Word clouds are quite popular nowadays and are used in almost every type of digital content. They easily grab attention and helps in anchoring the piece of content. But making these word clouds can be a very cumbersome process if you do it manually through a graphic editor. Although there are many word cloud making services, but I found Wordle the best with wide range of custom effects to get the desired cloud.
The flexibility of customization offered by Wordle is amazing. You can either use a bunch of text or can simply submit a url or rss feed link to make your word cloud.
Language options - You can choose to exclude common words (default option) and can opt for making all the words in uppercase and lowercase. If you're unsure you can leave it to Wordle to automatically guess the right case for each included word.
Fonts - Availability of dozens of beautiful fonts ensures you get the best cloud as per your requirement. You can match the cloud font with your blog/website font to gel it well with the theme.
Layout - Wordle provides ample options to align (horizontal, vertical, mix) the cloud the way you want it to be. You can also choose between rounded edges or a much straighter edge. The former edge is most popular among users.
Color - Life without colors is dull. The same case applies to word clouds. Wordle provides enough color schemes to beautify your cloud as per your requirement.
If you more adventurous you can use advanced option to fine-tune the cloud making process. Through advanced option, you can choose the weight and color for each word in the cloud explicitly. This ensures you get the exact alignment, size and color as you've planned.
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