# Creating a dotted line

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 4, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015 "2003-05-04T02:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![dirtbikephil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@dirtbikephil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dirtbikephil)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015/1 "2003-05-04T02:04:53Z")

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Does anyone know how to create a 1-px dotted line in Flash. The one they have for the line tool is too blurry at 1px. Thanks.

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**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:** [May 4, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015/2 "2003-05-04T03:31:48Z")

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try this. it might work

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/usingtext.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/usingtext.htm)

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**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:** [May 4, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015/3 "2003-05-04T03:33:30Z")

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Bump it up to 2px… its almost the same size, but darker and clearer.

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**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:** [May 4, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015/4 "2003-05-04T03:34:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Alex \*  
> \*\*try this. it might work

[kirupa.com - Text In Flash: Make it Legible!](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/usingtext.htm) \*\*

And how would that tutorial for text work for creating a dotted line Alex :q: :sure:

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**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:** [May 4, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-dotted-line/20015/5 "2003-05-04T03:35:49Z")

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for some reason i though that it would work for lines to…

its been along stressful day with a near death expirence. ☹

sorry about that.