: Star tool not working properly in Illustrator I can't make proper stars. I've been playing with the Star Tool by pressing keys like CTRL + Arrow buttons, CTRL + ALT. And suddenly I got my

@Cugini998

Figured it out.

If you take the Star Tool and go all the way down to only 3 points for the star (first example below) and press Ctrl+Up Arrow Key, you will get that design. Never knew this existed.

To get out of this mode, you need to start drawing a star and press Alt+Up or Down Arrow Key.





ORIGINAL ANSWER

I honestly don't know what you did back there to get those lines inside your star but I know a workaround till someone else comes with a more permanent fix for your problem.


Select the star tool
Click on the screen and add 5 to points section
If you see the lines inside the star, select the whole star and go to Pathfinder > Unite
Change the background color to yellow and resize the star to fit your needs

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