Find and delete stray anchor points

Last updated on Sep 11, 2025

Learn how to remove individual anchor points that aren’t connected to other anchor points, paths, or shapes to clean up your artwork.

Select anywhere on the workspace to deselect all artboards.

Select Select > Object > Stray Points. The stray anchor points are highlighted.

Press Delete to remove the stray anchor points.

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Turn off automatic addition or deletion of anchor points

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