---
title: drawingTool
framework: paperkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: paperkit/papermarkupviewcontroller/drawingtool
---

# drawingTool

The tool for drawing on the canvas.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor @preconcurrency var drawingTool: any PKTool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When a touch is a drawing interaction, the canvas uses this tool to draw. Default is PKInkingTool(.pen).

## See Also

### Editing markup

- [isEditable](paperkit/papermarkupviewcontroller/iseditable.md)
- [isRulerActive](paperkit/papermarkupviewcontroller/isruleractive.md)