How to Make Bubble Letters in Microsoft Word

Make your flyer look all cutesy

If you’re using Microsoft Word tocreate an event flyer, party invitation, or greeting card, you’re probably looking for upbeat and fun styles. For the text, consider using bubble letters to add some whimsy to your creation.

Bubble letters appear curvy and bouncy with an almost cartoon-style feel, making them ideal for casual creations. You can use one of Word’s built-in font styles or download a bubble typeface from an online source. Then, simply apply the style and spruce it up to your liking. Here’s how to create bubble letters in Word on Windows and Mac.

Use a Word Font Style for Bubble Letters

Microsoft Word provides numerous font styles to pick from with one of them being perfect for bubble letters. The style is called Jumble and it’s available in Word on Windows and Mac.

You’ll then see those airy letters that you can leave as-is or add some flair as we’ll describe later.

Download and Install a Bubble Letter Font

If you’ve never added a new font on your computer before, there are many websites offering both free and paid styles. For bubble letters specifically, here are four free sites and a cool option for you to consider from each. We’ll then explain how to install the font on both Windows and Mac.

DaFont is a free font site suggested by Microsoft on theirAdd a Font support page. This site provides over 100 bubble styles for you to choose from. One great bubble font is called BubbleGum.

You can use theSearchbox at the top to find “BubbleGum” and then selectDownloadto the right.

Another terrific source for fonts is FontSpace. They have an entire category dedicated to bubble style fonts with one standout option called Balloons!. This is a cute option if you want a bubble outline style rather than a filled font.

Like DaFont, use theSearchbox at the top to locate “Balloons” and choose theDownloadicon (cloud and arrow) on the right.

If you’re looking for something unique, take a look at the Ghostmeat bubble font from 1001 Fonts. This one is also outlined with white in the center but emits an almost scribble or hand lettering feel.

Search for “Ghostmeat” in the box at the top and selectDownloadwhen you see the font.

One more site you may want to check out is Freepik. They have three pages of options with a super puffy style called Bamew which resembles a graffiti letter font.

This site’s Search is a bit more difficult when looking for a particular font name. So, it’s best to use thisdirect link to the Freepik bubble fonts.

Browse through the options for one you like or select theBamewstyle and chooseDownload.

Install Your Bubble Letter Font

Once you find a bubble style you like and download it, you simply need toinstall the font on your Windows computeror Mac to make it available in Microsoft Word.

When you return to Microsoft Word, you should see your new bubble style in theFontdrop-down box on theHometab.

Note: You may need to restartMicrosoft Word to display the new font.

Restart Microsoft Word, go to theHometab, and you’ll see your new bubble style in theFontdrop-down box.

Bonus: Enhance Your Bubble Letters

While you can certainly use the bubble font as-is, whether the Jumble style in Word or the one you install, you can also spruce it up a bit. To make it bubblier or more colorful, here are just a couple of suggestions using Word’s built-in font formatting features.

If you have a color scheme for the item you’re creating, you can easily change the font from basic black.

Select the text, go to theHometab, and pick the color in theFont Colordrop-down menu.

You might want to take it a step further and add some depth to the letters using a text effect.

On theHometab, pick a style in theText Effectsdrop-down menu or on theInserttab use theWord Artmenu. Here, we select the orange, white, and shadow option.

To make your letters look more like real bubbles, you can apply both a text and 3D effect.

Additionally, you can try out Word’s other font formatting features like Glow, Reflection, or Shadow to apply different unique looks to your letters.

Now that you know how to make bubble letters in Word, check out a related tutorial like how tochange the default font in your Microsoft Office appsincluding PowerPoint.

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How to Make Bubble Letters in Microsoft Word#

Use a Word Font Style for Bubble Letters#

Download and Install a Bubble Letter Font#

Install Your Bubble Letter Font#

Bonus: Enhance Your Bubble Letters#