Section 15P
Working with Text
Writing with Fonts
Cricut Design Space offers Cricut fonts specifically designed to be drawn with a pen and not cut. While
most fonts will trace the outside of the letters, writing style fonts feature letters with single strokes, so
they’re the most similar to handwritten text.
Changing your font to a writing style
Step 1: To change your font to a writing style, select your text and then click on the Edit tab to open the
Edit panel.
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Working with Text
Writing with Fonts
Step 2: Click on the first dropdown in the Edit panel to filter for different font options. There are five
options to choose from. Select the “Has Writing Style” option to find fonts specifically designed to be
drawn with a pen and not cut. Keep in mind that not all fonts have a writing style option available.
Writing style fonts automatically default to being drawn with a pen rather than cut. The text on the
design screen will be changed to a Write Line Types.
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Step 3: Choose a font design by clicking on the Font Type menu. Scroll through the options or enter a
name in the search field and then click on a font of choice. The new font will be displayed.
Step 4: Click on the Layers tab to open the Layers panel. Select the image layer to display the Line Type
flyout. Make adjustments to the pen color.
Tip: You will notice the line type is set to write and the color options have changed to match the colors of
the available Cricut pens.
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Writing with Fonts
Step 5: You need to indicate which layer the text should be written on. To do this, you need to use the
Attach feature. Ungroup the image you are attaching your text to if it has multiple layers.
Step 6: Select both the text to be written and the image or layer you would like it to write on.
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Writing with Fonts
Step 7: Once your images have been selected, click “Attach” on the Layers panel. Your text will be
converted to an image and will be written on the layer it has been attached to.
Step 8: You will know that your images are attached because they will appear as an Attached Set on the
layers panel. Click “Go” to begin the cutting process.
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Writing with Fonts
Step 9: The images will appear on the Mat preview screen exactly as you have them arranged on your
project. Click “Go” to continue.
Step 10: During the cutting process, you will be prompted to insert your pen when necessary.
Tip: If items are not attached, Cricut Design Space will cut in paper saver mode, meaning it will
automatically place objects on the cutting mat as close together as possible to conserve material and
written text will be placed on its own cutting mat.
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