# Problem with font quality **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044 "2003-07-18T20:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/1 "2003-07-18T20:45:54Z")
Hi I have a problem with my font quality. I have an interface and in the middle i have a window displaying external flash files, but the quality of the font in the externals is not very sharp. I have embed the text so that it actually shows up, and i have made it dynamic text, on even co ordinates, i’ve tried it all but with no luck, has anybody got any suggestions? ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/2 "2003-07-18T20:51:25Z")
What font are you using? If it’s a common font like Arial then you don’t need to embed it, you can just set it to dynamic text and it would look crisp. ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/3 "2003-07-18T20:53:10Z")
I am using square74 something , can’t remember the full name, but it is the space age sort of text! ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/4 "2003-07-18T20:55:05Z")
Make sure whatever object that contains your textbox is placed on whole cordinates as well. So if your text box is inside a movieclip, the text box and the movieclip both need to be on whole x and y cordinates. Also some fonts require that you use it at an even size like 4, 6, 8…etc ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/5 "2003-07-18T20:56:20Z")
Also, it might not be a pixel font… ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/6 "2003-07-18T20:57:57Z")
How would i go about making it a pixel font without reffering to any \*\*\*\*ty tutorials? ---
**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 18, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/7 "2003-07-18T20:59:36Z")
You can’t make it a pixel font, either the font is a pixel font or it’s not. If you want a pixel font then I suggest checking out [www.fontsforflash.com](http://www.fontsforflash.com) ---
**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 18, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-font-quality/26044/8 "2003-07-18T21:12:19Z")
The problem happens after i embed the text, but u see i have to embed the text so that it shows up when i am viewing the external through my interface, is there any ways around this, i want my text to be better quality!