CrystalsCrafties

How to tips for Crafters and Etsy Shop owners

  • Cricut Tips and Tutorials
  • DIY Crafts
    • Christmas
    • Cricut Crafts
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Home Decor
    • Everything Else
  • Inkscape
  • Etsy Tips and Tricks
  • Shop
  • Cart
  • My Account

in Cricut Tutorials

How to add tails to text in Cricut Design Space

You know those beautiful fonts that have tails at the beginning and end of the word? Have you ever wondered how to add tails to text in Cricut Design Space? This tutorial will show you exactly how to add all those beautiful tails along with all kinds of other features that may be hidden in your fonts that you didn’t even know about.

(This post contains affiliate links. This just means that if you purchase something by clicking one of my links I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.)

add tails to text

How to Add Tails to Text in Cricut Design Space

First of all you’re going to need a font manager to unlock all the special features of your font.  They’re already there you just have to unlock them.  My favorite font manager is FontCloud from Creative Fabrica.  I love this one because first of all…IT’S FREE! And second of all it has a ton of functionality that most free font managers don’t have.

FontCloud allows you to store thousands of fonts directly in the cloud so you don’t have to take up space on your phone or computer with all those fonts.  It also allows you to quickly and easily preview how your text will look in every different font you have. So before moving on, go get FontCloud.  Again, it’s totally free. You just have to sign up for a free account.

Now that you have FontCloud

Now that you have FontCloud you can add tails to text in Cricut Design Space. First you’ll want to upload some of your fonts into FontCloud. The video above will show you exactly how to do that and I’ve also added a few photos below to show you how. 

font manager
FontCloud

Next just select the font you want to use and scroll through the characters until you start seeing some letters with blue boxes around them.  These are your PUA (private use area) characters. These are all the fancy tails and swashes that came with your font but were locked up in the PUA area.  See, all you needed was a font manager to unlock them.

Putting it to use

To add tails to text in Cricut Design Space simply click the tail you want and it will copy to your desktop.  Then head over to design space and paste (Ctrl+V) the tail into your text box.  Again, the video above will show you exactly how and I’ve added a few pictures below.

How to add tails to text in cricut design space
tails to text in cricut design space

You can add as many different fancy elements as you’d like.  Creative Fabrica is also a fabulous place to download fonts.  They have over well over 20k fonts to choose from and they all come with a commercial license.  Every week they have a new free font available and there are always super affordable bundle deals and fonts as low as $1. 

That’s something you don’t get with free fonts from sites like Dafont.com.  Did you know you legally can’t sell anything you make with one of those free fonts!?   You don’t have to worry about that with fonts from Creative Fabrica. They all have a full commercial license. And if you sign up for a paid font membership (only $19/mo) you can download all the fonts you want FOR FREE. Yep that’s right. All the fonts your little heart desires with full commercial use for free if you subscribe to the $19/mo font plan.

Okay well that’s enough listening to me talk about how awesome Creative Fabrica is.  Go check out that free FontCloud and see for yourself.  You will absolutely love it.

Cricut Crash Course
 

My emails
rock.

Sign up below to get instant access to the Cricut Crash Course.

Thank you for subscribing!

Share this:

  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

« DIY Holiday Decor
DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Wreath »

Archives

Are you crafty or do you have a unique talent? Do you want to learn how to use the Cricut or be your own boss by starting your own Etsy shop?

At Crystal's Crafties I provide detailed tutorials on how to use the Cricut and create other DIY crafts. I also provide step-by-step instructions and tips for creating an Etsy shop and being a successful Etsy seller. When I started with my Cricut and my Etsy shop I found that I was having to look through dozens of websites to get all the info I needed. There just wasn't a one-stop-shop for everything I needed.

That's why it's my mission to provide you with all the info you need to set up your Etsy shop and be a successful Etsy seller. And to get you crafting some of the DIY's you're going to want to sell in your Etsy shop.

If you're struggling with how to use the Cricut, with DIY crafts or your Etsy shop I think you'd really enjoy reading my blog.

  • About Me
  • Shop
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Market theme by Restored 316

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT