# Text Burn-In when using transparent backgrounds (since Yosemite)

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/text-burn-in-when-using-transparent-backgrounds-since-yosemite/2849>\
**Category:** TotalTerminal\
**Created:** [November 5, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/text-burn-in-when-using-transparent-backgrounds-since-yosemite/2849 "2014-11-05T18:13:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![irowboat](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/irowboat/32/1155_2.png) [@irowboat](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/irowboat)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/text-burn-in-when-using-transparent-backgrounds-since-yosemite/2849/6 "2015-01-06T10:43:54Z")

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Open your Terminal preferences, go to Profiles \> Window \> Background (Color & Effects), and set a light blur.

I use 30% to keep anything in the background from disturbing the readability of thin fonts on an already translucent window, so I never noticed the “burn-in” effect when moving to Yosemite.

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