The text can be styled in a lot of different ways. You can style up the text by “Warp” to make text logos, headings, and different text effects to use in your design. Warp text can be quickly applied to any text and doesn’t require much effort.
You can also watch the detailed video tutorial below to learn how to warp text in Illustrator.
In Adobe Illustrator you can find fifteen different warp styles and then you can style the text again after applying style by Bend and Horizontal or Vertical Distortion.
You can also learn:
- How to Edit Text in Illustrator
- How to Stretch Text in Illustrator
- How to Wrap Text in Illustrator
- How to Add Text in Illustrator
- How to Justify Text in Illustrator
If you don’t have any idea to warp text in Illustrator, then you are in right place. In this tutorial, you will learn how to warp text in Illustrator.
So let’s start.
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How to Warp Text in Adobe Illustrator
To warp the text in Illustrator, select the text that you want to warp using the Selection Tool. Go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp. Warp options panel will appear. Select any Style and click OK. The text will be warp.
Following is the step-by-step guideline to warp text quickly in Adobe Illustrator.
Step 1: Add text using the Type Tool. You can also edit text, by changing the font or making it bold. Here is the text that we are using to warp in this tutorial.
Step 2: Select the text using the Selection Tool.

Step 3: After you select the text, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp.

The shortcut key to warp text in Adobe Illustrator is Alt+Shift+Ctrl+W.
Step 4: As you select Make with Warp, the Warp Options panel appears on the artboard.

Step 5: Here you can select the Style to be applied to the text. There are fifteen different warp styles available.

Step 6: After selecting the style, you can select the Horizontal or Vertical Style for the text.

Step 7: You can also change the Bend of the text as well by the slider or add the value from -100 to +100.

Step 8: You can also change the distortion Horizontal or Vertical by the slider or by adding the value in the value box.

Note: Make sure to check the preview so that you can see the changes in the text.
Step 9: Press OK when you are done.

The Warp style is applied to the text.

You have learned to warp text in Adobe Illustrator.
In this tutorial, you have learned to apply the different warp styles to text in Adobe Illustrator. You can choose any style from the given fifteen styles in the Warp Options panel. You can easily create logos and stylish text effects using Warp.
Have More Questions?
If you have any questions related to warp text in Adobe Illustrator, ask in the comment section below. We have also answered some most frequently asked questions as well.
How to Warp Text to a Shape in Illustrator
To warp text to a shape in Illustrator, place the text on top of the shape, that you want to warp the text in, select both text and shape, and go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object. The text will be wrapped in a shape in Illustrator.
How to Curve Text in Illustrator 2022
To curve the text in Illustrator, select the text, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp, from the Warp options panel select Arc Style, and click OK. The text will be curved.
How to Warp in Illustrator
To Warp in Illustrator, select the text, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp. Warp Options panel will appear. Select any Warp style and click OK.
How to Warp Text without Distortion in Illustrator
To warp text without distortion in Illustrator, select the text, go to Object > Envelop Distort > Make with Warp. Select any warp style and don’t change the distortion, click OK. In Illustrator, warp text without distortion is set.
How to Free warp text in Illustrator
To free warp text in Illustrator, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp. Warp Options panel will appear. Here you can see different warp styles that are for free and can be used to apply to the text.
Illustrator Warp text to Path
To warp text to a path, from the left toolbar right click on Type Tool and select Type on a Path. Click on the path of any shape and now start typing. The text will be wrapped to the path.
All Done! Enjoy.
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