# Moving Shapes on the Canvas Using the Keyboard | KIRUPA

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-shapes-on-the-canvas-using-the-keyboard-kirupa/636235>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [March 20, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-shapes-on-the-canvas-using-the-keyboard-kirupa/636235 "2017-03-20T08:05:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-shapes-on-the-canvas-using-the-keyboard-kirupa/636235/1 "2017-03-20T08:05:42Z")

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by [kirupa](http://www.kirupa.com/www.kirupa.com/me/index.htm) | 9 March 2016

On the canvas, one of the most common things you'll do with the keyboard is use the arrow keys to move something around. For example, click on the following triangle and click on any of your arrow keys:

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/canvas/moving\_shapes\_canvas\_keyboard.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/canvas/moving_shapes_canvas_keyboard.htm)