Line through text

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September 1, 2020
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Hello,

How do i make a line go through my text? I want the yellow line to go through my text without overlapping.

Here is how it looks:

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Correct answer Monika Gause

Like this but without having to do it manually bcs i made this by cropping the line and having to make a line for each letter

Ah, OK!

So you want to make a clipping mask.

If the text is already outlined, make sure it's a compound path. Then put on top of the line, select both and Object > Clipping mask > Make.

Then select the path of the mask with the direct selection tool and apply the stroke.

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

As far as I understand the request, the desired result is a line across the entire word that should not appear on (or behind) the counters and between the single characters.

If that assumption is true, I'd recommend to draw a line below the type object, align as desired, select both and then make a clipping mask. After that you may have to direct select the type object again and give it a stroke or fill attribute.