Text effects and curved text
The editor's nine text effects (Drop, Glow, Outline, Hollow, Splice, Background, Echo, Glitch, Neon) plus arc text for round labels and stamps. Try them live.
Plain text sells fewer candles. The editor ships nine one-click text effects and true curved text: the two features customers reach for most on round labels, stamps, and apparel prints.
Try all nine#
The nine text effects
In the app these live behind the ✨ Effects button, with per-effect controls for offset, blur, and colour.
The effects, described#
| Effect | What it does |
|---|---|
| Drop | A hard offset shadow behind the text |
| Glow | A soft, centred halo around the letters |
| Outline | A stroke around filled letters, for two-colour text |
| Hollow | Stroke only, transparent fill |
| Splice | Outline plus an offset solid shadow, a retro sticker look |
| Background | The text sits in a padded, rounded colour block |
| Echo | Faded copies trail behind the original |
| Glitch | RGB-split copies for a digital, glitchy look |
| Neon | Layered glows that read as a lit neon sign |
Each effect has its own controls in the app (offset, blur, and colour) so "Drop" on one product can look completely different from "Drop" on another. Effects work in every customer mode and export at full print resolution like everything else.
Curved text#
Curved (arc) text bends a line of text along a circle. It's essential for round stamps, jar lids, bottle caps, and badge-style logos.
Select a text object and enable Curve, then adjust:
- Diameter: the size of the arc's circle, in your template's physical units
- Smile / Frown: flip between text curving up (along the bottom of a circle) and down (along the top)
- Offset: slide the text around the arc to position it exactly
You can also attach text to a shape: select a shape, choose Attach text, and the text follows that shape's path, with padding and offset controls.
The round-stamp starter templates use curved perimeter text out of the box. Adopt one from the template library to see the technique, then tweak instead of building from zero.
For template authors#
Effects and curves are just object properties, so you can bake them into templates: author a neon headline or a curved company name, mark the text as customer-editable, and customers change the words while your styling stays intact. Pair with font and colour restrictions to keep results on-brand.
Related guides#
- Inside the editor for where the Effects panel lives
- Fonts for the 28 hand-picked families effects apply to
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