Illustrator

Assign languages to text

Illustrator uses Proximity language dictionaries for both spelling and hyphenation. Each dictionary contains hundreds of thousands of words with standard syllable breaks. You can assign a language to an entire document or apply a language to selected text.

Examples of hyphenation for different languages

A.
“Glockenspiel” in English

B.
“Glockenspiel” in Traditional German

C.
“Glockenspiel” in Reformed German

Apply a language to all text

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Hyphenation (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Hyphenation (Mac OS).
  2. Select a dictionary from the Default Language pop‑up menu, and click OK.

Assign a language to selected text

  1. Select the text.
  2. In the Character panel, choose the appropriate dictionary from the Language menu. If the Language menu isn’t showing, choose Show Options from the Character panel menu.