# Embedded fonts get blurry
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 15, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680 "2003-07-15T17:26:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@KIOD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KIOD)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/1 "2003-07-15T17:26:55Z")
I have a masked dynamic text field that load a .txt file on another location on my server. The text get blurry and ugly. Is there a way around this? If I dont embedd the text field my text wont show. ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/2 "2003-07-15T17:28:23Z")
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/bitmap\_fonts.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/bitmap_fonts.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/3 "2003-07-15T18:21:33Z")
The fonts get blurry because of the embedding. My X and Y coordinates are whole numbers like 23.0 and 54.0.
When I take away the embedding the text looks smooth , but I have to have it because of a mask over the movie. OR , DO I?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/4 "2003-07-15T18:26:35Z")
If you are masking the text then it has to be embedded. Is the textfield inside a movie clip or button?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/5 "2003-07-15T18:46:31Z")
The text field is on a .swf that is loaded behinde a mask in a empty MC on my main .swf.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/6 "2003-07-15T18:47:22Z")
The empty movie clip should be on whole number coordinates.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/7 "2003-07-15T18:55:17Z")
It is on whole numbers. ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/8 "2003-07-15T19:17:40Z")
Are you using font size = 8?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/9 "2003-07-15T21:56:41Z")
I tried out with Arial font size 8 and it got too small , but when I tried my pixel font it got clean and sharp. My only worries are when a visitor without that font installed wants to read the text. What will happend then?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-get-blurry/25680/10 "2003-07-15T22:01:01Z")
If you embed the text he will see the font even if he doesnt have it installed.
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flashfonts.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flashfonts.htm)