How to Change the Line Style of A Line in Canva (Dot Dash, Short Dash & Long Dash)

Written By George Mylne  |  Canva

If you need to be able to draw lines with a dot-dash, short dash or a long dash style, you can change a solid line in Canva to any of those styles easily.

Read my steps below on how to change the line style of a line in Canva.

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How to change the line style of a line (dash, short dash and long dash)

  1. Create a line

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    To create a line first click on Elements (1) then select the line style (2) you want.

  2. Change line style

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    Select the line you wish to edit (1) and select the line style button (2) in the top menu area.

  3. Solid line style

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    You can set a solid line style by clicking the solid line style button.

  4. Long dash line style

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    Selecting the next button along will set a long dash line style.

  5. Short dash line style

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    The next button along will set a shot dash line style.

  6. Dot dash line style

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    The final option will set a dot-dash line style.

  7. Final

    How to Change the Line Style of A Line in Canva (Dot Dash, Short Dash & Long Dash) 1

    Being able to set different types of line styles

Tools:

  • Canva

Other Line Style Options

Lines in Canva are easily edited, you can also change the thickness (weight) of the lines and round the ends of the lines.

FAQs

How Do You Customize a Line in Canva?

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To edit a line or any element in Canva first, you must select it. Then in the top menu option, you will see what is available to edit.

About the Author

George is the creator of GeekPossible.com. This site was built on questions he has had to find an answer to. We hope you find it useful to you too.

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