Illustrator

Wrap text around an object

You can wrap area text around any object, including type objects, imported images, and objects you draw in Illustrator. If the wrap object is an embedded bitmap image, Illustrator wraps the text around opaque or partially opaque pixels and ignores fully transparent pixels.

Wrapping is determined by the stacking order of objects, which you can view in the Layers panel by clicking the triangle next to the layer name. To wrap text around an object, the wrap object must be in the same layer as the text and located directly above the text in the layer hierarchy. You can drag contents up or down in the Layers panel to change hierarchy.

Text wrapped around objects

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Wrap objects

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Wrapped text

Wrap text

  1. Make sure the following conditions are true for the type you want to wrap:

    • It is area type (typed in a text box).

    • It is in the same layer as the wrap object.

    • It is located directly under the wrap object in the layer’s hierarchy.

    Important: If the layer contains multiple type objects, move any that you don’t want to wrap around the wrap object either into another layer or above the wrap object.
  2. Select the object or objects around which you want the text to wrap.
  3. Choose Object > Text Wrap > Make.

Set wrap options

You can set wrap options before or after you wrap the text.

  1. Select the wrap object.
  2. Choose Object > Text Wrap > Text Wrap Options and specify the following options:
    Offset
    Specifies the amount of space between the text and the wrap object. You can enter a positive or negative value.

    Invert Wrap
    Wraps the text around the reverse side of the object.

Unwrap text from an object

  1. Select the wrap object.
  2. Choose Object > Text Wrap > Release.