# Pressing the ctrl key on the polygon tool

**URL:** <https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/pressing-the-ctrl-key-on-the-polygon-tool/11382>\
**Category:** 🤝  Community Help\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [October 25, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/pressing-the-ctrl-key-on-the-polygon-tool/11382 "2025-10-25T11:22:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Syawal\_Achmad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/syawal_achmad/32/6626_2.png) [@Syawal\_Achmad](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Syawal_Achmad)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/pressing-the-ctrl-key-on-the-polygon-tool/11382/1 "2025-10-25T11:22:52Z")

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When I create a polygon that isn’t fully completed or connected, then press the “CTRL” key, the entire polygon gets deleted instead of keeping the current shape.

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**Author:** ![André\_Anjo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/andr%C3%A9_anjo/32/6104_2.png) [@André\_Anjo](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Andr%C3%A9_Anjo)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/pressing-the-ctrl-key-on-the-polygon-tool/11382/2 "2025-10-26T17:33:02Z")

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I was wondering if this was only happening to me. It happens when you have the polygon tool and the smart polygon tool. It started a few days ago I don’t know for what reason.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/1X/bb6edbfa56d0cf2ee603f061e9e09103502cc8cc.png) [@system](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/pressing-the-ctrl-key-on-the-polygon-tool/11382/3 "2025-11-16T17:33:13Z")

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