# Can you write/animate text on a curve?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-write-animate-text-on-a-curve/216868
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**Created:** [February 21, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-write-animate-text-on-a-curve/216868 "2007-02-21T05:14:47Z")
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### Author: ![psoxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@psoxie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/psoxie)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-write-animate-text-on-a-curve/216868/1 "2007-02-21T05:14:47Z")

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i would like to have some text on a very simple tween come in on a curve. i tried to orient a phrase to a path and that didn’t work. suggestions ? should i try fireworks?