# How to draw a shape like file archives? [duplicate]

How to draw a shape like this using TikZ?

## marked as duplicate by Werner, user13907, user31729, Jesse, BordaigorlDec 11 '14 at 16:20

• I think you can find a similar example in pgfmanual. If I'm not wrong is the example for \newshape. Some preaction will reproduce two or three times to look like your example. – Ignasi Dec 11 '14 at 15:02

Section 102.5.3 Command for Declaring New Shapes of the pgf manual contains an example declaring a document shape similar to the one you requested. Adding a double copy shadow to this shape gives you the desired result.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\makeatletter
\pgfdeclareshape{document}{
\inheritsavedanchors[from=rectangle] % this is nearly a rectangle
\inheritanchorborder[from=rectangle]
\inheritanchor[from=rectangle]{center}
\inheritanchor[from=rectangle]{north}
\inheritanchor[from=rectangle]{south}
\inheritanchor[from=rectangle]{west}
\inheritanchor[from=rectangle]{east}
% ... and possibly more
\backgroundpath{% this is new
% store lower right in xa/ya and upper right in xb/yb
\southwest \pgf@xa=\pgf@x \pgf@ya=\pgf@y
\northeast \pgf@xb=\pgf@x \pgf@yb=\pgf@y
% compute corner of ‘‘flipped page’’
\pgf@xc=\pgf@xb \advance\pgf@xc by-7.5pt % this should be a parameter
% construct main path
\pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xa}{\pgf@ya}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xa}{\pgf@yb}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xc}{\pgf@yb}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xb}{\pgf@yc}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xb}{\pgf@ya}}
\pgfpathclose
\pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xc}{\pgf@yb}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xc}{\pgf@yc}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xb}{\pgf@yc}}
\pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{\pgf@xc}{\pgf@yc}}
}
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}

\node[
shape=document,
},
draw,
fill=white,
line width=1pt,
text width=1cm,
minimum height=1.7cm
] {};
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}


If this is to be used many times, you can define a style to simplify the code.

• Thank you very much. This is what I am looking for! Thanks. – Anderson Dec 12 '14 at 3:01
• Moreover, would you please give me the pgf manual link, the TeXample.net manual did not have the section 102.5.3. – Anderson Dec 12 '14 at 3:08
• @Anderson You're welcome. Always look up documentation in CTAN. Here's the link to the manual: mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/base/doc/pgfmanual.pdf – Gonzalo Medina Dec 12 '14 at 17:07

Here is one solution. If you want to reuse it many times you can put it in a pic.

\usetikzlibrary{shadings}