If you need to do this yourself, here are the two main ways: Select your text with the Type Tool (T) . Open the Character Panel (Window > Type > Character). Click the More Options (hamburger menu or three dots). Click the Underline icon. The Pro Way (Custom Line) Select the Line Segment Tool () .

: Some versions of Illustrator or related Adobe apps like InCopy allow you to access Underline Options from the panel menu. Here, you can adjust the Weight (thickness), Offset (distance from the baseline), and even the Color independently from the text.

Sam stared at the Adobe Illustrator interface. He’d spent years mastering the Pen tool and the Pathfinder, but the underline feature was one of those things he always forgot was tucked away. He selected the word "Creme Brulee" with his Type Tool. He knew the shortcut for Microsoft Word, but Illustrator was a different beast.

One limitation of the basic underline is that it uses the same color and a fixed thickness relative to the font size. For professional layouts, you might