# Blurry text from Photoshop **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414 "2003-04-16T15:59:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jillymo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/1 "2003-04-16T15:59:21Z")
Anyone have any good tips on getting crisp text (for web) in Photoshop? Without setting anti-aliasing to none? I am sure ppl that use photoshop know what I mean about how it looks slightly blurry when viewed online. I have not been able to find any good advice :-\ Thanks for any help :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/2 "2003-04-16T16:01:47Z")
i just change the AA to none…i dont know any other way ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/3 "2003-04-16T17:57:38Z")
Can you give an example? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/4 "2003-04-16T18:27:05Z")
do pixel fonts work in photoshop?? never tried but that may be what he (or she) is talking about. But other than that turn off alia is the only other way I know of. Actually unless you wanna get into alpha channels or zooming in real close and changin pixel by pixel the alias color. (real tedious) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/5 "2003-04-16T18:29:40Z")
some pixle fonts do and some dont, i always use them though. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/6 "2003-04-16T21:17:41Z")
The whole point is, I don’t want a pixel font and I dont want to set the aa to none. I want it to not look pixely, but not blurry and I just thought maybe I missed out on a way to achieve this. I thank you for your efforts though… :cyborg: I’m a she… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/7 "2003-04-16T21:19:59Z")
The best thing I can recommend is to play around with the aa setting until you acheive the look you desire. When it comes to tiny fonts (anything 10pt or below), however, I don’t think there’s a way to successfully achieve crisp small fonts without turning aa off. Anyway, if someone has a method - please share. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/8 "2003-04-16T21:31:57Z")
you could try running the sharpen filter… i dont know how succesful it would be… but it couldnt hurt to try ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/9 "2003-04-16T21:34:23Z")
Yes I tried that - it does help a little but if used more than one or two times, it starts distorting the text. :crazy: :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/10 "2003-04-16T21:35:49Z")
yeah… i thought that’s what would happen sorry, it was just a shot in the dark ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/11 "2003-04-17T01:01:01Z")
Hi, I don’t think is anything you can do about sharp type from PS. It all comes down to resolution. 72 dpi is the max allowed for images on the web or screen view. Even if you import type from Illustrator or any other vector app. into PS. The resolution still the same (72dpi). Hope this can help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-text-from-photoshop/18414/12 "2003-04-17T01:05:24Z")
what I suggest is zoom in and crispen it manually. Or change the aa settings to crisp or what have you.