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Make text follow a path or a circle

  • August 27, 2021
  • 44 replies
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Alfred1
  • November 6, 2024

Please add this feature!


Siva_UI_UX
  • November 14, 2024

If there is an option called type on path like photoshop, illustrator. It will be easy for the user to curve their text in Figma itself without using plugin. Like an arc, circle, rectangle any path shaped text.


Ralev.com
  • December 9, 2024

It’s a must-have. Come on!


Samantha15
  • New Member
  • December 10, 2024

Here seeing if this feature is available too. Please add!


Suzie_Webb
  • December 10, 2024

There’s only a few features keeping me hanging on to Adobe CC sub and this is one of them.


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • December 13, 2024

Hey All, thanks for your continued votes and feedback!

The team confirmed that this is on the roadmap. We can’t provide an exact timeline, but we appreciate your patience - stay tuned!


Anthony_Sudol

Commenting to say I find myself searching “Figma text on path” at least once a month just to double-check that it’s still not a thing. Happy to see it’s in the works and looking forward to it being implemented!


zvlad
  • New Member
  • January 20, 2025

plz


Really need this!!


Luciano
  • Active Member
  • March 6, 2025

Adding one more vote to this. It's been 3 years since the first suggestion. My suggestion: do an MVP of this feature ASAP, either text on a path or on a circle, whatever is easier to implement. We can live with just one until the feature is fully implemented for both, but it's really hard to not have either option natively…

 

By the way, I'm seeing two different features conflated into one: text being contained inside a non-rectangular shape, and text around a shape (or following an open path/curve). Those are different features. Right now I care more about text following along a path.


Americarnaud
  • New Member
  • April 18, 2025

A must-have!!

Not having that makes designing anything almost impossible if you need curved text. All the existing plugins do a terrible job at replacing a feature that is needed.


Christina_Stensby

Adding a vote here as this is table stakes in illustrator, inkspace, photoshop, gimp and others. Please add the feature! 


Antony_Smith
  • New Participant
  • June 24, 2025

I came here first to realise this still isn’t an option then wasted a bunch of time discovering not a single of the text to path plugins actually work - I’d guess only around 20% of plugins actually do - to finally end up using an alternative app and doing what I needed in 5 minutes. I *really* hate Figma at times.


Luciano
  • Active Member
  • June 26, 2025

Now all it's missing is the stairstep text orientation option https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/creating-type-path.html


Filipe Varela

Hey, folks! Heads-up that it’s now possible to place text along a path.

All you have to do is create a path and then select the Text tool and place your mouse over the path. You’ll immediately see the cursor change, indicating the new placement.

 


jamuy87
  • New Participant
  • May 18, 2026

Create curved typography by making text follow a custom path or circle for logos, badges, and creative layouts.


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • May 18, 2026

Hey All, sorry for the confusion here! 

We officially launched the native Text on a path tool as part of the Figma Draw release on May 7, 2025 during the Config 2025 conference last year. 
 

You can create text layers that follow the path of a vector object, such as a shape or brush stroke. Use this to create text that flows along curves, circles, or other custom shapes.

To type text on a path:

  1. Select the  Text on a path tool from the toolbar.
  2. Hover your cursor over the path of a vector object until the  text on a path cursor appears.
  3. Click to add a new text layer and start typing.

 

As you type, the text layer will wrap around the chosen path. You can use the blue handle to determine where the text layer begins. To switch the text layer to the other side of the path, select Flip text orientation In the Typography section of the right sidebar. Hope this helps clarify! 


jamuy87
  • New Participant
  • May 20, 2026

You can make text follow a path or a circle using the “Text on Path” feature available in apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, or CorelDRAW. Just draw a shape or curved path, select the text tool, click on the path, and start typing — the text will automatically follow the curve or circle.


jamuy87
  • New Participant
  • May 20, 2026

Make text follow a path or a circle. Create eye-catching designs by placing text along curves, shapes, or circular paths for logos, badges, posters, and creative layouts. A simple feature that adds a professional and dynamic touch to any design.