# Masking with custom fonts?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-custom-fonts/221700>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-custom-fonts/221700 "2007-04-06T14:41:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![tris3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@tris3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tris3d)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-custom-fonts/221700/1 "2007-04-06T14:41:38Z")

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I’m trying to create a simple shine across some of my custom text but for some reason you cannot duplicate the custom font and use it as a mask it just doesn’t work. The only option it seems it to paint around the text i have in order to be able to use the mask. Is there an easier way around this problem?

My layers would look like this

\>Duplicated custom font ( mask applied )  
\>Shine animation  
\>Custom font

It works fine when i use standard fonts. can anyone help?

thanks in advance!

Tris