# ::kerning + dynamic text fields::

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 6, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687 "2004-07-06T20:29:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ramanaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@ramanaut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ramanaut)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687/1 "2004-07-06T20:29:05Z")

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so, i desperately need to control kerning values  
of text that i’m loading from an external xml file.

i understand that you can assign html tags and/or  
CSS, but according to the built in action script  
reference i can’t find any support for kerning.

anybody figure out a way around this? i’m thinking  
that maybe i have to create my own custom font face  
that carries a concrete kerning value, but i’m not sure of  
how to do this (or if it would even work) and before i  
tackle it want to know if there’s an easier way.

haaaalp!

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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:** [July 20, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687/2 "2004-07-20T19:35:51Z")

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soooo… nobody has ever tried to do this? i doubt that.

i know one of you guru types have tried to control kerning on dynamic text…

spill!

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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:** [July 21, 2004, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687/3 "2004-07-21T11:37:44Z")

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The long and short of things:

Sorry, there’s no way under any versions of Flash right now to kern dynamic text. Either embed the text, or deal with un-kerned text.

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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:** [July 21, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kerning-dynamic-text-fields/56687/4 "2004-07-21T18:19:20Z")

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crap. i don’t really have the option of embedding. ah well. thanks for the info!