HighlightText for Adobe Illustrator

HighlightText — script for adding highlighting strokes based on text lines.

Watch Demo
https://kinescope.io/6imAUvy7hxi7fKJNuk1Rad

Features

• Use % or an absolute value for width and height of strokes. Units: px, pt, in, mm, cm, m, ft, yd
• Type 'fit' (no quotes) to use the full width of the area
• Choose x-height, Cap Height or custom letter to define the relative height
• Experimental one-line highlighting of word ranges
• Set the individual alignment of strokes relative to text lines with the anchor point selector
• Set the distance to move strokes in the vertical direction with Y Offset
• Edit numeric values faster with arrow keys or left & right brackets
• Automatic RGB and CMYK mode detection
• Color picker integration
• Ability to create and save presets
• Line styling options (zig-zag, dashed stroke)
  
• You can use the Stroke and Appearance panels to stylize your strokes further

How to Install

• Download the archive and unzip it
• Place HighlightText-rc4.jsx into Adobe Illustrator scripts folder (How to run scripts)
• Restart Illustrator

Supports

• Adobe Illustrator CS6–2026
• UI language: En
• OS: Windows & Mac OS