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Understanding the Link Text Option Group in Divi 5

Learn how to use the Links Text options to style and format the Pagination module's link text, ensuring they remain visually integrated.

The Links Text design options let you customize the appearance of the Links text displayed in modules such as the Pagination module. These settings control the typography, alignment, spacing, and effects for the links, helping you maintain a cohesive design.

Divi 5 - Links Text Option Group

Where to Find the Links Text Options

  1. Open the Pagination module Settings: Click the gear icon or the module itself to access the settings.

  2. Navigate to the Design Tab: Locate the Links Text option group.

Links Text Customization Settings

  1. Link Font: Choose a font from the dropdown or upload a custom font for unique styling.

  2. Link Font Weight: Adjust the boldness of your Link with options like light, bold, or extra-bold.

  3. 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.

  4. Link Text Size: You can adjust the font size of your Link text using the slider or by entering a specific value. It also accepts Global Variables.

  5. Link Text Color: Choose a color to be used for the Link text. It also accepts Global Variables.

  6. Link Line Height: Set the space between the lines of the Link text, helping to improve readability. It also accepts Global Variables.

  7. Link Letter Spacing: Control the space between letters by adjusting the slider or entering a value. It also accepts Global Variables.

  8. Link Text Alignment: Set the alignment for the Link text—left, center, right, or justified.

  9. Link Capitalization: Choose the Link text's capitalization:

    1. Uppercase - All letters are in uppercase format

    2. Capitalize - Makes the first letter of each word uppercase.

    3. Lowercase - All letters are in lowercase format.

    4. Smallcaps - Lowercase letters display as smaller uppercase letters.

    5. All Small Caps - all letters display as small caps, including letters that were already uppercase.

  10. Link 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

  11. Link 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

  12. Link Text Direction: Choose text flow direction. Standard Horizontal reads left-to-right across lines, while vertical modes stack glyphs top-to-bottom.

    1. Standard Horizontal

    2. Vertical (right to left): The text is displayed from top to bottom, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.

    3. Vertical (left to right): The text is displayed from bottom to top, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.

  13. Link 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.

  14. Link Fill Type: Choose the Link's text fill options:

    • None - No Link text fill.

    • Gradient - Fill the Link text with a Gradient

    • Image - Fill the Link text with an Image

    • Transparent - Fill the Link text with a transparent fill.

  15. Link Stroke Width - Choose the thickness of the stroke.

    • Link Stroke Color - Choose the Link text's stroke color.

  16. Link Columns: Set how many columns the text should flow through.

  17. Link Text Shadow: Add a text shadow effect and customize its direction, blur, and color to add depth or emphasis to the Link:

    • 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 Links Text Option Group Option

  • Ensure Clarity: Use bold fonts and sufficient spacing to make the image's Links text easy to read.

  • Highlight Interaction: Apply contrasting colors or subtle text shadows to draw attention to the image's Links text.

  • Stay Consistent: Align the image's Links text style with the rest of your module design, including fonts and colors.

  • Test Across Devices: Preview on various screen sizes to ensure alignment and readability.

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