Illustrator Force Justify leaving gaps or overhanging text?

[BenAmphora]

Hi

I'm having an issue with text justification in Illustrator – in a text box, when using pasted text (cleaned, spaces and returns removed) I go to use Force Justify in the Paragraph palate, but some lines either have a space at the end, or the word will overhang if I try a soft return? Even a full-Force Justify will do the same?

All Character setting seem fine – have tried adjusting kerning to Optical/Auto etc, but that doesn't fix it.

Is there something I can do to fix this or is it an actual bug??

Thanks

Ben

[pixxxelschubser]

Can you show us the same screenshot with visible hidden characters [Alt]+Strg]+ please.

[BenAmphora]

Here you go - different layout, but same thing happening with spaces at the end of the lines:

I did also try an alternate typeface in case it was corrupt, but the same happens.

[chanaart · Accepted solution]

Try to go to the flyout menu and change the justification and see if the alignment of the words will be better.

Justification is a big issue in typography and not always seems to work best in AI.

(I like it better in Indesign more flexibility)

check out Justification and play with it!

[BenAmphora]

Ah - thank you!! In the Justification fly out menu, the letter spacing was set at -10%, so when set at 0 the type aligned as it should!!

Thanks again! That's one ongoing headache sorted...

[chanaart]

Happy it worked out!

Cheers!

chana