How To Make A Bullet Point In Photoshop

Bullet points are a great way to organize information and make the text more visually appealing. Whether you are creating a presentation, brochure, or website, knowing how to make a bullet point in Photoshop should be in every designer’s skillset.

In Photoshop, you can create bullet points using different tools, starting with key shortcuts, the “Glyphs” panel, the “Wingdings” font, and even copy and paste from other sources. You can also create bulleted lists using the paragraph tool.

In this guide, we will show you step-by-step instructions on how to make bullet points in Photoshop using different methods.

How to Make a Bullet Point in Photoshop

There are many different ways you can make a bullet point in Photoshop. Keep reading below as we discuss some of the most common ones in this section.

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Using Shortcut Keys

You can manually make a bullet point in Photoshop using a few shortcut keys by following the steps below:

  1. Start a new file in Photoshop or open a previous one.
  2. From the menu on the left half of the window, choose the “Type” tool. It is represented by the letter “T,” and can be found in the toolbar with other drawing tools.
  3. Click on the canvas where you want the bullet point to appear. This will make a new text layer within the Layers panel.
  4. Type the text that you want to appear before the bullet point. Press the “Tab” key on your keyboard to create a new text layer for the bullet point.
  5. Type the bullet point symbol “•” (Alt+7 on Windows, Option+8 on Mac) in the new text layer.

Using Wingdings

You can create a bullet point in Photoshop using the Wingdings font by following the steps below:

  1. Start a new file in Photoshop or open a previous one.
  2. From the menu on the left half of the window, choose the “Type” tool.
  3. Click on the canvas where you want the bullet point to appear.
  4. In the Character panel, Select “Wingdings” as the font.
  5. Type the bullet point symbol “P” in the new text layer.

Using Bullet Point Glyph

You can create a bullet point in Photoshop by using the Bullet Point Glyph by following the simple steps below:

  1. Start a new file in Photoshop or open a previous one.
  2. From the menu on the left half of the window, choose the “Type” tool. 
  3. Click on the canvas where you want the bullet point to appear.
  4. In the Character panel, Select the font you want to use.
  5. At the bottom of the Character panel, you can find the Glyphs; click on it to open it.
  6. Search for the bullet point symbol and click on it; it will be inserted in your text layer.

Copy Pasting Bullet Points in Photoshop

It’s also possible to create a bullet point in Photoshop by copying and pasting it from other sources. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Start a new file in Photoshop or open a previous one.
  2. Open a document or webpage where the bullet point is located.
  3. Highlight the bullet point by clicking and dragging the cursor over it.
  4. Press “Ctrl+C” (Windows) or “Cmd+C” (Mac) to copy the bullet point.
  5. Switch back to Photoshop and select the “Type” tool from the toolbar on the left side of the screen.
  6. Click on the canvas where you want the bullet point to appear.
  7. Press “Ctrl+V” (Windows) or “Cmd+V” (Mac) to paste the bullet point.

How to Create Bulleted List in Photoshop Using Paragraph Tool

You can use the paragraph tool to create a bulleted list in Photoshop. Simply follow the steps below:

  1. Start a new file in Photoshop or open a previous one.
  2. From the menu on the left half of the window, choose the “Type” tool. 
  3. Click on the canvas where you want the bullet point to appear.
  4. Type the text for the first item in the list. Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard to create a new line for the next item.
  5. To add a bullet point, go to the “Type” menu at the top of the screen and select “Bulleted List” or press “Ctrl+Shift+L” (Windows) or “Cmd+Shift+L” (Mac).
  6. To change the font, size, and color of the bullet point, select the text layer in the Layers panel, then go to the “Type” menu at the top of the screen and select “Character” or press “Ctrl+T” (Windows) or “Cmd+T” (Mac) to open the Character panel.

Conclusion

As you can see, even though Photoshop doesn’t have a dedicated bullet point tool, adding bullet points is not hard at all. You can easily make all the bulleted lists you want for any project using the methods mentioned above.