How Do I Use Pua Encoded Fonts on Silhouette Cameo?

The Silhouette Cameo is a powerful and versatile cutting machine that can help bring your creative ideas to life. One of the great features of the Cameo is its ability to use PUA (Private Use Area) encoded fonts, which allow for the use of special characters and symbols that are not normally available in standard fonts.

Using PUA encoded fonts on your Silhouette Cameo requires you to first download and install the font on your computer. Once you have done this, open up the Silhouette Studio software, then go to the ‘Fonts’ panel on the right side of the screen. You should see your installed PUA encoded font listed here.

From here, you can simply drag and drop characters from the font into your design. Alternatively, you can select a text box in your design and then go to ‘Text > Insert Special Character’ from the menu bar at the top of the screen. This will bring up a list of PUA characters available in your font, which you can select and add to your design.

You can also access PUA encoded characters by going to ‘Text > Unicode’ from the menu bar at the top of the screen. This will bring up a window that allows you to search for specific Unicode characters or symbols by typing in their Hexadecimal code.

Once you have added all of your desired characters or symbols to your design, simply click on them one by one and make any necessary adjustments such as size or color before cutting them out with your Cameo machine.

Conclusion:

Using PUA encoded fonts on Silhouette Cameo is easy once you know how. All it takes is downloading and installing a compatible font onto your computer, then dragging and dropping characters into your design or using special character menus in Silhouette Studio software.