How to Keep Text in SVG When Saved in Illustrator
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How to Keep Text in SVG When Saved in Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator enables you to quickly find fonts that make your logo greatly fascinating. But if you have trouble keeping the text intact when saving it in the SVG file format, here is what you can do to make it right.
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Step 1: Vectorize the Text
The text you created or uploaded may still not be a vector graphic. To make it into vector artwork, select the text and head over to “Object” and click on “Expand” to get into the window where you need to go over the settings. In the “Expand” dialog box, tick on both “Object” and “Fill” and click “OK.”
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Step 2: Zoom in to Ensure the Text Is Now a Vector Graphic
Go to the toolbar on the left and find the “Zoom” icon which looks like a magnifying glass, then click on it. Now, tap on the text and zoom in. You should see vectors all over the text but there could also be design space around it if you look closely. This will eventually cut some parts of the text so do not leave it that way.
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Step 3: Unite the Text with Pathfinder
To connect the text, go to “Pathfinder.” You can find this on the top right of your artboard but if you do not have it there, go to the taskbar and click on “Window.” Select “Pathfinder” and make sure it is properly ticked for the tools to be displayed. Click the “Unite” icon from there.
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Step 4: Save the File as SV>
When you have done all the necessary work, hit “File” and click “Save As” to save the file. In the “Save As” dialog box, make sure to change the format type to SVG before you click the “Save” button. Tap on “OK” in the “SVG Options” window to complete the saving process.
FAQs
Why does the font change when the text is saved as SVG?
The font is displayed incorrectly probably because it has not been installed yet in your operating system’s fonts library.
What should be done to keep the font in SVG format?
You may change the text or font of your logo, otherwise, you can download it as a PDF and import the file into your vector graphics software.
Can text be rasterized in Adobe Illustrator?
Yes, simply head over to the toolbar and select the “Type Tool,” then add text to the Illustrator document, select the text, click on “Object” at the overhead taskbar, tap on “Rasterize,” choose “Type-Optimized (Hinted) as the Anti-Aliasing” option to rasterize the text.
Is SVG a vector file?
Yes, SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics which is a web-friendly vector file format, hence, highly capable of storing images through mathematical formulas that are based on the lines and points on a grid.
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