# Laser engraving with font

**URL:** <https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/laser-engraving-with-font/4472>\
**Category:** Showcase & Prints\
**Created:** [August 27, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/laser-engraving-with-font/4472 "2019-08-27T07:28:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![thenull3rs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@thenull3rs](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/thenull3rs)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/laser-engraving-with-font/4472/1 "2019-08-27T07:28:39Z")

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Hi

Just wondering if someone can help and point me in the right direction

When laser engraving with different fonts, if I choose no fill it shows the outline of the letters but with lines in the middle where the letters join but if I choose to fill it inverts them and fills in around it

Just want to no how do I fill the letters without the part where the laser misses!

 ![IMG_20190827_082209](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/2X/5/580f7d95042e88ffbf92e6209604a04a0c3c7a3b.jpg)

 ![IMG_20190827_082159](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/2X/1/18b0685d845ad3a0fd304225d8ec34324295e005.jpg)

I hope you understand, I have uploaded some photos so someone can help

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**Author:** ![Herde-112](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/herde-112/32/24228_2.png) [@Herde-112](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Herde-112)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/laser-engraving-with-font/4472/2 "2023-09-26T07:10:32Z")

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Have you found a solution?

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**Author:** ![Skreelink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/skreelink/32/16398_2.png) [@Skreelink](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Skreelink)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/laser-engraving-with-font/4472/3 "2023-09-26T11:24:27Z")

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There isn’t a way to do it in Luban directly. You’ll have to either use software that does font welding, such as Lightburn, or generate the text as a single SVG or PNG in other software like Inkscape and import it. If you use a high qualtiy PNG, select vector and it’ll trace it and it’ll work from there. A cheater way to make a PNG would be simply to make your text, zoom in, save a screenshot, crop as needed, and import the image, then vector trace. It’s a stupid work around, but it should work if you’re stuck only using Luban.

EDIT: Quick test using the method I outlined above yielded this gcode preview, regular text mode on top, screenshoted text, saved as image, reimported, and vector traced on bottom;

 ![Screenshot 2023-09-26 062648](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/3X/d/2/d2fe28db60a8d1032b605e638ee2960a79796e66.png)