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November 1, 2025
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Illustrator Smart Guide Symbology

  • November 1, 2025
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Has Adobe published a dictionary of the symbols used in Smart Guides? The micro font and symbols used are too small to read or interpet. 

Thanks

 

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Monika Gause
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November 2, 2025

Which symbols are you referring to? I see words and lines, but could you show one of those symbols?

westdr1dwAuthor
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November 3, 2025

Monika;

I attempted to replicate the symbols with little success. Appears I was pushing the limits on manipulating Text on a path on a circle. Forcing the text to move in ways not expected when the symbols started. Since then I realized I was approaching the task from a wrong way and on track now. 

However, I still believe the Smart Guide symbols (Information) should be documented. There appears to be some undocumented features being over looked.

The symbols appeared to be truncated or so small to be of any real value. Trying to capture these using Snipping or Print Screen was a little difficult as they are temporary.

A description of some of the symbols;

1) An eye chart for Ants. This icon is ~1/4 in in size and looks like a micro version of a vision acuity wall chart.

2) A postage stamp with 3 dots on each side

3) Horizontal line, combined with a verticle line and Plus/Minus/Up/Down symbols

I understand these may not be part of the Smart Guides since they are not the traditional magenta color of Smart Guides. I was seeing the magenta symbols as I was trying to manipulate the Path.

 

These symbols have to be documented by Adobe somewhere . 

Monika Gause
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Community Expert
November 3, 2025

If you record a video, the symbols will be in it.

Kurt Gold
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November 1, 2025

I'd rather doubt there is some kind of dictionary.

 

To increase the font size of smart guide labels you may change the UI scaling in the User Interface section of the application preferences.

 

At least if that may be suitable for you.

westdr1dwAuthor
Legend
November 2, 2025

Already tried that and no help there. No documentation on messages in Smart Guide? emmmm. Am I the only one who thinks this is added value? Adobe should have it documented somewhere.  Thanks