diff --git a/manifest-beta.json b/manifest-beta.json
index 234d5de..1f0098e 100644
--- a/manifest-beta.json
+++ b/manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "texcore",
   "name": "TeXcore",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.3.1",
   "minAppVersion": "1.3.5",
   "description": "Automatic equation numbering, Tex Diagrams rendering, and more to transforms your vault into a rich ecosystem for scientific drafting and study.",
   "author": "Jovi Koikkara",
diff --git a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/canvas-grid.ts b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/canvas-grid.ts
index 4f504f0..21c081e 100644
--- a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/canvas-grid.ts
+++ b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/canvas-grid.ts
@@ -186,8 +186,11 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
           : elem.style.color || 'var(--text-normal)';
 
         const parser = new DOMParser();
-        const doc = parser.parseFromString(elem.svgMarkup, 'image/svg+xml');
-        svgWrap.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(doc.documentElement, true));
+        const doc = parser.parseFromString(elem.svgMarkup, 'text/html');
+        const svgNode = doc.querySelector('svg');
+        if (svgNode) {
+          svgWrap.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(svgNode, true));
+        }
         innerG.appendChild(svgWrap);
         group.appendChild(innerG);
 
@@ -314,8 +317,11 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
         svgWrap.setCssStyles({ color: 'var(--text-accent)' });
 
         const parser = new DOMParser();
-        const doc = parser.parseFromString(activeTemplate.svgMarkup, 'image/svg+xml');
-        svgWrap.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(doc.documentElement, true));
+        const doc = parser.parseFromString(activeTemplate.svgMarkup, 'text/html');
+        const svgNode = doc.querySelector('svg');
+        if (svgNode) {
+          svgWrap.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(svgNode, true));
+        }
         innerG.appendChild(svgWrap);
         this.wiresOverlayEl.appendChild(innerG);
       } else {
@@ -339,13 +345,16 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
       const top = Math.min(this.lassoStart.y, this.lassoCurrent.y);
       const bottom = Math.max(this.lassoStart.y, this.lassoCurrent.y);
 
+      const isEraseMode = this.context.getActiveTool() === 'erase';
+      const lassoColor = isEraseMode ? 'var(--text-error)' : 'var(--interactive-accent)';
+
       rect.setAttribute('x', left.toString());
       rect.setAttribute('y', top.toString());
       rect.setAttribute('width', (right - left).toString());
       rect.setAttribute('height', (bottom - top).toString());
-      rect.setAttribute('fill', 'var(--interactive-accent)');
+      rect.setAttribute('fill', lassoColor);
       rect.setAttribute('fill-opacity', '0.2');
-      rect.setAttribute('stroke', 'var(--interactive-accent)');
+      rect.setAttribute('stroke', lassoColor);
       rect.setAttribute('stroke-width', '1');
       rect.setAttribute('stroke-dasharray', '4,4');
       this.wiresOverlayEl.appendChild(rect);
@@ -403,8 +412,11 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
         }
 
         const parser = new DOMParser();
-        const doc = parser.parseFromString(svg, 'image/svg+xml');
-        visual.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(doc.documentElement, true));
+        const doc = parser.parseFromString(svg, 'text/html');
+        const svgNode = doc.querySelector('svg');
+        if (svgNode) {
+          visual.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(svgNode, true));
+        }
         el.appendChild(visual);
 
         if (elem.label) {
@@ -591,8 +603,10 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
         svgMarkup: template.svgMarkup,
         tikzCommand: template.tikzCommand
       });
-    } else if (activeTool === 'select') {
-      this.context.handleSelectVertices([]);
+    } else if (activeTool === 'select' || activeTool === 'erase') {
+      if (activeTool === 'select') {
+        this.context.handleSelectVertices([]);
+      }
 
       this.lassoStart = coords;
       this.lassoCurrent = coords;
@@ -605,7 +619,11 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
 
       const onMouseUp = () => {
         if (this.lassoStart && this.lassoCurrent) {
-          this.applyLassoSelection();
+          if (activeTool === 'erase') {
+            this.applyLassoErase();
+          } else {
+            this.applyLassoSelection();
+          }
         }
         this.lassoStart = null;
         this.lassoCurrent = null;
@@ -619,6 +637,36 @@ export class CanvasGrid {
     }
   }
 
