These are just some quick and easy tips to get you started with text in Inkscape. After converting the text to paths, they’re really not fonts, but vector objects within your documents. This can be helpful if you’re sending the file to someone else and you’re not sure if they have the same font installed. Pro Tip: Converting text to paths is also the way to ensure your text will appear properly when it’s exported to any vector format.

Note that after you convert your text to a path, your text is no longer editable. You can then use the Node tool to modify any of the points on any character.īy default, Inkscape will group all of your characters together, but by selecting your text and going to Object > Ungroup you can separate all of your characters. Inkscape will then convert each letter into its own shape. First, enter your line of text, and then go to the Path menu and choose “ Object to Path“.

We can have Inkscape convert the text into editable objects. Next, let’s say we’re unhappy with a character within a font or we simply want to modify the appearance or reshape some characters. Inkscape will then automatically place our text on our path.įor further modifications, you can use the Node tool to modify your path and your text will actually follow. Then we’ll go to the Text menu and choose “ Put on Path“. Now, with both on our document, we’ll use the Selection tool to select both our path and our text.

Next, we’ll type our text using the Text tool. We’ll start by drawing a simple path using the Pen tool.

Let’s say we want to change the layout of our text and have it follow a path or a curve. Once you’ve entered your text, you can use the additional controls in the top toolbar to style your text. You can also reposition your text box by using the selection tool and dragging the object.

Inkscape text to path tutorial