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Beginners' Questions Measuring spaces(?)
  1. #1
    Colin Harris Colin Harris @Colstar

    I am trying to place text around the outside of a circle with equal spaces inbetween the words. What the best way to acheive this?

  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden

    If I really wanted equal spacing, I'd put a polar grid in the background and match to that... but letter/word spacing visually varies depending on the letters. That's why kerning exists.

  3. #3
    Hum Hum @Hum

    Hi, Colin. I recently shared a short tutorial on how to do this.

    See this ...

    https://inkscape.org/forums/tutorials/equally-spaced-words-in-a-circle/

    Enjoy.

     

  4. #4
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶
    TylerDurden

    That's why kerning exists.

    and in this case Word spacing 😄

  5. #5
    Colin Harris Colin Harris @Colstar
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    Thanks will check it out although its not the space between letters that is the problem it's the spaces between the text. I just want to make sure the words are spaced equally.

  6. #6
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    That´s why this is here: