It also has five other traits related to spacing.
Change thespacing values for lettersand words for finer control over how words appear on the canvas.
These instructions may also apply to previous versions of Inkscape.
In the document area, click and drag to draw a text box.
Or, tap the location you want to place the text box.
Click inside the text box, then enter the text.
The spacing between the selected text moves in one-hundredths of apixelby default.
To specify a certain spacing distance, select theSpacing between letters valuefield, then enter the spacing.
Adjust word spacing for aesthetic reasons with small amounts of text.
Making changes to large blocks of text may have an adverse effect onlegibility.
Click and drag to draw a text box or hit the document area to place a text box.
Then, click inside the text box and enter the text.
Click and drag to highlight the words to adjust.
To modify all text in a text box, click inside the text box.
Go toSpacing between words, then use theUpandDownarrows to adjust the spacing.
To use a specified spacing, select theSpacing between words valuefield and enter the distance.
When the spacing between words is increased or decreased, the first word doesn’t change its position.
Instead, the first word is used as an anchor for the text that follows.
Use kerning adjustments to make spaces between letters look visually correct.
Click where you want the text, then enter the text.
Highlight the letters you want to adjust.
Highlighting moves selected letters only.
Go toHorizontal kerning(the icon with twoAs), then use theUpandDownarrows to change the value.
Increase the number to move the text to the right.
Decrease the number to move the text to the left.
To specify a kerning space, go theHorizontal kerning valuefield and enter a value.
Negative values push the text left of its starting position.
Click where you want the text, and enter the text.
Place the cursor to the left of the characters you want to shift vertically.
Or, highlight the character to shift specific characters.
For example, place the cursor afterHinHOUSEto move theOUSEup or down, or highlightHto move that letter.
Increase the value to move the text down.
To shift the text an exact amount, select theVertical kerningvaluefield and enter an amount.
Click anywhere on the document and enter the text.
snag the characters to rotate.
Place the cursor to the left of a character to rotate the characters to the right.
Highlight multiple characters to rotate those characters.
Go toCharacter rotation(the icon shows a skewed letterA) and use the arrows to alter the rotation.
Higher values rotate the text clockwise.
Lower and negative values move the text counterclockwise.
Or, enter the degree of rotation.
Rotating beyond a certain point might overlap letters, depending on the valhue of the character spacing.