+  private applyLassoErase() {
+    if (!this.lassoStart || !this.lassoCurrent) return;
+
+    const left = Math.min(this.lassoStart.x, this.lassoCurrent.x);
+    const right = Math.max(this.lassoStart.x, this.lassoCurrent.x);
+    const top = Math.min(this.lassoStart.y, this.lassoCurrent.y);
+    const bottom = Math.max(this.lassoStart.y, this.lassoCurrent.y);
+
+    const isInside = (x: number, y: number) => {
+      return x >= left && x <= right && y >= top && y <= bottom;
+    };
+
+    const toDeleteIds: string[] = [];
+    this.context.getElements().forEach(elem => {
+      if (elem.type === 'wire' && elem.x2 !== undefined && elem.y2 !== undefined) {
+        if (isInside(elem.x, elem.y) || isInside(elem.x2, elem.y2)) {
+          toDeleteIds.push(elem.id);
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (isInside(elem.x, elem.y)) {
+          toDeleteIds.push(elem.id);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (toDeleteIds.length > 0) {
+      this.context.handleDeleteElements(toDeleteIds);
+    }
+  }
+
   private applyLassoSelection() {
     if (!this.lassoStart || !this.lassoCurrent) return;
 
diff --git a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/left-sidebar.ts b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/left-sidebar.ts
index 0f94d0f..2567781 100644
--- a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/left-sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/left-sidebar.ts
@@ -288,8 +288,11 @@ export class LeftSidebar {
         const svgContainer = card.createDiv({ cls: 'svg-container' });
 
         const compSvgParser = new DOMParser();
-        const compSvgDoc = compSvgParser.parseFromString(comp.svgMarkup, 'image/svg+xml');
-        svgContainer.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(compSvgDoc.documentElement, true));
+        const compSvgDoc = compSvgParser.parseFromString(comp.svgMarkup, 'text/html');
+        const svgNode = compSvgDoc.querySelector('svg');
+        if (svgNode) {
+          svgContainer.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(svgNode, true));
+        }
         card.createEl('span', { cls: 'comp-label', text: comp.name });
 
         card.onclick = () => {
diff --git a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/right-sidebar.ts b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/right-sidebar.ts
index d9c9601..0255ec5 100644
--- a/src/features/tikz-editor/components/right-sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/features/tikz-editor/components/right-sidebar.ts
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export class RightSidebar {
         deleteBtn.appendChild(activeDocument.importNode(deleteDoc.documentElement, true));
         deleteBtn.createSpan({ text: ' Delete All Selected' });
         deleteBtn.onclick = () => {
-          selectedElements.forEach(el => this.context.handleDeleteElement(el.id));
+          this.context.handleDeleteElements(selectedElements.map(el => el.id));
         };
       } else {
         const emptyState = tabContent.createDiv({ cls: 'empty-state' });
diff --git a/src/features/tikz-editor/tikz-editor-modal.ts b/src/features/tikz-editor/tikz-editor-modal.ts
index 3ec5a53..b2c9473 100644
--- a/src/features/tikz-editor/tikz-editor-modal.ts
+++ b/src/features/tikz-editor/tikz-editor-modal.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ export class TikzEditorModal extends Modal implements TikzEditorContext {
   private activeTemplate: ComponentTemplate | null = null;
   private selectedVertices: SelectedVertex[] = [];
   private snapToGrid = true;
-  private halfGrid = false;
+  private halfGrid = true;
   private pictureOptions = '';
   private zoom = 1.0;
+  private copiedElements: EditorElement[] = [];
 
   // Panning state
   private isSpacePressed = false;
@@ -306,14 +307,23 @@ export class TikzEditorModal extends Modal implements TikzEditorContext {
   }
 
   handleDeleteElement(id: string) {
-    this.elements = this.elements.filter(el => el.id !== id);
-    this.selectedVertices = this.selectedVertices.filter(v => v.elementId !== id);
+    this.handleDeleteElements([id]);
+  }
+
+  handleDeleteElements(ids: string[]) {
+    if (ids.length === 0) return;
+    this.elements = this.elements.filter(el => !ids.includes(el.id));
+    this.selectedVertices = this.selectedVertices.filter(v => !ids.includes(v.elementId));
     this.saveHistoryState();
     this.renderCanvas();
     this.renderRightSidebar();
   }
 
   handleSelectTool(tool: 'select' | 'wire' | 'text' | 'erase') {
+    if (tool === 'erase' && this.selectedVertices.length > 0) {
+      const uniqueIds = Array.from(new Set(this.selectedVertices.map(v => v.elementId)));
+      this.handleDeleteElements(uniqueIds);
+    }
     this.activeTool = tool;
     this.activeTemplate = null;
     this.selectedVertices = [];
@@ -323,6 +333,42 @@ export class TikzEditorModal extends Modal implements TikzEditorContext {
     this.renderRightSidebar();
   }
 
