There are plenty of ways to do it but I’m going to introduce you to three common ways and actually the most useful ways to combine shapes in Illustrator.
You’d be surprised how easy it is to combine objects. Note: the screenshots below are taken from the macOS version of Adobe Illustrator, the Windows version will look different. Method 2: Combine Objects via Pathfinder.Method 1: Combine Objects via Shape Builder.3 Ways to Combine Objects in Illustrator.
