How to Fix Blurry or Pixelated Text

If your text appears blurry, pixelated, or less sharp than expected, it’s usually caused by font selection, image size, zoom level, or rasterized text layers. In most cases, adjusting these settings or exporting in a higher-quality format will resolve the issue.

Why Does My Text Look Blurry?

Text can appear blurry for several reasons:

• The font is difficult to read at smaller sizes.
• The image resolution is too low for the intended use.
• You’re viewing the image at a zoom level above 100%.
• Text layers have been flattened or rasterized, either manually with the Flatten tool or automatically when you save your project as a JPG, PNG, or PDF.
• The image has been enlarged after export.

Solution 1: Try a Different Font Style

Some fonts naturally appear softer or less legible at smaller sizes. Increasing the font size, using a heavier font weight, or selecting a different font family can improve clarity.

Solution 2: Check Your Image Size and Resolution

Make sure your exported image matches the recommended size or aspect ratio for the platform you’re using. Exporting at the wrong size can cause compression or blurring.

For best results, create your project at the final dimensions you’ll need. Enlarging an exported image later can cause text and graphics to appear blurry or pixelated.

Solution 3: Make Sure You’re Viewing at 100%

BeFunky optimizes exported images for their intended size. When viewing an exported JPG, PNG, or PDF at more than 100% zoom, individual pixels become visible and text may appear blurry or jagged.

If text appears blurry only when zoomed in, your export may look as expected.

Solution 4: Avoid Flattening Text Too Early

Text layers remain vector-based while editing, meaning they can be resized without losing quality. Once layers are flattened or rasterized, they become part of the image and are converted into pixels. Enlarging flattened text can reduce quality.

Solution 5: Working With Multiple Layers

When your project has multiple layers, the app flattens them into a single image when exporting. If one layer is low resolution or has been scaled up from a small size, it can affect the quality of the entire design. This often happens when a small image or graphic layer is enlarged too much, which can lead to pixelation.

Resizing can be useful, but it’s similar to stretching pizza dough: the more you stretch it, the thinner it becomes. The same goes for images. Stretching smaller elements can make pixels more visible and distort the quality.

If you need to make a layer significantly larger, we recommend using the Upscale tool to improve its resolution. Once the image is upscaled, you can add it as a layer and resize it as needed without losing as much quality.

For example, if you turn a text layer into an image layer and then enlarge it, the quality will depend on the resolution at which it was saved when it became an image. Using the Upscale tool before resizing can help maintain better clarity in the final result.