+  duplicateElements(elementsToDuplicate: EditorElement[]) {
+    if (elementsToDuplicate.length === 0) return;
+
+    const offset = this.PX_PER_UNIT / 2; // Offset by half grid (40px)
+    const copies = elementsToDuplicate.map(el => {
+      const copy: EditorElement = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(el));
+      copy.id = this.createId();
+      copy.x += offset;
+      copy.y += offset;
+      if (copy.x2 !== undefined) copy.x2 += offset;
+      if (copy.y2 !== undefined) copy.y2 += offset;
+      return copy;
+    });
+
+    this.elements = [...this.elements, ...copies];
+
+    // Select the newly duplicated elements
+    const newSelection: SelectedVertex[] = [];
+    copies.forEach(copy => {
+      if (copy.type === 'wire') {
+        newSelection.push({ elementId: copy.id, vertex: 'start' });
+        newSelection.push({ elementId: copy.id, vertex: 'end' });
+      } else {
+        newSelection.push({ elementId: copy.id, vertex: 'center' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.selectedVertices = newSelection;
+    this.activeTool = 'select';
+    this.activeTemplate = null;
+
+    this.saveHistoryState();
+    this.renderCanvas();
+    this.renderRightSidebar();
+  }
+
   handleSelectTemplate(template: ComponentTemplate) {
     this.activeTemplate = template;
     this.selectedVertices = [];
@@ -475,6 +521,53 @@ export class TikzEditorModal extends Modal implements TikzEditorContext {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (e.key === 'Delete' || e.key === 'Backspace') {
+      if (this.selectedVertices.length > 0) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const uniqueIds = Array.from(new Set(this.selectedVertices.map(v => v.elementId)));
+        this.handleDeleteElements(uniqueIds);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'c') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const uniqueIds = Array.from(new Set(this.selectedVertices.map(v => v.elementId)));
+      const selectedElements = this.elements.filter(el => uniqueIds.includes(el.id));
+      if (selectedElements.length > 0) {
+        this.copiedElements = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(selectedElements));
+        showNotice(`Copied ${selectedElements.length} component(s)`);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'v') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (this.copiedElements && this.copiedElements.length > 0) {
+        this.duplicateElements(this.copiedElements);
+        const offset = this.PX_PER_UNIT / 2;
+        this.copiedElements.forEach(el => {
+          el.x += offset;
+          el.y += offset;
+          if (el.x2 !== undefined) el.x2 += offset;
+          if (el.y2 !== undefined) el.y2 += offset;
+        });
+        showNotice(`Pasted ${this.copiedElements.length} component(s)`);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'd') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const uniqueIds = Array.from(new Set(this.selectedVertices.map(v => v.elementId)));
+      const selectedElements = this.elements.filter(el => uniqueIds.includes(el.id));
+      if (selectedElements.length > 0) {
+        this.duplicateElements(selectedElements);
+        showNotice(`Duplicated ${selectedElements.length} component(s)`);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     const key = e.key.toLowerCase();
     if (key === 'v' || key === 's') {
       e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/src/features/tikz-editor/types.ts b/src/features/tikz-editor/types.ts
index 1d40912..5523271 100644
--- a/src/features/tikz-editor/types.ts
+++ b/src/features/tikz-editor/types.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export interface TikzEditorContext {
   handleUpdateElement(updated: EditorElement, saveHistory?: boolean): void;
   handleUpdateElements(updatedElements: EditorElement[], saveHistory?: boolean): void;
   handleDeleteElement(id: string): void;
+  handleDeleteElements(ids: string[]): void;
   handleSelectTool(tool: 'select' | 'wire' | 'text' | 'erase'): void;
   handleSelectTemplate(template: ComponentTemplate): void;
   generateTikzSource(): string;
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 1d01c57..7a99f90 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "0.0.1": "1.3.5",
-  "0.0.3": "1.3.5"
+  "0.0.3": "1.3.5",
+  "0.0.3.1": "1.3.5"
 }