How to add text outline in unity

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PetqImaQkaputka picture PetqImaQkaputka · Jun 30, 2016 · Viewed 11.3k times · Source

How can i add text outline in unity over a text UI object?

I want to do it in the designer/editor view. i cant see to find any useful topic and i also cant see how to add it from the designer view.

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My project is 2d and i'm using the latest unity version 5.3. I want to achieve similar effect.

Answer

Uri Popov picture Uri Popov · Jun 30, 2016

Or. Alternatively to Joe's answer. To simply add a outline effect to a normal .ttf font :

  1. Click on the text object from the Hierarchy

  2. Click the Add Component button in the inspector

  3. Type "outline" in the search bar.

  4. Add the outline component.

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