w:imprint (Engraved Text Effect)

Applies an engraved (impressed/imprinted) 3-D effect that makes text appear to be stamped into the page surface.

Parent elements

w:rPr

Description

w:imprint is a toggle property that applies an engraved rendering to text — characters appear pressed into the page surface, the visual inverse of the emboss effect. The light and shadow gradients are reversed relative to w:emboss.

It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.3.2.18.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Possible Values	Description
`w:val`	`ST_OnOff`	`true`, `false`, `1`, `0`, `on`, `off`	Enables the engrave/imprint effect. Omit to inherit.

Examples

<w:r>
  <w:rPr>
    <w:imprint/>
  </w:rPr>
  <w:t>Engraved text</w:t>
</w:r>

using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing;

var run = new Run(
    new RunProperties(new Imprint()),
    new Text("Engraved text")
);

Notes

w:imprint and w:emboss are mutually exclusive.
Legacy effect; DrawingML provides more control for modern 3-D text effects.