#Photoshop type text in a circle how to#
#Photoshop type text in a circle plus#

#Photoshop type text in a circle how to#

You can set the text container div to hide any overflow of course, but that may just look 'broken' and is no replacement for actually accounting for max size properly in your design. In this tutorial, you will learn how to type text in a circle in Photoshop. It's still not a good fit for completely unknown text (such as user input) but works best when you know vaguely what the largest amount of text you'll need to store is and set your circle size and font sizes accordingly.

You can still break the bounds of the circle if you put too much text in or use words/unbroken text that are too long. You can uncomment the border colours on the container divs to see how it constrains. Here is an example of some text in my circle. How To Type Text In Circle In Photoshop Youtube This is an updated photoshop tutorial on how to type a text in a circle.

#Photoshop type text in a circle plus#

* Circle Text - the appearance of the text within the circle plus vertical centering */ * preserve 3d prevents blurring sometimes caused by the text centering in the next class */ The shape can be as simple as a standard rectangle or a complicated custom shape. * some position nudging to center the text area */ Create Text Inside a Shape with Photoshop One of the cool features of Photoshop is the ability to fill a shape with text. * Circle Text Container - constrains text area to within the circle */ This allows both the top line of text and the circle to be selected simultaneously (red arrows in the photo above). IвЂ™ll then hold the Shift key and will click on the circle. To get this perfect circle, click on the Shape tools in the Toolbox and choose the Ellipse tool from the flyout menu (or press Shift-U). * Circle Main draws the actual circle */Д«order : 2px solid black /* can alter thickness and colour of circle on this line */ IвЂ™ll then click on the first line of text we created (green arrow), which is going to be the top line of text on the circle. Now that Photoshop can really give you type in a circle, getting a perfect circle that you can add type to is not as obvious as youвЂ™d think. The smaller the font size the better the words will form to the shape. The mouse pointer changes to an I-beam inside a circle. Wait until the cursor has a dotted circle around it. * Main Container - this controls the size of the circle */ Click the Horizontal Type Tool from the Tools panel.