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JamesCreative
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February 18, 2026
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Dynamic Text should preserve Area Type in custom shape (don’t force rectangle)

  • February 18, 2026
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When you have Area Type inside a custom vector shape, toggling/converting to Dynamic Text turns it into a rectangular bounding box, losing the shape container. This is surprising/destructive and reads like a bug in workflow, even if it’s “by design.”

Request: Let Dynamic Text work with shape-based area type containers (any closed path/shape layer) so resizing the shape reflows the text within the shape.

Steps:

Draw a custom shape (closed).

Add Area Type inside it.

Toggle/Convert Dynamic Text → becomes rectangle.

Why it matters: templates/badges/social layouts need responsive text and non-rect containers.