diff --git a/auto_editor/formats/json.py b/auto_editor/formats/json.py
index 09e2e4e57..a7916b327 100644
--- a/auto_editor/formats/json.py
+++ b/auto_editor/formats/json.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, *attrs: tuple[str, Any, Any]):
 )
 
 visual_objects = {
-    "rectangle": (TlRect, rect_builder),
+    "rect": (TlRect, rect_builder),
     "image": (TlImage, img_builder),
     "video": (TlVideo, video_builder),
 }
diff --git a/auto_editor/help.py b/auto_editor/help.py
index 3f560a4b9..32015dab0 100644
--- a/auto_editor/help.py
+++ b/auto_editor/help.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
    - opacity      threshold?  : 1.0
    - anchor       str?        : "ce"
 
- - rectangle
+ - rect
    - start, dur   nat?
    - x, y         int?
    - width        int?
diff --git a/auto_editor/subcommands/test.py b/auto_editor/subcommands/test.py
index ad15e2e46..17f35f25e 100644
--- a/auto_editor/subcommands/test.py
+++ b/auto_editor/subcommands/test.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def resolution_and_scale():
     def obj_makes_video():
         out = run.main(
             ["resources/new-commentary.mp3"],
-            ["--add", 'rectangle:0,30,0,0,300,300,fill="blue"'],
+            ["--add", 'rect:0,30,0,0,300,300,fill="blue"'],
             "out.mp4",
         )
         cn = checker.check(out)
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def obj_makes_video():
         return out
 
     def various_errors():
-        run.check(["example.mp4", "--add", "rectangle:0,60", "--cut-out", "60,end"])
+        run.check(["example.mp4", "--add", "rect:0,60", "--cut-out", "60,end"])
 
     def render_video_objs():
         out = run.main(
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def render_video_objs():
                 "--mark_as_loud",
                 "start,end",
                 "--add",
-                'rectangle:0,30,0,200,100,300,fill="#43FA56"',
+                'rect:0,30,0,200,100,300,fill="#43FA56"',
             ],
         )
         return out
diff --git a/auto_editor/timeline.py b/auto_editor/timeline.py
index 62f186ed1..93c034020 100644
--- a/auto_editor/timeline.py
+++ b/auto_editor/timeline.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class TlRect:
     pAttr("fill", "#c4c4c4", is_str),
 )
 visual_objects = {
-    "rectangle": (TlRect, rect_builder),
+    "rect": (TlRect, rect_builder),
     "image": (TlImage, img_builder),
     "video": (TlVideo, video_builder),
 }
diff --git a/auto_editor/utils/cmdkw.py b/auto_editor/utils/cmdkw.py
index cc08d4aee..a4cd91033 100644
--- a/auto_editor/utils/cmdkw.py
+++ b/auto_editor/utils/cmdkw.py
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ def parse_with_palet(
     from auto_editor.lib.err import MyError
 
     # Positional Arguments
-    #    --rectangle 0,end,10,20,20,30,#000, ...
+    #    --option 0,end,10,20,20,30,#000, ...
     # Keyword Arguments
-    #    --rectangle start=0,dur=end,x1=10, ...
+    #    --option start=0,dur=end,x1=10, ...
 
     KEYWORD_SEP = "="
     kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}