The Text Tool and Insert Text option are two different ways to create text in Aseprite. They share mostly the same options, with the Text Tool having a few more than Insert Text. The Text Tool can be accessed with T and the Insert Text menu can be accessed with Edit > Insert Text.
Picks the font to use for the text. Clicking on the selector opens a dropdown with the installed system fonts. Clicking "Load External Font" loads a font from a file.
Changes the font size. Depending on the font, some font sizes may have the * symbol next to them, indicating that the size is to pixel scale with the font.
Changes the font formatting. Options:
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Font Weight (bold) - Sets the font weight.
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Italic - Toggles italics.
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Antialias - Toggles antialising, which smoothes out the text.
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Hinting - Toggles hinting, which aligns the font to the pixel grid.
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Ligatures - Toggles ligatures.
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Fill (Text Tool only): Draws the font as a solid color.
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Stroke (Text Tool only): Draws the font as an outline.
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Stroke Width (Text Tool only): Controls the stroke width.
The color of the text. In the Text Tool, the foreground color is used instead.
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