SVG <textPath> Element

Last Updated : 31 Mar, 2022

SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphic. It can be used to make graphics and animations like in HTML canvas.

The <textPath> SVG element is used to render the text along with a certain path.

To render text along with a certain path, enclose the text in an <textPath> element that has a href attribute with a reference to the <path> element.

Syntax:

<textPath href="path" >
    Your Text Here
</textPath>

Attribute:

href: The URL to the path or basic shape on which to render the text.
lengthAdjust: Where length adjustment should be applied to the text.
method: Which method to render individual glyphs along the path.
path: The path on which the text should be rendered.
side: Which side of the path the text should be rendered.
spacing: How the space between glyphs should be handled.
startOffSet: How far the beginning of the text should be offset from the beginning of the path.
textLength: The width of the space into which the text will render.
Global Attributes: some global attributes used like core attributes and styling attributes, etc.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<body> 
    <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100"
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 
        <path id="Geek" fill="yellow" stroke="green"
            d="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10, 
               10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50" /> 
  
        <text> 
            <textPath href="#Geek"> 
                The Geeky Text Along The Path 
            </textPath> 
        </text> 
    </svg> 
</body> 
  
</html>