Applying all caps or small caps


    Illustrator can automatically change the case of selected text. When you format text as small caps, Illustrator automatically uses the small-cap characters designed as part of the font, if available. Otherwise, Illustrator synthesizes the small caps using scaled-down versions of the regular capital letters. The size of small caps is set in the Type section of the Document Setup dialog box.

    Regular capital letters (top) compared to small-cap letters (bottom)
    Regular capital letters (top) compared to small-cap letters (bottom)

    If you select All Caps or Small Caps in an OpenType font, Illustrator creates more elegant type. For example, when All Caps is selected, Illustrator shifts certain punctuation marks and makes other typographic improvements.

To change the case of selected text:

    Choose All Caps or Small Caps from the Character palette menu.

To specify the size for synthesized small caps:

  1. Choose File > Document Setup, and choose Type from the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog box.
  2. For Small Caps, type a percentage of the original font size for text to be formatted as small caps. (The default value is 70%.) Then click OK.