Common compass and straightedge constructions

Basic constructions

Copy segment

Add/subtract segments

Copy angle

Perpendicular bisector

Bisect angle

Equilateral triangle, given one side

Perpendicular line through given point off the line

Perpendicular line through given point on the line

Parallel line through a given point off the line

Constructions requiring several steps

Copy a triangle

Triangle, given sides and angles (30, 45, 60, 90)

Regular hexagon, given one side

Square, given one side

Rectangle, given two sides

Rhombus, given two diagonals

Parallelogram, given two sides and one angle

Tangent line, given point on circle

Tangent line, given point outside circle

Circle, given three non-collinear points