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ideallyrob
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January 28, 2019
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Transparent Stroke

  • January 28, 2019
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I have read multiple forums, and videos but no one seems to have an answer for me. I have a simple question. I have chosen a font that I love, however the size that I want makes the text a bit more bold than I was hoping. I already checked, and there are no other font families. Currently I have a white stroke around it, but I was wondering if there is any way to make it transparent(instead of white) so it's versatile over any background. Thank you.

-Robert

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    Correct answer Ton Frederiks

    If your Appearance panel looks the same as in my screendumps it should work.

    But forget it and use Monikas method:

    Select your text with the Selection Tool (V) and use Effect > Path > Offset Path with a negative value.

    3 replies

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 28, 2019

    Apply Effect > Path > Offset path to the text object

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 28, 2019

      Of course, much easier :-)

        Ton Frederiks
        Community Expert
        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 28, 2019

        You could use a Kockout Group.

        In the Appearance Panel add a stroke.

        Here a 6 pt yellow stroke was added above the filled characters.

        Change the opacity of the stroke to 0%.

        Click the last item at the bottom of the Appearance panel: Opacity and check the Knockout Group checkbox.

        The stroke should become transparent and make the characters thinner.

        Daniel E Lane
        Daniel E Lane
        Inspiring
        January 28, 2019

        I was thinking that as well, but I've never been able to get that to look clean doing that. The font edges are always kind of crunchy. It kind of looks that way on yours as well. hmmm...

        JonathanArias
        JonathanArias
        Legend
        January 28, 2019

        a transparent stroke will remove the weight. which will give you 0 stroke.

        ideallyrob
        ideallyrobAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 28, 2019

        Thank you. So how could I make the text thinner? I tried offsetting a path, but that didn't seem to work.

        Daniel E Lane
        Daniel E Lane
        Inspiring
        January 28, 2019

        Not a lot you can do other than with the stroke outline subtracting from the text. There could be a version of the font out there though that is already what you are looking for. If you do a broader search for it, you may find that it's there on a different font site than you found this one on.

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