Tk - Canvas Rectangle Widget

Rectangle widget is used to draw a rectangle shape in canvas. The syntax for rectangle widget is shown below −

canvasName create rectangle x1 y1 x2 y2 options

x1 y1 and x2 y2 are the end points of rectangle.

Options

The options available for the rectangle widget are listed below in the following table −

Sr.No. Syntax & Description
1

-outline color

Determines the outline color.
2

-fill color

The fill color fills the oval with the color.
3

-stipple bitmap

The stipple pattern to use if the -fill option is being used.
4

-width number

Determines the width.

A simple example for rectangle widget is shown below −

#!/usr/bin/wish

canvas .myCanvas -background red -width 200 -height 200 
pack .myCanvas
.myCanvas create rectangle 50 50 100 80  -fill yellow

When we run the above program, we will get the following output −

Canvas Rectangle Example
tk_canvas_widgets.htm
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