# Text: Curved text

> Bend a line of text along a Path element, like an arc or a circle.

Source: https://bluepic.io/help/design-elements-and-tools/curved-text  
Language: en  
Category: design-elements-and-tools  
Last updated: 2026-06-15

Curved text bends a line of text along a **Path** element instead of sitting in a straight box. You set it up in two steps:

1. Add a [Path](https://bluepic.io/help/design-elements-and-tools/design-elements#path) element shaped the way you want the text to flow, for example an arc for a badge or a circle for a seal.
2. Select the text element, turn on **Curved Text** in its properties, and choose that path from the **Path** dropdown.

The text now runs along the path, and it still resizes and wraps by the same rules as any other text.

![](https://imagedelivery.net/mudX-CmAqIANL8bxoNCToA/db1e11ad-fa03-4f5b-3e0e-25ee5734ff00/public)

Two settings fine-tune how the text sits on the path:

- **Inner Glyph Anchor**: where the text sits along the path, at its **Start**, **Middle**, or **End**.
- **Baseline**: how the letters meet the line. **Baseline** rests them on it, **Hanging** lets them hang below it, and **Middle** centres them on it.