TextOnAPathWpf

Positioning vector text characters along a curved line

VectorTextBlock

How to Install

CLI Nuget Pack command

Install-Package VextorTextBlock

https://www.nuget.org/packages/VectorTextBlock

How to Use

xmlns:vtb="clr-namespace:VectorTextBlock;assembly=VectorTextBlock"
...
<vtb:VectorTextBlock VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="185" Foreground="Blue"
    FontSize="54"
    FontWeight="Bold"
    Text="How to draw text on a path"
    ContentAlignment="Left" 
    AutoScalePath="True"  
    Stroke="Gray"
    StrokeThickness="2"
    Fill="Blue"
    ShowPath="True"
    Shift="12" 
    Padding="54">
   <vtb:VectorTextBlock.TextPath>
       <PathGeometry Figures="M 0 50 Q 25 60 50 50 Q 75 40 100 50 M 100 50 Z" />
   </vtb:VectorTextBlock.TextPath>
</vtb:VectorTextBlock>

Object

public class VectorTextBlock : Control

Properties

VektorTextBlock

Name	Type	Category	Default	Description
Text	string	DependencyPropertyy	null	Text
ContentAlignment	HorizontalAlignment	DependencyProperty	Left	Text HorizontalAlignment
Fill	Brush	DependencyProperty	null	Fill in Text Gometry object
Stroke	Brush	DependencyProperty	null	Stroke in Text Gometry object
StrokeThickness	double	DependencyProperty	0	Stroke Thickness
TextPath	Geometry	DependencyProperty	null	Curve path as Geomery object
PathFigure	PathFigure	DependencyProperty	null	Curve path as PathFigure object
ShowPath	bool	DependencyProperty	false	Show Curve path, stroke equals Foreground
AutoScalePath	bool	DependencyProperty	false	If true the path bounds size is maximaed
Shift	double	DependencyProperty	0	Horzontal shift the text to the path curve, if value is negative, the text will be under the curve
TextTrimming	TextTrimming	DependencyProperty	0	Text Trimming
TextDecorations	TextDecorationCollection	DependencyProperty	0	Text Decorations
TextWrapping	TextWrapping	DependencyProperty	0	Text TextWrapping

Resources

• Render Text On A Path With WPF - by Charles Petzold on 09/10/2019
• Text On A Path With Alignment - by Jason Ware on December 31, 2013
• Text on a path in WPF - by lneir, 30 Oct 2008