My question is related to this one Illustrator: Auto-sized Text box with shaded background?
What I want is an auto-sized Text box with a black rectangle border. It should look like this:
Is it possible to do this in Illustrator?
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Yes . You can after creation select the texbox and give it a stroke. And you can use textbox objects a inset. OR you can use the make square effect.– joojaaJan 14, 2020 at 18:55
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It's basically the exact same method in the question you linked to.
Merely apply a stroke rather than a fill.
- Select the type object
- Add a new stroke to it via the Appearance Panel. You must add a new stroke. This will not work on the default stroke for type characters.
- With the stroke highlighted in the Appearance Panel, choose
Effect > Convert to Shape > Rectangleand adjust the settings
The "box" will then auto-size to match the text.
If you want a filled rectangle rather than a stroke, it's the same basic steps. See here: Illustrator: Auto-sized Text box with shaded background?
