\documentclass[tikz]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{tkz-euclide} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \tkzInit[xmax=5,ymax=5,xmin=-5,ymin=-5] \tkzGrid \tkzAxeXY \draw[thick, latex-latex] (-1,4) -- (4,-6) node[anchor=south west] {$a$}; \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}