# Font Outline
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994
**Category:** design
**Created:** [April 11, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994 "2003-04-11T20:55:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@nigeledge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nigeledge)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/1 "2003-04-11T20:55:55Z")
I’m working on an existing site for a friend. The original designer used Verdana font outline. I have no idea how he achieved this effect. Is there an easy way to get just the outline of a font in Flash? Or does someone know if there is a Verdana Outline font available somewhere.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/2 "2003-04-12T03:39:41Z")
Hi, the only font closest to the outline Verdana font that I know will be: Helvetica Neue Bold Outline from [http://www.adobe.com](http://www.adobe.com)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/3 "2003-04-12T14:00:27Z")
something tricky that might work is putting normal text in front of bold text, it would show only hte borders (i guess)
else you might brake apart the text and fill the lines, then clear out the text… but this would be long and take space I’d guess…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/4 "2003-04-12T14:06:12Z")
thats what i would say to do. i mean are you useing it just for the headers? cause if so then do what mlk said. if not i donno!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/5 "2003-04-12T15:02:30Z")
in illustrator turn the font into outlines and remove its fill, then give it a stroke colour / size of your choice. Now copy and paste this into flash (coverting into outlines makes the type a shape rather than a font)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/6 "2003-04-12T15:03:15Z")
You could add a stroke to Veranda in photoshop?
- Soul :s:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/7 "2003-04-12T15:05:00Z")
yeah but then its raster not vector.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/8 "2003-04-12T15:11:54Z")
Hi, there are many ways to achieve this effect. The one that looks more promising is the one from MARIOFAN. Or use Helvetica Neue Bold Outline it is the same font. Verdana is the same as Helvetica. Just different copyrights. from the type foudrys. Verdana is own by Microsoft and Helvetica is own by Adobe, Lonotype Hell, Agfa, Bitstream and others. This way you can use an actual FONT in Flash. Hope this will help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/9 "2003-04-12T15:24:01Z")
wow didnt know that! cool thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/10 "2003-04-12T15:47:27Z")
Thanks for the help everyone.
> \*Originally posted by mariofan \*
> \*\*in illustrator turn the font into outlines and remove its fill, then give it a stroke colour / size of your choice. Now copy and paste this into flash (coverting into outlines makes the type a shape rather than a font)
Ⓜ \*\*
This sounds like my best bet. Unfortunately I don’t have Illustrator… however, I do have Freehand. Can the same task be performed in Freehand?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/11 "2003-04-12T15:53:37Z")
i prefer freehand…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/12 "2003-04-12T22:32:53Z")
Is it even possible to outline a font in Freehand Mx though? I can’t figure it out.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/13 "2003-04-12T22:39:44Z")
I dont know i werked with it for very very little time
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-outline/17994/14 "2003-04-13T03:31:14Z")
You could do it in flash or photoshop. Just type the text and rasterize or break apart depending on the program u are using. Then you can jsut stroke the shape on another layer.