# Make Your Designs Pop with “Weld and Score”

APR 1, 2025

Here's the latest with [Cuttle](https://cuttle.xyz/).

-   New Template: ["Weld and Score" Text](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Weld-And-Score-Text-0mo43Tqt06xc)
-   Cuttle Editor Tutorial: [How to use “Weld and Score” in your own designs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0EzwxdZVg)
-   Weld and Score is available for free!

## [New "Weld and Score" Text Template](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Weld-And-Score-Text-0mo43Tqt06xc)

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/bff45cbf268619ba3b77a13a982d20bc5fdcac7ddcc00010a36ac2d2bf8802fc.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Our [latest free template](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Weld-And-Score-Text-0mo43Tqt06xc) lets you create connected text with **score lines** added between letters and dots.

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/503b79f7fd786b606e81b50dcf27bbc9d3d29714f29b5230520eabf55b6f0bd4.gif)

The **score lines make each letter pop** which greatly increases the legibility of the text.

You can do this with **any font**, including [fonts you upload](https://cuttle.xyz/learn/adding-your-own-fonts).

We use “Weld and Score” a lot in [Cuttle’s official templates](https://cuttle.xyz/templates):

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/e03dd4e65d0eb29fb1ace4fd47459548197398370fd78a0ec26ec7681e346d6e.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Cuttle users on our [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/cuttle) requested that we create a template for quickly generating this style of text. Thank you **Minnie S Z** and **Hannah T** for the request!

Like our popular [Connected Text template](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Connected-Text-29M9IXUSr5yr), the new [“Weld and Score” Text template](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Weld-And-Score-Text-0mo43Tqt06xc) is available to both Pro and Free Cuttle users!

## [How to use Weld and Score in your own designs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0EzwxdZVg)

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/f34dab17c9c281b5bd691ed949e8c7fa0a9157f91bce9eaa597a2a001ccc27ac.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Federico recorded a [comprehensive video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0EzwxdZVg) on how to use **“Weld And Score”** in your own designs in the Cuttle Editor.

Normally, when you “Weld” or “Boolean Union” two shapes, they are joined into a **single shape** but any **lines where they overlap are removed**.

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/648f1f961066a1a11883321d2c7bc685c076cb0ddabd675d9a4c7f25e3d543e7.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

With “Weld and Score”, the shapes are still joined into a single shape — you can pick it up as one piece! — but **score lines** are added wherever the shapes overlap.

Here’s what that looks like with text:

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/5d01464d4ee5f1cf9dc619417c9b35326a8308ae9808015fed8519822dcbdf79.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

You can also combine shapes and text using Weld And Score. Federico demonstrates by showing how to create this photo frame with text:

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/fa00415104c073bd9f2602ede09876b5fc50f6eda89541695b37a45256ce4e7d.gif)

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/make-your-designs-pop-with-weld-and-score/5731dee817e0fe5159adf695716134e4d9ff1dcac5d094f40d11e013ed49d5fd.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Thank you for requesting the photo frame demo **Diane M H**!

You can catch Federico’s streams live on our [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/cuttle) on **Thursdays at 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET**.

## Other Improvements and Fixes 🐞

-   **Weld And Score** modifier is out of beta! This also means it’s available to free users on the Cuttle Editor.
-   Added a “scoring” option to the [Look What I Made Fridge Magnet](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Look-What-I-Made-Magnet-c0LfacP6yfYL) template. Thank you for the suggestion **Alice C**!

![Small circular photo of Toby](https://cuttle.xyz/images/blog-authors/Toby.jpg)

Toby Schachman