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Make a Name Pendant in Inkscape

(Yes, thank you Discourse, I know the title is similar to the titles for AI and AD.) Open the software and select your font, type out the name: [ink1] Select everything, click on Path > Object to Path. [ink2] Select everything, right click and Ungroup. (Might also require Path> Break apart.) Resize or shift the letters over so that they overlap at some point. Select everything, click on Path > Union. [ink3] If you want to add a small hanging ring, draw up a couple of Fi…

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