Fluid Engine

An intro to new Squarespace features.

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New Squarespace Features

New Squarespace Features

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With Fluid Engine, Squarespace delivers a whole new drag and drop editor offering up creative freedom that goes far beyond the minimalist aesthetic of the past. Fluid engine allows people to dive into exciting design trends and explore new ways of sharing content and connecting with their audience.

The following will take a look at some of the newest Squarespace features you’ll want to use whether you’re updating your website, tackling a redesign or launching your business. Let’s get started.

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Fonts

Make a bold statement with new font features.

Squarespace’s new text highlight font features are a game changer for people who want to create more memorable and dynamic designs. Text highlights are a great way to draw attention to specific parts of written content and play with trending styles like big bold typography.

Squarespace provides a wide range of beautiful fonts to choose from and also allows you to upload your own custom font files to create a truly unique look for your website.

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Layered images

Squarespace's fluid engine allows designers to drag and drop layered images and shapes that can can be stacked and reordered to achieve beautiful and dynamic website designs.

Video

Squarespace offers a variety of video features that can enhance your website's content and visual appeal. You can embed videos from different platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo, or upload your videos directly to Squarespace. You also have the option to customize the video player's colour, control buttons, and autoplay settings to fit your website's aesthetic.

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Image Effects

Squarespace offers a range of image effects that allow users to create visually stunning websites. With these effects, website owners can transform their images into unique and on-trend compositions that engage and captivate their audience. Whether it's applying filters, overlays, or transitions, these image effects add a layer of creativity and professionalism to any design.

Scrolling Text

Scrolling Text

The scrolling block is a great way to bring some fun and movement to your website design. The scrolling feature is customizable, allowing you to adjust speed and wave size, fade edges, add emojis, pause on hover, and update font sizes.