Type On A Path Options
Tips, Tips and Tricks | June 4th, 2008
Creating type on a path is a great feature of Illustrator and is quite handy when sprucing up your typography or experimenting. Annoyingly, the Path Type object always seem to have inconsistent spacing and just doesn’t look right. Luckily, Illustrator has some Text On A Path Options! With these options, you can change the Effect, Alignment, Spacing, and Flip.
Type On A Path Options Dialog
Select the Path Type object and go Type > Type on a Path > Type on a Path Options to bring up the Type on a Path dialog.
Effect
Chose from Rainbow, Skew, 3D Ribbon, Stair Step and Gravity to control the orientation of the type relative to the path.
Align To Path
Chose from Baseline, Ascender, Descender and Center to determine what part of the type lines up with the path.
Spacing
Chose a spacing value to create consistent spacing between characters on a curved path. A higher spacing value brings the characters closer to each other and helps with spacing issues.
Flip
Flip the side of the path which the text appears.
Handy tips to remember, thanks for the post. I love the site, it’s got a nice clean design!
wow, thanks for these great tips! I’ve always had issues when working with type on paths in illustrator..these tips will solve a lot of them!
nice to see these options spelled out so nicely… thanks for the tips!
thx for this one, really great
heheh…. thats great
been lurking for about a month, wish you had been around when I was just starting out, great resource for young vector designers and iconographers.
Will keep reading!!
Good VISUAL illustration of path on a type options!
Great thanks I practice at night
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Please please help me with this one.
I would love to know how to set type on a round path like this!!
Please let me know if you find out.
Cheers!
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Can’t believe it’s so easy, I was roaming in illustrator so long.
Thanks!
PS: I Like the clean and spaced articles design
Thanks helped me..
In order to activate ‘type on parth’ option
Draw an object, and click type on path text tool and type on top of the object
I am designing a clock, I need to type numbers around a circle path. should I need to create different circle path for each number or can I type the numbers on same circle path spacing by tab?