TikZ arrow tip is drawn with two colors











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usemodule[tikz]
usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

tikzset{
arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
garr/.style = {arr, dashed, draw=green},
cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
}

starttext
starttikzpicture
node[cflow] (A) {A};
node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

path[arr]
(A) edge (E)
(E) edge (B);
path[garr]
(A) edge[bend right] (B);
stoptikzpicture
stoptext


The result is:





Why is the arrow head drawn with both green and black and why do they have different sizes?










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    This is my code (ConTeXt, but I think that's not relevant here):



    usemodule[tikz]
    usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

    tikzset{
    arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
    garr/.style = {arr, dashed, draw=green},
    cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
    }

    starttext
    starttikzpicture
    node[cflow] (A) {A};
    node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
    node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

    path[arr]
    (A) edge (E)
    (E) edge (B);
    path[garr]
    (A) edge[bend right] (B);
    stoptikzpicture
    stoptext


    The result is:





    Why is the arrow head drawn with both green and black and why do they have different sizes?










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      This is my code (ConTeXt, but I think that's not relevant here):



      usemodule[tikz]
      usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

      tikzset{
      arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
      garr/.style = {arr, dashed, draw=green},
      cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
      }

      starttext
      starttikzpicture
      node[cflow] (A) {A};
      node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
      node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

      path[arr]
      (A) edge (E)
      (E) edge (B);
      path[garr]
      (A) edge[bend right] (B);
      stoptikzpicture
      stoptext


      The result is:





      Why is the arrow head drawn with both green and black and why do they have different sizes?










      share|improve this question













      This is my code (ConTeXt, but I think that's not relevant here):



      usemodule[tikz]
      usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

      tikzset{
      arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
      garr/.style = {arr, dashed, draw=green},
      cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
      }

      starttext
      starttikzpicture
      node[cflow] (A) {A};
      node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
      node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

      path[arr]
      (A) edge (E)
      (E) edge (B);
      path[garr]
      (A) edge[bend right] (B);
      stoptikzpicture
      stoptext


      The result is:





      Why is the arrow head drawn with both green and black and why do they have different sizes?







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          According to page 190 of the manual, stealth arrows are built according to a quadrilateral.




          The < color > will apply both to any drawing and filling operations
          used to construct the path. For instance, even though the Stealth
          arrow tips looks like a filled quadrilateral, it is actually
          constructed by drawing a quadrilateral and then filling it in the same
          color as the drawing (see the fill option below to see the
          difference).




          But if you specify a color for the arrow with the draw option, it is only its border that takes on this color. For it to fill green, it must also be filled with green.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,draw=green,fill=green},


          Here, it is enough to indicate the color without specifying draw for it to also fill the arrow.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},


          draw-fill



          here a solution with PDFLatex (I don't use Context, but it's the same).



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

          tikzset{
          arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},
          cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
          }
          begin{document}
          %starttext
          begin{tikzpicture}
          node[cflow] (A) {A};
          node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
          node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

          path[arr]
          (A) edge (E)
          (E) edge (B);
          path[garr]
          (A) edge[bend right] (B);
          end{tikzpicture}
          %stoptext

          end{document}


          Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator






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          • Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
            – flyx
            Nov 30 at 12:42










          • There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
            – AndréC
            Nov 30 at 12:50











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          up vote
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          accepted










          According to page 190 of the manual, stealth arrows are built according to a quadrilateral.




          The < color > will apply both to any drawing and filling operations
          used to construct the path. For instance, even though the Stealth
          arrow tips looks like a filled quadrilateral, it is actually
          constructed by drawing a quadrilateral and then filling it in the same
          color as the drawing (see the fill option below to see the
          difference).




          But if you specify a color for the arrow with the draw option, it is only its border that takes on this color. For it to fill green, it must also be filled with green.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,draw=green,fill=green},


          Here, it is enough to indicate the color without specifying draw for it to also fill the arrow.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},


          draw-fill



          here a solution with PDFLatex (I don't use Context, but it's the same).



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

          tikzset{
          arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},
          cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
          }
          begin{document}
          %starttext
          begin{tikzpicture}
          node[cflow] (A) {A};
          node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
          node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

          path[arr]
          (A) edge (E)
          (E) edge (B);
          path[garr]
          (A) edge[bend right] (B);
          end{tikzpicture}
          %stoptext

          end{document}


          Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator






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          • Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
            – flyx
            Nov 30 at 12:42










          • There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
            – AndréC
            Nov 30 at 12:50















          up vote
          5
          down vote



          accepted










          According to page 190 of the manual, stealth arrows are built according to a quadrilateral.




