![]() I’ll then hold the Shift key and will click on the circle. I’ll then click on the first line of text we created (green arrow), which is going to be the top line of text on the circle. To do this, I’ll hit the F1 key on my keyboard or will click on the Selection tool in my Toolbox (red arrow in the image above). I’ll start by adding the top line of text to the top portion of the circle. I now have all of my elements on my canvas to begin the process of wrapping my text around the circle. Step 4: Add Top Line of Text to Your Circle This will center my circle on the canvas (blue arrow). I’ll then click the “Center on vertical axis” option (red arrow in the above photo), followed by the “Center on horizontal axis option” (green arrow). I want to align the circle to the center of my canvas, so under the “Relative to:” dropdown I’ll select “Page” (green arrow in the photo above). This dialogue allows me to align my circle on my canvas. I’ll then click on the “Align and Distribute” dialogue icon from my Commands bar (red arrow). If you want the circle to be a specific size, you can always manually type in the “Rx” and “Ry” values (outlined in green in the above photo) based on whatever values you want to use (by default the units will be in pixels). When the circle is the size I want it, I can release my mouse to apply the circle drawing to my canvas. Next, I’ll click and drag my mouse on the canvas, and will hold the ctrl key as I drag to draw a perfect circle. To do this, I’ll click on the Ellipse tool in my Toolbox (you can also use the shortcut key F5 – red arrow in the photo above). With my text ready to go, I’ll now need to draw a circle shape that I can wrap the text around. I can then click the “Apply” button again to apply this new font size to my lines of text. In this case, I went with 48 for my new font size (blue arrow). To change my font size, I can simply click on the “Font Size” drop down (red arrow in the photo above) and choose a new size. Now that I have my new font, I have decided I also want the text to be a little bit larger. Once I have the font I want, I can click the “Apply” button (red arrow) to apply the new font to my lines of text (blue arrow). You can learn how to install fonts in Inkscape with my Help Article on the subject. In this case, I went with a font called “Wicked Grit” which I download and installed as a third-party font (in other words, this font does not come with Inkscape by default). So, I’ll scroll through the fonts (outlined in green in the image above) until I find one I like (you can click on a font to generate a preview of what your text looks like in that font). Once opened, this dialogue allows me to edit multiple lines of text simultaneously. Clicking this icon will open the Text and Fonts dialogue (green arrow). Next, I’ll access the Text and Font dialogue via the Commands bar icon (red arrow in the above image) on the right-hand side of the Inkscape user interface. To do this, I’ll start by clicking on the Selection tool from the Toolbox (which you can also activate by using the F1 shortcut key – denoted by the red arrow in the photo above) and will click and drag my mouse over both lines of text. ![]() Now that we have both lines of text created, I will select the font I want to use. For this example, I went with “Around a Circle” as my second line. I’ll then click somewhere else on my canvas with the text tool still activated to start another line of text, and will type my second line of text. For my first line of text, I just went with “Easily Wrap Text.” I’ll then type my first line of text (we will have two lines of text total – one line going around the top of the circle and the other line going around the bottom of the circle). Next, I’ll click anywhere on my Inkscape canvas to start a line of text (red arrow in the photo above). I’ll start this process off by grabbing my Text tool from the Toolbox (red arrow in the above image) on the left-hand side of the Inkscape user interface (you can also hit F8 on your keyboard to access this tool). I have my Inkscape canvas set up to look like Adobe Illustrator’s artboard, which you can learn how to do in this tutorial. This tutorial is easy enough for beginner Inkscape users to follow, and will follow a step-by-step process to help you thoroughly understand the concepts discussed. The technique is fairly easy, requiring just a few simple steps, but the final result can drastically improve your graphic design capabilities when working with text. Want to take your design skills up a notch – whether that be for designing logos or simply creating eye-catching text pieces? In this tutorial, I’ll help you do just that by showing you how to put your text around a circle in Inkscape.
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