: How do I sections of a text body in specific areas I am new to Inkscape and currently struggling with coloring text. I have a main body of text, small size 4pt, and I wish to block color

@Looi7658678

Make your text, select it and duplicate it (Ctrl+D). The duplicate appears exactly on top of the original.

Change fill color of the duplicate to red (just leftclick on the red color in the palette below)

Draw your circle on top.

Change back to selection tool (F1), shift+leftclick the red text object (result: both circle and red text object selected). Then go to Object menu > Clip > Set.

Done. The part of the red text which is outside of the circle has now been clipped, and the circle itself "disappeared" (only used as clipping path). If necessary, you can change the clipping path without undoing the clipping.



More information on clipping in Tavmjong's excellent Inkscape manual.

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@Miguel516

Write the text in black.
Convert the glyphs to path.
Mark every glyph*, choose path:unite. Duplicate.
Draw a circle.
Mark cirlcle and one layer of glyphs, select Path:Overlapping.
Colorize the overlapped part of glyphs.


If you know a way to mark all/a block of glyphs in a simple step, please explain how in the comments. :)

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