Illustrator Text Underline [best] Link

It is notably difficult to underline text that follows a curved path using the standard button. In these cases, using a custom brush or a separate path for the line is usually necessary.

: Select your text with the Type Tool (T) . Go to Window > Type > Character (or press Ctrl+T / Cmd+T ). illustrator text underline

If you need a different color, thickness, or distance from the baseline, manual tools like the or Pen Tool are better options. It is notably difficult to underline text that

Draw a thin rectangle under your text. This is useful for "thick" or blocky highlights where the underline is meant to be a background element. Go to Window > Type > Character (or press Ctrl+T / Cmd+T )

Under the ‘y’ in ‘anyway’, the line didn’t end. It frayed. It split into three thin, frantic hairs that sprinted off the edge of the page and into the black of the forest. That was the unknown. The surrender.