Font Point Symbol Halo

[NR_-_KatelynMiller__GISS_]

When creating a point symbol that is a character from a font it would be nice to be able add a halo that matches the outline of the letter. You can do it when making a label, but not when creating a point symbol.

[JesseWickizer]

If you add a stroke to the font Shape marker, the stroke will expand from the character edges, obscuring the character shape. This is close, not ideal...

So what I do is duplicate the Shape marker, add the stroke the duplicate, and move it below the original character. So while there isn't a specific Halo property of the Shape marker, this creates the Halo effect.

[NR_-_KatelynMiller__GISS_]

Turns out if I just use "Text Marker", I can do it. But this is a zillion more clicks than it used to take with ArcMap.