          The < color > will apply both to any drawing and filling operations
          used to construct the path. For instance, even though the Stealth
          arrow tips looks like a filled quadrilateral, it is actually
          constructed by drawing a quadrilateral and then filling it in the same
          color as the drawing (see the fill option below to see the
          difference).




          But if you specify a color for the arrow with the draw option, it is only its border that takes on this color. For it to fill green, it must also be filled with green.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,draw=green,fill=green},


          Here, it is enough to indicate the color without specifying draw for it to also fill the arrow.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},


          draw-fill



          here a solution with PDFLatex (I don't use Context, but it's the same).



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

          tikzset{
          arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},
          cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
          }
          begin{document}
          %starttext
          begin{tikzpicture}
          node[cflow] (A) {A};
          node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
          node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

          path[arr]
          (A) edge (E)
          (E) edge (B);
          path[garr]
          (A) edge[bend right] (B);
          end{tikzpicture}
          %stoptext

          end{document}


          Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator






          share|improve this answer





















          • Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
            – flyx
            Nov 30 at 12:42










          • There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
            – AndréC
            Nov 30 at 12:50













          up vote
          5
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          5
          down vote



          accepted






          According to page 190 of the manual, stealth arrows are built according to a quadrilateral.




          The < color > will apply both to any drawing and filling operations
          used to construct the path. For instance, even though the Stealth
          arrow tips looks like a filled quadrilateral, it is actually
          constructed by drawing a quadrilateral and then filling it in the same
          color as the drawing (see the fill option below to see the
          difference).




          But if you specify a color for the arrow with the draw option, it is only its border that takes on this color. For it to fill green, it must also be filled with green.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,draw=green,fill=green},


          Here, it is enough to indicate the color without specifying draw for it to also fill the arrow.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},


          draw-fill



          here a solution with PDFLatex (I don't use Context, but it's the same).



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

          tikzset{
          arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},
          cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
          }
          begin{document}
          %starttext
          begin{tikzpicture}
          node[cflow] (A) {A};
          node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
          node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

          path[arr]
          (A) edge (E)
          (E) edge (B);
          path[garr]
          (A) edge[bend right] (B);
          end{tikzpicture}
          %stoptext

          end{document}


          Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator






          share|improve this answer












          According to page 190 of the manual, stealth arrows are built according to a quadrilateral.




          The < color > will apply both to any drawing and filling operations
          used to construct the path. For instance, even though the Stealth
          arrow tips looks like a filled quadrilateral, it is actually
          constructed by drawing a quadrilateral and then filling it in the same
          color as the drawing (see the fill option below to see the
          difference).




          But if you specify a color for the arrow with the draw option, it is only its border that takes on this color. For it to fill green, it must also be filled with green.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,draw=green,fill=green},


          Here, it is enough to indicate the color without specifying draw for it to also fill the arrow.



          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},


          draw-fill



          here a solution with PDFLatex (I don't use Context, but it's the same).



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usetikzlibrary{positioning,fit,shapes,calc,arrows.meta,decorations.markings}

          tikzset{
          arr/.style = { -{Stealth[width=2mm]} },
          garr/.style = {arr, dashed,green},
          cflow/.style={draw=black,ellipse,text centered,minimum width=1cm}
          }
          begin{document}
          %starttext
          begin{tikzpicture}
          node[cflow] (A) {A};
          node[cflow,right=of A] (E) {E};
          node[cflow,below right=.35cm and 1.4cm of E] (B) {B};

          path[arr]
          (A) edge (E)
          (E) edge (B);
          path[garr]
          (A) edge[bend right] (B);
          end{tikzpicture}
          %stoptext

          end{document}


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          • Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
            – flyx
            Nov 30 at 12:42










          • There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
            – AndréC
            Nov 30 at 12:50


















          • Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
            – flyx
            Nov 30 at 12:42










          • There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
            – AndréC
            Nov 30 at 12:50
















          Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
          – flyx
          Nov 30 at 12:42




          Thanks! I don't even remember how I ended up using draw=green when just green suffices.
          – flyx
          Nov 30 at 12:42












          There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
          – AndréC
          Nov 30 at 12:50




          There are nearly a thousand different keys with TikZ, so the extraordinary thing would be to not forget anything:-)
          – AndréC
          Nov 30 at 12:50


















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