Text redaction properties in Acrobat Pro

Last updated on Aug 16, 2025

Learn about the customizable properties for text redaction marks in Adobe Acrobat.

Acrobat lets you remove sensitive content and customize the appearance of redaction marks to hide sensitive information in PDFs. Understanding text redaction properties helps you to create professional, consistent redactions that meet professional standards and legal requirements.

Properties

Usage

Custom Text

Displays text you type into the Custom Text option over the redaction mark.

Font

Displays custom text in the selected font.

Font Size

Displays custom text in the selected point size.

Auto-Size text to fit redaction region

Resizes custom text to fit within the redacted area. When selected, this option overrides the Font Size setting for the overlay text.

Font Color

Displays custom text in the selected color, which you can change by selecting the color swatch.

Repeat Overlay Text

Fills the redacted area with as many instances of the custom text as needed, without changing the font size.

Text Alignment

Aligns text to the left, right, or center.