Selection and handles

A frame around the selected object with small squares at the corners. You drag the squares to resize it.

Also called: selection, selection box, selection frame, handles, resize handles, resize, drag handles, squares at the corners, corner squares, bounding box, transform, rotate

What it is for

The frame shows which object you’re working with, and the corner handles hint at what you can pull. A round handle above the frame rotates the object. Drag across empty space to select several objects at once.

Where you see it

• Miro and FigJam — resizing sticky notes and shapes
• Figma — the frame around the selected layer
• Presentations — stretching a picture on a slide

What it is called in code

• selection box
• resize handles
• bounding box

See also

• Toolbar — A row of buttons at the edge of a board: cursor, hand, sticky note, shape, text. The selected tool is highlighted.
• Infinite canvas — The working area of a whiteboard, with no edges. You can move it in any direction, zoom in and zoom out.
• Frame — A container area on an infinite canvas that groups the objects inside it. It often sets the size of a finished screen or slide.