Embodiments are disclosed for adding node highlighting to vector graphics. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods comprise receiving a selection of a plurality of anchor points of a vector graphic to be highlighted, generating a graph representing one or more path objects of the vector graphic, each node of the graph corresponding to an anchor point of the one or more path objects and each connection corresponding to a path segment connecting the anchor point to another anchor point, identifying a highlight trajectory including a subset of nodes from the graph, the highlight trajectory including at least a start node and an end node, generating a highlight path including at least one or more highlight nodes corresponding to a subset of nodes from the highlight trajectory, and updating the vector graphic to include the highlight path.