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right-click on the layer

click "Alpha to selection

make sure that the Foreground colour is black

click on the colour fill tool

click inside the text

go to Select->Shrink

choose about 3 pixels

press ok

press delete in on your keyboard

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Q: How do you outline my text in black using GIMP?
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