: Help with typing on a circular line and then stacking Is there a better way to stack circular lines of type under (or above) a circular graphic, than creating individual "type on a line" lines?

@Bryan765

If I understand your question correctly, this is your problem:



This 'messy' effect is due to the fact that the text paths have exactly the same shape: a (part) cirle with a fixed radius. In order to have the type line up neatly, you'll have to use multiple concentric circles of varying radius:



You can easily create concentric cirles like these by drawing the first one and then choosing Object > Path > Offset Path... with a constant value.

Adding type to the concentric paths yields this effect:



Which lines up way better and is easier on the eyes.

If you don't want to center your text but left- or right-align it, it might help to line up the starting points of each line:


draw a line perpendicular to the text paths;
right click > Make Guides;
with the direct selection / white arrow tool (A) active, click on the type (not the path itself!) to render visible the type location anchors;
drag the starting anchor on top the guide;
repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other lines.

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