Time for action — using a path for text
In Inkscape, you can put text onto a path and have it follow its shape—and when you do this, the text and the path remain editable, which means you can still change the text, the shape of the path, kerning, and spacing elements in the text. Let's look at an example:
- To start, draw a path with the Bezier tool or in the case of the following example, the spiral tool.
- Then use the text tool and type the text that you would like to place on the path.
- Select both the text and path.
- Then, from the main menu, select Text and then Put on Path. You'll see that the text then is literally placed on the path of the line you had drawn.
- You can now move the original path and the text moves along with it. Alternatively, you can move the text away from the path, edit the text, or transform the text using kerning, text size, rotating letters, or moving them from the baseline—but it will still hold the shape of the path.
- If you need to remove...
