curl_text 1.1.0

A simple and flexible Flutter package for creating text with customizable outlines.

CurlText

CurlText is a lightweight, high-performance Flutter widget for adding stylish, customizable outlines (strokes) to your text. Perfect for UI elements that require high readability or a bold design touch.

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Features

• Customizable Outlines: Easily control stroke width and color.
• Custom Fonts: Support for fontWeight and fontFamily.
• Performance Focused: Uses an optimized stacking layer approach for smooth rendering.
• Simple API: Named parameters aligned with common Flutter Text / TextStyle options for easy drop-in use.
• Flexible Styling: Fully compatible with standard font configurations.

Getting Started

Add this package to your project by running:

flutter pub add curl_text

Usage

import 'package:curl_text/curl_text.dart';

CurlTextWidget(
  text: 'Hello, CurlText!',
  fontSize: 32,
  fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
  fontFamily: 'Roboto',
  strokeWidth: 3,
  strokeColor: Colors.black,
  textColor: Colors.white,
)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
text	String	yes	The text to display
fontSize	double	yes	Font size
textColor	Color	yes	Fill color of the text
strokeColor	Color	yes	Outline (stroke) color
strokeWidth	double	yes	Outline (stroke) width
fontWeight	FontWeight?	no	Font weight
fontFamily	String?	no	Font family

Planned / Under Consideration

• ✅ fontWeight, fontFamily support
• ✅ Fill color (textColor)
• ❌ Gradient fill support
• ❌ letterSpacing, textAlign, maxLines, overflow
• ❌ Multiple stroke layers (inner/outer outline)
• ❌ Text shadows
• ❌ RTL / textDirection support

Have a feature request? Open an issue — contributions welcome!

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check the issues page or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.