What will my text look like later?

Please read this guide carefully and note the instructions in the preview tool at the bottom ↓

To ensure your InkRunner rolls smoothly, it is important that the text roll does not contain any large gaps like spaces.

By default, such gaps are closed by guidelines.

If you want to avoid guidelines, we show you some alternatives and tips here:

Guidelines

  • Short lettering needs guidelines to keep the marker running stable.
  • Guidelines can be bypassed by filling the spaces. More on this below.
  • Basic rule: Visible gaps in short text must either be filled or closed by guidelines.

Non-stop

  • Words are placed directly next to each other – no guidelines are needed.
  • If the text reaches the full width, it can be repeated several times in a row.
  • Requirement for NonStop: The text must be slightly smaller than the maximum height, otherwise gaps will appear.

Replace spaces

  • Replace spaces with symbols like /, • or your own icons.
  • This ensures that the marker runs stably, and the pressure remains constant.
  • Alternatively, submit SVG files for custom shapes (e.g. hearts or logos).
  • Note: Very fine details or thin lines cannot always be implemented technically.

Underscore

  • By default, a continuous underscore is used for long texts to visually separate the text with several spaces.
  • Long texts often don't require guidelines because the spaces between the words are small enough. We can test this for your text upon request.
  • Check the text size in the preview tool: Small text must not be below the red lower limit.

Inverted

  • Due to the manufacturing process, inverted designs create a small gap between the words due to the different creation, even if the text, such as INVERTED, fills the full width of the area.
  • If the text is to run continuously without any visible spaces (non-stop), the word must be slightly longer than the preview window.
  • Let us know if you need to add extra spaces at the end of the word(s) so we can customize the design exactly to your liking.

Style selection

  • Guidelines
  • Non-Stop
  • Replace spaces
  • underscore
  • If nothing is selected, we will find the best option for you.