Draw shapes with code!
Imagine a turtle with a pen. You tell it where to move, and it draws! Learn to create shapes, spirals, and art.
Turtle graphics is a fun way to draw pictures with code. Imagine a little turtle holding a pen. You tell it to move forward, turn left, turn right — and it draws a line wherever it goes. You can create squares, stars, spirals, and more!
💡 Think of it like this:
Think of the turtle like a remote-controlled toy car that paints as it drives. You send commands: "go forward 50 steps, turn right 90 degrees, go forward 50 more." The car paints a trail, and you have drawn a square!
Turtle graphics teaches you how code creates visual output. It is a stepping stone to understanding graphics, animation, and game development.
Where you see this in real life:
Turtle graphics was created in 1967 as part of the LOGO programming language. It was one of the first ways kids could learn programming by drawing!
Imagine a turtle holding a pen. You tell it to move forward, turn left, turn right — and it draws a line wherever it goes. You can create squares, stars, spirals, and more! Since we cannot show turtle graphics in the browser, we will use text-based drawing to learn the same concepts.
To draw a square, the turtle moves forward and turns 90 degrees, four times. We can simulate this with text!
Click ▶ Run to see the output!A star pattern uses the same loop and string multiplication trick!
Click ▶ Run to see the output!A spiral grows wider with each step. We can simulate this with increasing line lengths!
Click ▶ Run to see the output!Mix different characters to create colorful-looking patterns!
Click ▶ Run to see the output!In turtle graphics, what does turning 90 degrees do?