Character panel overview

The Character panel provides options for formatting characters. Some formatting options are also available from the options bar.

You can display the Character panel by doing one of the following:

Choose Window > Character, or click the Character panel tab if the panel is visible but not active.
With a type tool selected, click the Panel button in the options bar.

To set an option in the Character panel, choose a value from the pop‑up menu on the right side of the option. For options with numeric values, you can also use the up and down arrows to set the value, or you can edit the value directly in the text box. When you edit a value directly, press Enter or Return to apply a value, Shift+Enter or Shift+Return to apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, or Tab to apply a value and move to the next text box in the panel.

Character panel

A.: Font Family
B.: Font Size
C.: Vertical Scale
D.: Set Tsume option
E.: Tracking
F.: Baseline Shift
G.: Language
H.: Font Style
I.: Leading
J.: Horizontal scale
K.: Kerning

Note: You must select Show Asian Text Options in the Type preferences for the Set Tsume option to appear in the Character panel.

You can access additional commands and options in the Character panel menu. To use this menu, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel.