Cut text holes in polygon features in QGIS?
13:36 08 Mar 2026

How to cut label text out of polygon features in QGIS so that the letters become real holes in the geometry? I have a polygon layer where each feature has a label, and I would like to convert the label text into vector geometry (polygons) representing the letters. The idea is to subtract this text geometry from the original polygons so the letters appear as holes inside the features. Once the text is converted to polygons, it seems the operation could simply be done using a geometry tool such as Difference, but I am unsure what the best way is to obtain the text geometry in the first place. Is there a workflow or tool in QGIS that can convert labels to polygon shapes and then use them to cut holes from the original polygons?

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