: How to squeeze text into a shape I'm trying to squeeze a text into a shape so that after removing the shape the text gives the impression of the shape. In the above example MYTEXT should

@Dunderdale640

Save your work. Experiment first :-)
Path Menu > Object to path - Convert the text to a path
Path Menu > Path Effect Editor - Shows path effect editor at right
Choose Envelope Deformation from drop down
Click the Add button
Select the Top bend path option (edit on canvas button - the left of the four btns on each row)
Shift-drag out the tangents from the left and right node
Repeat for the bottom bend
For the left and right bends - optionally just move the upper and lower nodes closer together to pinch the left and right tips, but enure they stay vertically aligned


TIP - if you don't want the text to go right into the tips of the corners, add a '+' to the beginning and the end of the text and then when you're done, paint these characters white or transparent. This is because when you convert text to a path, it will ignore any leading or terminating spaces because they're not part of the 'path'

EDIT - additional example

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