: How do I avoid round corners in an text with outline/stroke? Some time ago I managed to add this text (see below) to a logo at 512 x 512 px. I reproduced the black text using Arial Bold

@Ogunnowo857

You just have to set your stroke positon to "inner" for sharp edges.

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@Si6392903

Convert shape to smart object and set minimum, Look here!
layersmagazine.com/ask-dave-podcast-get-square-corners-on-a-stroke-that%E2%80%99s-outside-rather-than-inside.html

Select the text or shape.
Convert to smart object.
Filter -> Other -> Minimum.
Set "Minimum" to desired stroke width. (ex: 15)
Click OK
Set stroke to the same width. (ex: 15)


For more complex shapes with a large number of corners,


Duplicate layer containing shape or text
Select bottom layer
Repeat steps 1-5 as listed above.
Set bottom shape layer style to "color overlay" with desired stroke color.

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@Chiappetta793

@Jules : You can do it in Photoshop CS6, but it's a little unintuitive.


Type your text
Select Text > Convert to Shape
Select any of the Shape tools
In the (Shape Tool) Option Bar, change the Stroke to a color (and size)
Click on the line next to Stroke, this is your Stroke
Properties
Set the properties as you'd like


Done... and non-destructive (except for the converting the text to a shape).

I hope this helps. Cheers!

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@Dunderdale640

I think it might be beyond Photoshop's capabilities. The effect can't be done with usual border algorithms, since they'll always fail at the corners for this. They treat corners as points, and draw an arc with the set radius around it, thus making things round.

There might be an outline font for that somewhere, or you could try to find another program to do it.

Adobe Illustrator works quite nicely:



White background with black stroke on default settings (Miter Join for corners).

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