Select the add layer menu > Type layer.
Last updated on
Jul. 2, 2025
Use styles to easily customize the text.
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Note
By default, when a type layer is created, sample text appears within a bounding box.
Select anywhere inside the bounding box to begin typing the desired text.
Select Text options to apply the following styles to the text as needed:
- Font family: Specify the family of fonts used for the text.
- Style: Define the variant of the font (e.g., bold, italic, regular).
- Size: Determine the height of the text characters.
- Color: Set the color of the text.
- Line height: Adjust the vertical space between lines of text.
- Tracking: Control the spacing between all characters in a text block.
- Caps: Change the text to uppercase letters, either fully or selectively.
- Superscript/Subscript: Adjust text to appear above (superscript) or below (subscript) the baseline.
- Underline: Add a line beneath the text for emphasis.
- Strikethrough: Add a line through the middle of the text.
- Alignment: Determine the positioning of the text relative to its container (left, center, or right).
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