The Read More Text design options let you customize the appearance of the "Read More" link. These settings allow you to adjust typography, alignment, spacing, and visual effects to match your design needs.
Where to Find the Read More Text Options
Open the Module Settings: Click the gear icon or the module itself to access the settings.
Navigate to the Design Tab: Locate the Read More Text option group.
Read More Options Overview
Read More Font: Choose a font from the dropdown or upload a custom font for unique styling.
Read More Font Weight: Adjust the boldness of your Read More with options like light, bold, or extra-bold.
Variable Font Options: those options will only be available if you are using a Google variable font such as Robo, Google Sans Flex, or Bitcount):
Variable Font Weight: Use the slider or type in a numeric value for the font weight.
Optical Sizing: Enable automatic optical size handling.
Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Slant: Fine-tune variable font slant using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Crsv: Fine-tune variable font crsv using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Element Shape: Fine-tune variable font element shape using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Element Expansion: Fine-tune variable font element expansion using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Rond: Fine-tune variable font rond using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Grade: Fine-tune variable font grade using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.
Read More Text Size: You can adjust the font size of your Read More text using the slider or by entering a specific value. It also accepts Global Variables.
Read More Text Color: Choose a color to be used for the Read More text. It also accepts Global Variables.
Read More Line Height: Set the space between the lines of the Read More text, helping to improve readability. It also accepts Global Variables.
Read More Letter Spacing: Control the space between letters by adjusting the slider or entering a value. It also accepts Global Variables.
Read More Text Alignment: Set the alignment for the Read More text - left, center, right, or justified.
Read More Capitalization: Choose the Read More text's capitalization:
Uppercase - All letters are in uppercase format
Capitalize - Makes the first letter of each word uppercase.
Lowercase - All letters are in lowercase format.
Smallcaps - Lowercase letters display as smaller uppercase letters.
All Small Caps - all letters display as small caps, including letters that were already uppercase.
Read More Font Style: Select additional font styles, including:
Italic: Makes the text lean to the right.
Underline: Adds a line under the text.
Overline: adds a line above the text.
Strikethrough: draws a line through the middle of the text.
⚠️ Note: When Underline, Overline, and/or Strikethrough are enabled, you can also choose:Line Color: Choose the line's color. It also accepts Global Variables.
Line Thickness: Choose how thick or slim the line is.
Line Type: Choose the Line's type:
Solid
Double
Dotted
Dashed
Wavy
Read More Line Warp Style: Choose how text should wrap. Default keeps native browser wrapping, Balanced evens heading lines, and Pretty helps avoid single-word endings.
Default: Text can move onto a new line when it runs out of space.
Balanced: Short text breaks into lines with more even lengths
Pretty: Text wrap in a cleaner, more visually pleasing way
Read More Text Direction: Choose text flow direction. Standard Horizontal reads left-to-right across lines, while vertical modes stack glyphs top-to-bottom.
Standard Horizontal
Vertical (right to left): The text is displayed from top to bottom, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.
Vertical (left to right): The text is displayed from bottom to top, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.
Read More Hyphenation: When enabled, if a word is too long to fit nicely on one line, the browser can break it into parts and add a hyphen at the break.
Read More Fill Type: Choose the Read More's text fill options:
None - No Read More text fill.
Gradient - Fill the Read More text with a Gradient
Image - Fill the Read More text with an Image
Transparent - Fill the Read More text with a transparent fill.
Read More Stroke Width - Choose the thickness of the stroke.
Read More Stroke Color - Choose the Read More text's stroke color.
Read More Columns: Set how many columns the text should flow through.
Read More Text Shadow: Add a text shadow effect and customize its direction, blur, and color to add depth or emphasis to the Read More:
Direction: Adjust horizontal and vertical placement.
Blur: Control how soft or sharp the shadow appears.
Color: Set a shadow color to complement the text.
Tips for Using Read More Text Options
Keep It Clear: Use bold fonts and sufficient letter spacing to make the link easy to identify.
Encourage Interaction: Highlight the link with a contrasting color or subtle text-shadow.
Match Your Style: Ensure the font and alignment are consistent with the rest of the module’s design.
Test Responsiveness: Preview the link on different devices to confirm readability and alignment.