# ![Select Hole icon](images/icons/Selection_SelectHole.png) Select Holes

The __Select Holes__ action selects all elements along the selected open vertex or edge. A hole is like a removed face. This action is a useful shortcut for selecting all the edges around a missing face.

If you have no elements selected, this action automatically selects all holes in the selected object.

![Start with one edge selected, grow selection around hole](images/Example_SelectHole.png)

This action also tells you how many holes exist in the Mesh. It is only available in the [vertex and edge modes](modes.md).

> **Tip:** You can also access this action from the ProBuilder menu (**Tools** > **ProBuilder** > **Selection** > **Select Hole**).