVG for use on a web page.