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Stroke

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

/stroʊk/nounCommon term

In graphic design, stroke means: The 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.

In Turkish: kontur, dış çizgi, çizgi kalınlığı

How it is used

Used in vector software, icon design and CSS. You add, remove or change the stroke; stroke weight is often given in points or pixels. Icon sets usually keep the same stroke weight everywhere.

Example sentences

  1. All the icons use a 2 px stroke with rounded ends.

  2. Remove the stroke around the photo; it makes the layout look dated.

Common collocations

  • stroke weight
  • add a stroke
  • fill and stroke
  • outline stroke
  • pen toolA drawing tool in design software that creates precise straight lines and smooth curves by placing anchor points and dragging handles to shape them.
  • anchor pointOne of the points along a vector path that define its shape. Handles attached to an anchor point control how the curve bends.
  • vector graphicAn image made of points, lines and curves defined by mathematics rather than pixels, so it can be scaled to any size without losing quality. Logos and icons are usually vector graphics.
  • opacityHow solid or see-through an element is, usually set as a percentage: 100% is completely solid and 0% is invisible.

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