Since this is not a terribly unusual problem it might be of benefit to new users to have this discussion here where it will be searchable in the future, so I hope that's OK with you.įirst, are you on a Mac? If so then someone else will be along to help, and you can ignore my further comments. If your browser shows other SVGs but not yours, you've probably missed either step 6 (converting to text) or step 7 (plain SVG) above.Hi, in PM you communicated that you're still having probs. Once you've saved your file, if your browser supports SVGs (like recent versions of Firefox), you should be able to preview your file in it. make sure you choose 'plain SVG' from the drop-down list, not 'Inkscape SVG'!

If you don't do this, then commons may display only black boxes were the text is.ħ. This converts your free-flow text object into normal text-objects. While your text object is selected, go to Text -> Convert to Text. (or Shift + Ctrl + D) and click on the button saying 'fit page to selection'.Ħ. Resize the page to fit to your object: go to File > Document Properties. (Control keeps the ratio intact, which stops the text from becoming distorted.) What you're really defining here is the 'default display size', because the great thing about SVGs is of course is that they can scale without loss of quality.ĥ. Hold down 'Ctrl' and resize your text as required. Choose the font and size you want by pressing Shift + Ctrl + T.Ĥ. Press the 'arrow' icon (or 'F1') to 'select' your text object. Paste in your text from your other text editor. Click on the 'text object' icon (like an 'A') on the left hand menu - number 11 in the illustration - or hit 'F8'.ģ. Open up Inkscape and start a new document.Ģ.

an ability to view the text in a text editor on your computer (in other words.

Sometimes you might want an image of text, though, if you want to ensure that a character is viewable even though a reader might not have the required fonts, or if you want to show off a particular font. Usually, text is best represented as text, via a font that represents Unicode, because it enables readers and re-users to search, copy-and-paste, and edit the text easily. This is a tutorial on creating SVG representations of text using Inkscape, an open source vector graphics editor.

How to select text in inkscape