BraveCLHow to label a folder icon with text on Mac
Make a folder icon labeled Bills and check its readability at three sizes in Text Icons for Mac.
- What you'll achieve
- You will have a blue folder icon preview labeled Bills and three size samples to judge readability.
- What you need
- Text Icons 3.0 for Mac.
- A short folder label to try, such as Bills.
Folders with similar names are easier to distinguish when the icon itself carries a readable label. In Text Icons, enter a short word, then review the icon at several sizes before copying or saving it.
1.Open Text Icons and find the Word field
Open Text Icons on your Mac. Under Arrangement, leave Word selected and find the Word input near the top. This is where the folder label goes.
Text Icons editor with the Word field ready for a folder label and the Style panel visible. 2.Type Bills and check the folder preview
Enter Bills in the Word field. The Current preview now shows a blue folder labeled Bills. Check its readability at 32 pt, 64 pt, and 128 pt under Preview sizes.
Text Icons showing a blue Bills-labeled folder preview and its 32, 64, and 128 point size samples.
After the last step
The preview does not change any Finder folder automatically; applying a copied or saved icon in Finder is a separate step.
Tips
Keep the label short enough to read in the smallest preview.
After checking the design, use Copy Current or Save PNG to take the icon into Finder; the guide itself only prepares the preview.
Watch outPreviewing an icon does not apply it to a folder in Finder. That step must be done manually.
