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Change the appearance of text and shapes

Last updated on Apr 12, 2025

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The Properties panel in Adobe Premiere Pro provides a powerful workflow for changing the appearance of text and shapes using fills, strokes, backgrounds, shadows, and masks.

Note:

Starting with Premiere Pro version 25.0, the Essential Graphics panel is no longer included. You can now edit titles, captions, audio, video, and graphics more efficiently using the new Properties panel and browse Motion Graphics and Stock Audio using the Graphics Templates panel.

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Add fill

You can fill your text or shape with any desired color.

Use the Pen, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon tools to create shapes.
In the Edit tab of the Properties panel, select Fill under Appearance.
Choose the color from the Color Picker panel.
Select OK.

Edit the appearance of your title or graphic using the Appearance tab in the Properties panel.

You can also choose to

Specify the HSB, RGB, or hexadecimal values if you know the exact color values.
Adjust the color using the color field and color slider. When you do so, the numeric HSBA, RGB, and hexadecimal values are adjusted accordingly.
Use the Eyedropper tool to select a color from the screen.
Select Linear Gradient or Radial Gradient from the top of the Color Picker panel and apply gradient fills to the object. Learn more about how to apply gradients.

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Add strokes

In the Properties panel, you can add Outer, Inner, or Center strokes to text and shapes or multiple strokes to create a unique look.

Select a layer in the Properties panel.
Set the color. Then choose if you want to use an Outer, Inner, or Center stroke.

Outer Stroke

An Outer stroke begins at the shape's edge and goes outward as the width is increased. The stroke is drawn behind the fill.

Inner Stroke

The Inner stroke starts at the shape's edge and goes inward as its width is expanded. It draws the stroke over the fill.

Center Stroke

With Center stroke, the stroke is over the fill for shapes, but under the fill for text.
Select the + icon in the Appearance section if you want to create multiple strokes. Then, set the color and width properties of each stroke.

Creating titles using multiple strokes

Change stroke styles

You can use different stroke styles to make the text or shape more attractive.

Select the wrench icon under Appearance. If you want to change stroke settings globally, select the hamburger icon next to the Properties panel.

Create Stroke Styles

Select a layer in the Properties panel.
Select the wrench icon under Appearance.
Select one of the following options to select the stroke style from the Graphics properties dialog box. Then, select OK.

Line Join

Sets the lines to miter, round, or bevel.

Line Cap

Sets the caps of lines to butt, round, or square.

Miter

Miter limit defines the maximum length before a miter join turns into a bevel. The default miter limit is 2.5.

Note:

Miter is only enabled if the Line Join attribute is set to miter. It's the distance between the inner corner and the outer corner where two lines meet.

Add shadows

You can add shadows to text or a shape, or add multiple shadows to create numerous interesting effects. For example, create a second, narrower shadow on top of a wide shadow to give the text or shape more depth.

Select your text or shape layer in the Properties panel.
Select the Shadow checkbox.
Adjust the opacity, angle, distance, size, and blur of the shadow.
Select your shadow type from the Color Picker panel. You can choose Solid, Linear, Gradient, or Radial Gradient.
Add multiple shadows by clicking the + icon in the Appearance section.

Note:

Shadows are a per-layer setting. It's not possible to add a shadow to individual characters of a text layer.

Add text backgrounds

Add a background to any text to enhance your design. You can add rounded edges to the background of your text or change the fill color, opacity, and size. Your preferences can also be saved for future edits.

Select a text layer in the Properties panel.
Select the Background checkbox in the Appearance section.
Change the fill color, Opacity, Size, and Corner Radius as needed.

Create a background with rounded corners

Select a text layer in the Properties panel.
Select the Background checkbox in the Appearance section.
Use the Corner Radius slider or hot text to round the corners as needed.

Note:

The slider has a corner radius range of 0-100. The hot text ranges from 0-500 for fully rounded ends on large text layers.

Change the Background Fill Mode

Use backgrounds with titles and captions to make your text more readable. You can choose between All Lines and Per-Line backgrounds to suit your needs.

Select a text layer in the Properties panel.
Select the wrench icon under Appearance.
In the Graphics properties dialog, in Background Styles, set Fill Mode to Per-Line, and select OK.

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Change the appearance of text and shapes

Add fill

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Add strokes

Change stroke styles

Create Stroke Styles

Add shadows

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Create a background with rounded corners

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