How to Draw an Arrow in Illustrator in 3 Easy Ways

Arrows are good options to use when creating infographics or directional signs. Their user is however not limited to these and you can apply them to designs as per your choice.

In this article, I will show you How to draw an Arrow in Illustrator. I will show you 3 simple ways to do it. For similar tutorials, just subscribe to our newsletter never to miss when we post the latest tutorials.

3 ways How to draw an Arrow in Illustrator

  1. Using the Pen Tool
  2. Using the Symbols Library
  3. Using the Brush tool

How to Draw an Arrow Using the Pen Tool

How to draw an Arrow in Illustrator

Using the pen tool, draw a line. Open the strokes Window. Go to Window>Stroke. Click the arrowheads option and choose the kind of arrowhead and tail you want.

How to Draw an Arrow Using the Symbols Library

How to draw an Arrow in Illustrator

The second way you can create an arrow is by using the Symbols Library. Go to Window>Symbols to open the symbols panel. Click the three lines on the top right of the Menu. Choose Open Library, and choose arrows.

The pop-up window will show some arrow options. Choose the one you like and drag and drop it into your artboard. That’s it, you have created an arrow.

How to draw an Arrow Using the Brush tool

How to draw an Arrow in Illustrator

The third way to do it is by using the brush tool. Go to Window>Brushes to open up the brushes menu. Click the 3 lines on the top right corner of the Pop up window to bring up some options.

From the options, choose Open Brush Library and choose Arrows. A new popup window comes up with some arrow options. Choose the one you like best then click and drag it to your artboard.

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