You can adjust the size of your text by clicking away to exit edit mode. Glyphs were added to the rest of the text to give the lovely result in the image below. A quick and easy way of accessing glyphs for Inkscape is by using the Character Map.įor our text below we highlighted the B for Bundles, copied the glyph in Character Map and pasted into Inkscape. Glyphs can contain swirls, shapes, and so on to enhance the look of your text. More and more fonts today come with a selection of glyphs. Do this by clicking + dragging your mouse over your text. If this happens you need to select or highlight the font while in edit mode, then change it accordingly. However, you may at times find that the font doesn’t change. You don’t need to highlight your text to change the font. If you click away at any time, just double click on the text to access the edit mode. You will only be able to change the font when you are in text edit mode. You can choose from a list of fonts on your system or type in the font name. Start typing out your text.Īt the top left corner of the screen, click on Select Font Family. Select the tool then click anywhere in the document. You can find the tool on the left hand side toolbar. To add your text you will need to use the Create and edit text objects tool. The Install button was clicked at the top and the font installed. If you need further help with this, we have a great tutorial on installing fonts on a PC or Mac.Īs we are using a PC for this tutorial, once the font file was downloaded, we double clicked to open the installation.

We downloaded and installed our fonts before opening Inkscape. You can use any font that is available on your system. If you would like to use another font, browse through our modern calligraphy fonts for more options. We will be using a calligraphy script font font called Pretty Baby. These glyphs can be accessed with the Character Map and used in Inkscape.

Many fonts come with glyphs which add further detail to your text. Fonts play an important role in design such as enhancing the display of your product. In our tutorial we will show you how to use fonts in Inkscape.

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