Stroke to negative space cutting through the O to the blue

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August 14, 2023
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Hi,

I want the stroke of the procent symbol to cut through the O so that we can see the blue behind. How do I do that? Thanks

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Bobby Henderson

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Here is another "recipe" for creating the effect. Expand the fill and stroke of the percent symbol. Use the Pathfinder tools to make the expanded stroke cut through the "O" in the background. I usually prefer using the Offset Path command to create outline effects around letters since it doesn't produce additional paths on the inside of the letter.

The method I describe is more "destructive," but it is also more compatible with other kinds of graphics applications. Also the results are more compatible with cutting tools like vinyl plotters and routing tables. Line strokes and other live path effects mean nothing to these kinds of devices; they only "see" editable paths.

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LillaBjornaAuthor

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Tried all the pathfinder options. Which one did you mean?

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Bobby Henderson

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With two objects selected the Minus Front command will make one object cut through an object behind it. In relation to your original image, the gray outline around the "Lorem" letters will cut through the red ampersand. That's provided if the gray outline around the "Lorem" letters is expanded into an editable vector shape. It won't work if it's just a live outline stroke. Using Offset Path is a less complicated approach for that kind of effect.