# Illustrator - rotate shape

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-rotate-shape/211214>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-rotate-shape/211214 "2006-12-28T17:39:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-rotate-shape/211214/1 "2006-12-28T17:39:35Z")

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In Adobe Illustrator, is it possible to rotate the shape while you are drawing it? I know you can move the shape while drawing it by pressing spacebar, so I’d thought there’d be a shortcut for rotating too.