# What is going on with my text? Why is it not showing up properly?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [August 11, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914 "2022-08-11T13:19:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jfchicat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jfchicat/32/63831_2.png) [@jfchicat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfchicat)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/1 "2022-08-11T13:19:07Z")

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This is my Inkscape file

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/6/16fa2bf677352ee85bcb7008e8e13935d5cfd359.png)

This is what Ignition shows  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/9/d95b3a03a4ee7e2c684c08a0c800667b35fa35dd.png)

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/2 "2022-08-11T13:22:25Z")

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Can you upload the SVG? That way someone can try and replicate.

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/4 "2022-08-11T13:25:15Z")

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Upload,  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/0/b0e31728799afd3d274c6345405180566e312fd9.png)

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**Author:** ![jfchicat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jfchicat/32/63831_2.png) [@jfchicat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfchicat)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/5 "2022-08-11T13:28:09Z")

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Do a “Save As”:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/0/60498b0f23bc92dac5867040886dbc172eedcfd4.png)

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/6 "2022-08-11T13:30:16Z")

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Just take your inkscape file, which is already saved, and upload it using the upload button. You can also drag and drop files into this page.

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/8 "2022-08-11T13:32:11Z")

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If that is the inkscape file then the text ‘conveyor’ isn’t there. Open up the file in inkscape and see why it is missing.

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-my-text-why-is-it-not-showing-up-properly/62914/9 "2022-08-11T13:33:51Z")

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A few tips in inkscape:

1. Resize page to drawing or selection
2. Save as optimized SVG