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Gimp: Curved font - how to

  • Oct 31, 2025
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You want to decorate your pictures with text, you can create with Gimp a curved font. For details on the procedure, we tell you in this article.

Font in Gimp, turn - a manual

Curved fonts you create in Gimp using paths. In order to specify the orientation of your texts and match the words to the curved line.
  1. Start Gimp and open the picture you want.
  2. Then select the text tool with the Icon "A" from the tool bar, and click the image area.
  3. Enter the field with your desired Text. About the Buttons, you can zoom in on the lettering and adapt.
  4. Now select the paths tool (see photo) and click on the beginning and end of your text.
  5. There is a line that you can drag with the mouse and adjust. In order to determine how strong your writing is to turn.
  6. Finally, click with the right mouse button on the text box and select the Option "Text on path".
  7. Gimp copied your Text and adds it to the curved line. The old text box, you can delete now.
Gimp: Curved Font
How to make your curved lettering in Gimp edge, we will show you in the next tip. This article is based on Gimp 2.8.14.

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