Draw Star Using Turtle Graphics-Python

Last Updated : 29 Apr, 2025

Python's Turtle module offers a fun and interactive way to create graphics by controlling a turtle (pen) to draw on the screen. In this article, we will learn how to use Turtle to draw a simple star. Some commonly used methods are:

forward(length) moves the pen in the forward direction by x unit.
backward(length) moves the pen in the backward direction by x unit.
right(angle) rotate the pen in the clockwise direction by an angle x.
left(angle) rotate the pen in the anticlockwise direction by an angle x.
penup() stop drawing of the turtle pen.
pendown() start drawing of the turtle pen.

Steps to Draw a Star

Let’s go through these steps to implement this in Python:

First import turtle module in the idle or editor you are using.

import turtle

Get a screen board on which turtle will draw.

ws=turtle.Screen()

A screen like this will appear:-

Define an instance for turtle.
For a drawing, a Star executes a loop 5 times.
In every iteration move the turtle 100 units forward and move it right 144 degrees.
This will make up an angle 36 degrees inside a star.
5 iterations will make up a Star perfectly.

Below is the python implementation of the above approach.

Python

import turtle

scr = turtle.Screen()
t = turtle.Turtle()

for i in range(5):
    t.forward(100) 
    t.right(144)

Output

Explanation:

turtle.Screen() creates the drawing window for the turtle.
t = turtle.Turtle() creates the turtle object, which will act as the pen for drawing.
For loop runs 5 times, with t.forward(100) moving the turtle 100 units forward and t.right(144) turning it by 144 degrees to draw the star's points.

Let’s draw a more colorful and styled version of the star using a color list and pen positioning.

Python

import turtle

scr = turtle.Screen()
clr = ['red', 'green', 'blue', 'yellow', 'purple']

turtle.pensize(4)
turtle.penup()
turtle.setpos(-90, 30)
turtle.pendown()
for i in range(5):
    turtle.pencolor(clr[i])
    turtle.forward(200)
    turtle.right(144)

turtle.penup()
turtle.setpos(80, -140)
turtle.pendown()
turtle.pencolor("black")

turtle.done()

Output

Explanation:

Initializes the drawing window with turtle.Screen() and sets the pen size to 4. The pen is moved to position (-90, 30).
For loop runs 5 times, changing the pen color with turtle.pencolor(clr[i]) and drawing each point using turtle.forward(200) and turtle.right(144).
After the star, the pen moves to (80, -140) and changes color to black with turtle.pencolor("black").