How to create a hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint
![Hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/567/1.png)
![The second hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 The second hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/567/2.png)
To create a shape like the one above, do the following:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes button:
![Shapes in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Shapes in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/powerpoint_button365/shapes.png)
2. In the Shapes drop-down list, in the Basic Shapes group, select Arc:
![Arc shape in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Arc shape in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/shapes365/arc.png)
3. Place it and change the size as you prefer:
![The main part of a hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 The main part of a hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/567/3.png)
4. Right-click on the new shape and choose Format Shape... from the popup menu.
5. On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Line section, choose Solid line and then:
- Select your favorite Color,
- Select Width as you prefer:
- Select the End Arrow type. For example, Stealth arrow:
- Select the End Arrow size as you prefer. For example, the biggest one -
Arrow R size 9:
Add any other adjustments you like.
Note: You can add four arc lines to create a hand-drawn arrow. For example:
![The second hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 The second hand-drawn arrow shape in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/567/2.png)
To see more smoothed lines, on the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Line section, choose Round in the Cap type drop-down list:
![Cap type in Format Shape pane PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Cap type in Format Shape pane PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/567/6_365.png)