diff --git a/ultraplot/legend.py b/ultraplot/legend.py
index c8c5c579d..db6e5f777 100644
--- a/ultraplot/legend.py
+++ b/ultraplot/legend.py
@@ -138,11 +138,14 @@ def marker(cls, label=None, marker="o", **kwargs):
     "pentagon": mpath.Path.unit_regular_polygon(5),
     "hexagon": mpath.Path.unit_regular_polygon(6),
     "star": mpath.Path.unit_regular_star(5),
+    "rectangle": mpath.Path(
+        [[0, 0], [2, 0], [2, 1], [0, 1], [0, 0]], closed=True, readonly=True
+    ),
 }
 _GEOMETRY_SHAPE_ALIASES = {
     "box": "square",
-    "rect": "square",
-    "rectangle": "square",
+    "rect": "rectangle",
+    "rec": "rectangle",
     "tri": "triangle",
     "pent": "pentagon",
     "hex": "hexagon",