TextPath Element

Defines a text path for a shape.

The following attributes modify a text path.

Attribute	Description
FitPath	Defines whether the text fits the path of a shape.
FitShape	Defines whether the text fits the shape boundaries.
Font-Family	Specifies the font-family of text.
Font-Size	Specifies the font-size of text.
Font-Style	Specifies the font-style of text.
Font-Variant	Specifies the font-variant of text.
Font-Weight	Specifies the font-weight of text.
Font	Specifies the compound font value of text.
MSO-Text-Shadow	Defines whether a shadow is applied to the text.
On	Defines whether the text is displayed.
String	Defines the text string.
Text-Decoration	Defines the text-decoration of the text.
Trim	Defines whether extra space is removed above and below the text.
V-Rotate-Letters	Determines whether the letters of the text are rotated.
V-Same-Letter-Heights	Determines whether all letters will have the same height.
V-Text-Align	Defines the alignment of the text.
V-Text-Kern	Determines whether kerning is turned on.
V-Text-Reverse	Determines whether the layout order of rows is reversed.
V-Text-Spacing-Mode	Defines the mode for letterspacing.
V-Text-Spacing	Defines the amount of spacing for text.
XScale	Determines whether a straight textpath will be used instead of the shape path.

Remarks

This element must be defined within a Shape element.

In addition to the normal fill, string, and style attributes, the TextPathOK attribute of Path must be set to True and the On attribute of TextPath must be set to True to display text on a text path.

The following is the minimum code needed to display text on a path.

   <v:line from="50 200" to="400 100">
   <v:fill on="True" color="red"/>
   <v:path textpathok="True"/>
   <v:textpath on="True" string="VML Text"
   style="font:normal normal normal 36pt Arial"/>
   </v:line>

Examples

Click here to view text drawn along a straight line.

Click here to view text drawn along a dynamic curved line.

Click here to view different styles of text along a text path.