# Illustrator

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator/155446>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 17, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator/155446 "2005-07-17T22:46:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bohner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@Bohner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bohner)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator/155446/1 "2005-07-17T22:46:22Z")

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My goal is, to fill the letter “S” with a B/W linear gradient. But I want the gradient to fill the “S” in the shape of an “S”, not top to bottom.

How can I do that? Is there smt like typing on a path, but with a gradient?