# Pixel font blur in Flash (any version)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 6, 2004, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204 "2004-02-06T11:24:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@snowboarder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snowboarder)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/1 "2004-02-06T11:24:49Z")
Hey guys!
I’ve a question to ask you, so if anyone knows the answer to this one, please reply! This is kind of urgent…
In Flash, if i try to use pixel fonts they tend to become blurry…no matter what I do, i can’t seem to get past this problem. Can anyone tell me what to do to get rid of that nasty blurry effect? (see the attached swf)
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/2 "2004-02-06T11:33:49Z")
Have you tried searching the forums?
Heres a list of threads for you to enjoy: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=247733&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=247733&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending)
And welcome to the forums 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/3 "2004-02-06T11:36:43Z")
ok seems the attachment’s not working, here’s a picture of the problem, although i’m sure most of you already know what the problem is about.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/4 "2004-02-06T11:38:34Z")
ok thanks i will look it up:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/5 "2004-02-06T13:06:22Z")
Ya that used to happen to me al the time, try making it a movie clips 1st of all, and if you want to make it a button, then change it from a movie clip to a buttton using the properties box, it may work, it does sometimes for me.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/6 "2004-02-06T16:10:19Z")
thanks, i will try. i’ve tried everything, setting x and y to exact numbers,the font size multiple of 8 etc… but its still blurry…
I’ve seen so many websites using pixel fonts and none of them have that problem. how did they do it??🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/7 "2004-02-06T16:45:45Z")
Can you tell me what font are you having problems with?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/8 "2004-02-06T17:05:30Z")
it looks like a pixel font so, make sure anti-aliasing is turned on, turn it into a dynamic text field (whether or not you NEED it to be dynamic), and embed the font.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-blur-in-flash-any-version/42204/9 "2004-02-06T17:48:03Z")
This happened to me just yesterday, and I was scared to post the question because I see it gets asked a lot. But thanks to the threads that were pointed out to me, I have it figured out.
1. Just because it’s called a Flash Font, doesn’t mean it is. People make some nice pixel fonts which look flash-like but aren’t.
2. Quick test to see if it IS flash-able: Make a dynamic text box, type something in it.
3. Place the text box and any even position (x = 102.0, y = 222.0 ---- NOT x = 102.3, y = 221.8).
4. Click “Character” at the lower right of the Properties palette. Embed “All Characters”.
5. Test it. If it’s crisp and clean, it’s flash-worthy. if it’s gunky and blurry, it’s just a regular Pixel Font, which means you can’t use that one.
6. Claudio gave me this link which had real Flash fonts:
[http://www.superlooper.de/](http://www.superlooper.de/)
That even numbered placement really got me though, because I had several MC that had text nested in them. They ALL have to be on even numbers. it took forever to re-align. And I had to click to embed them all, too.