How to Make an SVG from a Font in Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

Fonts are one of the easiest ways to make SVG files for your Cricut, Silhouette, or other electronic cutting machine! In this video, you'll learn to make an SVG from a font, which fonts work well (and which ones don't!), and how to prepare your files so they cut on a cutting machine.

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0:00 Intro
0:37 Using the text tool
1:21 Resizing text
2:16 Changing fonts
3:10 Saving as an .ai file
4:24 Saving as a .svg file
5:02 Outlining fonts
6:55 Uniting text
7:40 Making a compound path
9:21 Checking for problems
11:35 Saving changes
12:06 Good fonts for cutting
14:25 Using simplify
16:11 Wrap up

[kcohj]

I love your tutorials. The more, the merrier. And, the best part is you never know when the knowledge you gain can be used in other applications/programs/etc. Knowledge is power. Keep 'em coming, Cori!

[tobie]

Thank you! I'm going to give it a whirl.

[BeVibrantAlways]

your tutorials are just amazing. thank you

[Garcia-zyon]

You made it so clear to me to understand, I think you are great, thank you!

[deborahdepersis]

I just found your tutorial and I am so Happy I did. You are amazing and make it seem so much easier than I could have ever thought.

[EVILxHEMI]

Fantastic tutorial! I am pretty good with Illustrator but knew nothing about fonts > SVG files. I have been enlightened! HAHA! Thank you so much! It's not as scary as I thought it would be! I'll be watching more of your tutorials! 🙂

[zvisubs]

I'm just getting started with my new Glowforge Pro. I am obsessed with fonts! I have listened to your podcast. I just started using Illustrator. Thank you!

[LaMandeville]

Really enjoyed the tutorial and kinda makes me want to do an AI subscription but I already have too many subscriptions. Wish there was an almost free or free app or software the would do these same things for SVGs (besides Inkscape that is really a complicated program). Thanks again!