TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Intermediate

4 min

Snap shapes and align objects with precision

Explore snapping tools in Illustrator to align shapes, points, and text with confidence and control.

What you’ll need

What you’ll learn

Order layouts precisely using grids

Use Snap to Grid or Snap to Pixel to align artwork cleanly to grids or pixel boundaries for structured, polished results.

Align objects and points accurately

Snap to Point and Smart Guides help you align anchor points and tangents precisely — no more manual tweaks.

Achieve perfect text alignment with Snap to Glyphs

Snap shapes to text baselines, centers, or edges for consistent layouts, then fine-tune snapping in Smart Guides preferences.

Bonus tip: Limit snapping to the active artboard to avoid interference from nearby artboards and work with more control.


Instruction by

Tyler Pate

Design by

Tyler Pate

25 November 2025

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