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Miter limit

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, miter limit means: A threshold limiting how far a pointed stroke join may extend.

In Turkish: sivri birleşim sınırı

How it is used

Use when acute corners create long spikes in stroked paths.

Example sentences

  1. Lowering the miter limit removed the spike on the lightning symbol.

    The join changes when its extension exceeds the permitted threshold.

  2. The miter limit became important after we thickened the outline.

    Stroke width and corner angle affect the length of a pointed join.

Common collocations

  • set the miter limit
  • miter limit value
  • strokeThe outline or line drawn along the edge of a shape, path or text, with its own colour and thickness. The colour inside the shape is called the fill.
  • anchor pointOne of the points along a vector path that define its shape. Handles attached to an anchor point control how the curve bends.

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