Draw shapes

Add rectangles, circles, lines, arrows, clouds, callouts, polygons and polylines.

Applies to A recent Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox

Kiwi PDF's Shapes tools let you draw geometric annotations, from simple rectangles to multi-point polygons with fill patterns.

Available shapes

Shape	Description
Rectangle	A four-sided box; can be filled solid or with a hatch pattern
Circle / Ellipse	An oval shape; can be filled
Line	A straight line between two points
Arrow	A line with an arrowhead at one or both ends
Cloud	A rectangle with a wavy "cloud" border
Callout	A speech-bubble shape with a pointer
Polygon	A closed shape with any number of vertices
Polyline	An open path with any number of vertices

Draw a shape in the editor

Draw a shape

Select a shape tool from the tool row.
Click and drag to draw the shape.
For Polygon/Polyline: click to place each vertex, then double-click to finish.
The Rectangle tool and a box drawn around the company logo

Edit shape properties

Select a shape and use the properties bar (or properties panel) to change:

Stroke colour and thickness
Fill colour — a solid colour inside the shape
Fill pattern — hatch (diagonal lines), cross-hatch, dots or no fill
Border style — solid, dashed, or dotted
Arrow ends — choose arrowhead style for Line/Arrow shapes
Opacity — make the whole shape semi-transparent

Edit polygon vertices

Select a Polygon, Polyline, Line or Arrow with the Select tool. A handle appears on every corner and end point — drag one to reshape the path.

Move and resize a shape

Tap or click the shape to select it. Drag to move it. Use the corner and edge handles to resize it. Drag the round button above the frame to rotate.