How to Draw a Rectangle in QGIS

Quick summary

This demo walks you through how to draw a rectangle in QGIS by enabling editing mode on a shapefile layer and using the built-in polygon and rectangle feature tools. In just a few clicks, you can create and save a precise rectangular geometry directly on your map canvas.

Steps

1. Select the polygon layer — click on the shapefile (polygon) layer in the Layers Panel to make it active.
2. Enable editing mode — click the Toggle Editing tool in the top menu to begin editing the layer.
3. Activate Add Polygon Feature — click the Add Polygon Feature tool from the toolbar.
4. Select the Rectangle Feature tool — choose the Rectangle Feature tool to switch to rectangle drawing mode.
5. Draw the rectangle — drag your cursor across the map canvas and right-click at the endpoint to complete and create the rectangle shape.
6. Enter an ID — type an ID value in the attribute dialog and click OK to confirm and save the feature.
7. Your rectangle has been successfully created in QGIS.