The Optical Condense path effect applied to a sample shape
Lettering

Optical Condense

Narrow a wordmark to fit a tight measure without the stems going spindly, since compensation pushes the vertical walls back out as the width scales.

FamilyLettering
Parameters2 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 2 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Condense-80 to 80, default 22
  2. Stem compensation0 to 200, default 70

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