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title: 'Annotation with ellipses'
linkTitle: 'Annotation with ellipses'
weight: 11
description: 'Guide to annotating tasks using ellipses.'
---

It is used for road sign annotation etc.

First of all you need to select the `ellipse` on the controls sidebar.

![Highlighted "Ellipse" button with open "Draw new ellipse" window](/images/image239.jpg)

Choose a `Label` and click `Shape` or `Track` to start drawing. An ellipse can be created the same way as
a {{< ilink "/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-rectangles" "rectangle" >}}, you need to specify two opposite points,
and the ellipse will be inscribed in an imaginary rectangle. Press `N` or click the `Done` button on the top panel
to complete the shape.

![Example of annotation with ellipse shape](/images/image240_mapillary_vistas.jpg)

You can rotate ellipses using a rotation point in the same way as
 {{< ilink "/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-rectangles#rotation-rectangle" "rectangles" >}}.

## Annotation with ellipses video tutorial


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