Select an object, group, or select layer in the Layers panel.
Last updated on
Sep 11, 2025
Learn how to create an inner or outer glow in Adobe Illustrator to enhance your design's depth and focus.
Select Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow or Effect > Stylize > Outer Glow.
Select the color preview square next to the Mode menu to specify a color for the glow.
In the dialog box that appears, adjust the following option:
- Mode: Specifies a blending mode for the glow.
- Opacity: Specifies the percentage of opacity you want for the glow.
- Blur: Specifies the distance from the center or edge of the selection where you want any blurring to occur.
- Center (Inner Glow only): Applies a glow that emanates from the center of the selection.
- Edge (Inner Glow only): Applies a glow that emanates from the inside edges of the selection.
Note
When you expand an object that uses an inner glow effect, the inner glow reveals itself as an opacity mask. If you expand an object that uses an outer glow, the outer glow becomes a transparent raster object.
Select OK.
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